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  1. Ecliptic Longitude

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    The ecliptic coordinate system is fundamentally heliocentric, though it is commonly applied to geocentric observations. Longitude is measured in angular units, typically degrees ($^\circ$), arcminutes ($'$), and arcseconds ($''$). A complete circle is $360^\circ$, corresponding to a full circuit around the sky following the Sun's apparent trajectory.
    The zero point, or origin, for ecliptic longitude is the Vernal Equinox ($\Upsilon$), which, by definition in modern [astronomy](/entrie…
  2. Precession Of The Equinoxes

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    Astrological Implications
    The tropical zodiac, traditionally used in Western astrology, defines the signs (Aries, Taurus, etc.) based on the position of the Sun/) at the four cardinal points (solstices and equinoxes) at a specific historical moment—the epoch of the vernal equinox alignment with the constellation Aries, circa 2000 BCE.…