▁of ▁the ▁signs , ▁att ested ▁since ▁H ellen istic ▁times . ▁ ▁Tw elve ▁signs ▁▁ ▁What ▁follows ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁signs ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁z od iac ▁( with ▁the ▁e cli ptic ▁long itudes ▁of ▁their ▁first ▁points ), ▁where ▁ 0 ° ▁A ries ▁is ▁understood ▁as ▁the ▁v ernal ▁equ ino x , ▁with ▁their ▁Latin , ▁Greek , ▁S ansk rit , ▁and ▁Bab yl onian ▁names . ▁But ▁note ▁that ▁the ▁S ansk rit ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁equival ents ▁( after ▁c . 5 0 0 ▁BC ) ▁denote ▁the ▁const ell ations ▁only , ▁not ▁the ▁tropical ▁z od iac ▁signs . ▁Also , ▁the ▁" English ▁translation " ▁isn ' t ▁usually ▁used ▁by ▁English ▁speak ers . ▁Latin ▁names ▁are ▁standard ▁English ▁usage . ▁ ▁Const ell ations ▁▁ ▁The ▁z odia cal ▁signs ▁are ▁distinct ▁from ▁the ▁const ell ations ▁associated ▁with ▁them , ▁not ▁only ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁dr ifting ▁apart ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁pre cess ion ▁of ▁equ ino xes ▁but ▁also ▁because ▁the ▁physical ▁const ell ations ▁take ▁up ▁varying ▁width s ▁of ▁the ▁e cli ptic , ▁so ▁the ▁Sun ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁each ▁const ell ation ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁amount ▁of ▁time . ▁Thus , ▁Vir go ▁takes ▁up ▁ 5 ▁times ▁as ▁much ▁e cli ptic ▁longitude ▁as ▁Sc or pi us . ▁The ▁z odia cal ▁signs ▁are ▁an ▁abstra ction ▁from ▁the ▁physical ▁const ell ations , ▁and ▁each ▁represent ▁exactly ▁one