Was the rise of the internet written in the stars? Acording to Mundane Astrology it was predicted by the stars.   Can you find your lost keys by using astrology? Yes, you can. A horary astrologer can tell you where they are.   What about the best time to undergo surgery? Not on a full moon according to medical astrology...   Astrology has a long and respected history in many parts of the world that goes back thousands of years. It is found in various traditions throughout Europe, India, China, Central America and Arabia. Astrology is based on the belief that the position of the stars and other heavenly bodies in the sky at birth influence a person's character and destiny. Related methods are horoscopy which involves scanning the sky for stars in order to divine omens and astrometeorology where weather patterns and natural disasters are predicted by the stars.   After the Ancient Greeks developed astrological methods where the ecliptic (path of the Sun) was measured relative to the positon of the Earth an exact solar calendar was able to be created. From that time on planets could be fixed relative to the solstice and the equinox instead of simply the four directions and zenith and nadir from the point of view of the observer.   Astrology was practised for thousands of years in Arabia and Europe. Western Astrology is geocentric, that is, the original concept puts the Earth at the centre with the Sun orbiting around it.   To erect a horoscope, you need to have an ephemeris or almanac to find the tables of the planets, an atlas to determine the latitude and longitude of the particular place and a Table of Houses to determine the Ascendant (the planet rising on the horizon). Special astrology software which is now widely available has simplified the complex mathematical calculations.   There are several divisions in astrology according to the aim of erecting and interpreting an astrological chart.     Enter your details to find out your Western and your Chinese astrological sign... <FORM name=zodiac target=_blank> Year <INPUT size=10 value="Birth Year" name=year> Month <SELECT style="VISIBILITY: visible" name=month> <OPTION value=x selected>Select Birth Month</OPTION> <OPTION value=1>January</OPTION><OPTION value=2>February</OPTION><OPTION value=3>March</OPTION> <OPTION value=4>April</OPTION><OPTION value=5>May</OPTION><OPTION value=6>June</OPTION> <OPTION value=7>July</OPTION><OPTION value=8>August</OPTION><OPTION value=9>September</OPTION> <OPTION value=10>October</OPTION><OPTION value=11>November</OPTION> <OPTION value=12>December</OPTION></SELECT> Day <INPUT size=3 value=Day name=date> <INPUT type=button value=Calculate> Sun Sign: <INPUT align=right size=12 name=sign>< td> Chinese Sign: <INPUT size=12 name=csign> </FORM>