Gemini (astrology)

This article is about the astrological sign. For the constellation, see Gemini (constellation).

Gemini (pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛmɪnaɪ/ JEM-in-eye (♊) is the third astrological sign in the zodiac, originating from the constellation of Gemini. Under the tropical zodiac, the sun transits this sign between May 21 and June 21. Gemini is represented by the twins Castor and Pollux. The symbol of the twins is based on the Dioscuri, granted shared half-immortality after the death of their mortal brother Castor.

Gemini
Zodiac symbol	Twins
Duration (tropical, western)	May 21 – June 21 (2018, UT1)
Constellation	Gemini
Zodiac element	Air
Zodiac quality	Mutable
Sign ruler	Mercury
Detriment	Jupiter, Neptune
Exaltation	North Node
Fall	South Node

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NASA named its two-person space capsule Project Gemini after the zodiac sign because the spacecraft could carry two astronauts.

Gallery

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  From the medieval Georgian manuscript of a 12th-century astrological treatise.

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  Ornamentation from an altar cloth from 13th-century Germany. The two figures are depicted with the heads of dogs.

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  Gemini (al-Gawzaa) depicted in the 14th/15th-century Arabic astrology text Book of Wonders.

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  Gemini by Willem Blaeu, 1602.

Works cited

• Astronomical Applications Department (2011). Multiyear Computer Interactive Almanac. 2.2.2. Washington DC: US Naval Observatory. Longitude of Sun, apparent geocentric ecliptic of date, interpolated to find time of crossing 0°, 30°....
• Atsma, Aaron J. (c. 2015). "DIOSCURI : Greek Gods of Horsemanship, Protectors of Sailors | Mythology, Dioskouroi, w/ pictures". Theoi. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
• "English Oxford Living Dictionary". Oxford University Press. 2018.
• Unicode Consortium (2015). "Unicode 8.0 Character Code Charts" (PDF). Retrieved April 21, 2016.

External links

• Warburg Institute Iconographic Database (over 300 medieval and early modern images of Gemini)