What are constellations and zodiac signs?

The constellations and zodiac words of Jyotishshastra are well known. You may be reading the predictions from the zodiac. In ancient times, sages and sages created almanacs by studying the motions and locations of the sun, moon, and stars. The almanac contains precise information on which day the sun, moon and stars are. The time of orbit and orbit of the earth and the moon is fixed. That is, the activity of the entire solar system is precise and regular. The moon moves between the stars in the sky.

Astronomers have named it after the moon's orbit. This name is well known. Each part has stars. It is named after the shape of a cluster of stars. The cluster of the moon is said to be in the constellation. The names of the months are Kartak, Magshar, Posh, etc. from the names of the constellations. Vikram Samvat is calculated based on the movement of the moon. It is called lunar year

Like the orbit of the moon, the circle of orbit around the sun is divided into 12 parts and it is named Rashi. Zodiac means heap or mass. A zodiac sign has a set of stars. Twelve zodiac signs are named in its arrangement by imagining shapes like ox, lion, scales, fish. Everything is circular but Ashwini's first constellation and Aries are considered the first zodiac sign.