Zodiac, Planets & Correspondence

The Earth revolves around the Sun once every calendar year, so when viewed from Earth the Sun appears in a different part of the sky as the year progresses. In astrology, these parts of the sky are divided into the signs of the zodiac and this means that the signs are organised in a circle. The circle begins with Aries and ends with Pisces.

Taking the zodiac sign as a starting point, astrologers then work with all the positions of planets, stars and many other factors to calculate horoscopes and birth charts.

The table below shows the planets and Elements for each of the signs of the zodiac. Each sign belongs to one of the four Elements: Fire, Air, Earth or Water.

• Fire signs are creative and enthusiastic.
• Air signs are mentally active and thoughtful.
• Earth signs are constructive and practical.
• Water signs are emotional and have strong feelings.

It also shows the metals and gemstones associated with, or corresponding with, each sign. The correspondence is made when a metal or stone possesses properties that are held in common with a particular sign of the zodiac.

Finally, the table shows the opposite of each star sign - this is the opposite sign in the astrological circle.

Sign	Symbol	Element	Planet	Metal	Stone	Opposites
Aries		Fire	Mars	Iron	Bloodstone	Libra
Taurus		Earth	Venus	Copper	Sapphire	Scorpio
Gemini		Air	Mercury	Mercury	Tiger's Eye	Sagittarius
Cancer		Water	Moon	Silver	Pearl	Capricorn
Leo		Fire	Sun	Gold	Ruby	Aquarius
Virgo		Earth	Mercury	Mercury	Sardonyx	Pisces
Libra		Air	Venus	Copper	Sapphire	Aries
Scorpio		Water	Pluto	Plutonium	Jasper	Taurus
Sagittarius		Fire	Jupiter	Tin	Topaz	Gemini
Capricorn		Earth	Saturn	Lead	Black Onyx	Cancer
Aquarius		Air	Uranus	Uranium	Amethyst	Leo
Pisces		Water	Neptune	Tin	Moonstone	Virgo

Click here to read some of Dr Francis Moore's major predictions.