Jewish Astrology, Then and Now

Astrology, according to a recent Atlantic article, is the ascribed "meaning to the placement of the sun, the moon, and the planets within 12 sections of the sky—the signs of the zodiac." The sun sign is the most famous—it's the one found in the back of countless newspapers and magazines, and is dependent on the placement of the sun on your birthday. However, the article goes on to explain that "the placement of the moon and each of the other planets at the time and location of your birth adds additional shades to the picture of you painted by your 'birth chart.'" Although these descriptions might seem like new-age fakakta, astrology has a rich cultural history in Judaism.