Sign. The twelfth part of the ecliptic.
Solstice (sol´stis). The time when the sun, in its annual revolution, arrives at that point in the ecliptic farthest north or south of the equator, or reaches its greatest northern or southern declination.
Star. An apparently small, luminous body in the heavens, that shines in the night, or when its light is not obscured by clouds or lost in the brighter effulgence of the sun.
Sun. The central body of our system, about which all the planets and comets revolve, and by which their motions are regulated and controlled.
Taurus (taw´rus). The second sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of April.
Virgo (ver´go). The sixth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters in August.
Ze´nith. The point in the heavens directly overhead.