Wikifunctions:Type proposals/Zodiac sign
Summary
A type representing one of the 12 elements of occidental astrological sign (Q1795024). The Zodiac sign are an important component of European culture.
Note: This type would represent the signs, not the constellations these signs are based on (on Wikidata, they have different QIDs).
Uses
- For function handling the Zodiac signs (like calculating the sign in a given day).
Elements of the enumeration
- Aries (Q32067)
- Taurus (Q164016)
- Gemini (Q129214)
- Cancer (Q161701)
- Leo (Q159816)
- Virgo (Q134061)
- Libra (Q134394)
- Scorpio (Q134398)
- Sagittarius (Q2194186)
- Capricorn (Q164272)
- Aquarius (Q162119)
- Pisces (Q1254190)
Alternatives
- Should Ophiuchus (Q2474245) be included too? Dv103 (talk) 13:50, 10 December 2025 (UTC)
- Wouldn't that be a different enum since then which parts of the year correspond to a sign would differ even between signs with the same name? Arlo Barnes (talk) 13:44, 12 December 2025 (UTC)
- I agree. Dv103 (talk) 13:50, 12 December 2025 (UTC)
- Wouldn't that be a different enum since then which parts of the year correspond to a sign would differ even between signs with the same name? Arlo Barnes (talk) 13:44, 12 December 2025 (UTC)
Comments
For general comments, please reply to the proposer.
Support as proposer, since I'm tired of not knowing when Zodiac signs are supposed to start or end. Dv103 (talk) 14:49, 30 November 2025 (UTC)
Comment Note that, in terms of dates, the Western "tropical" zodiac does not align with the present motion of the Sun in relation to the constellations of the same names, so it would not be viable to define an enum of the 88 Western constellations and use a subset of that. From enwiki: In tropical astrology, the zodiacal signs are distinct from the constellations associated with them, not only because of [gradual drift] but because the physical constellations take up varying widths of the ecliptic [...] The zodiacal signs are an abstraction from the physical constellations, and each represent exactly 1/12th of the full circle.
YoshiRulz (talk) 16:54, 30 November 2025 (UTC)- The purpose of this type would be to identify the traditional Zodiac signs, not the constellations. In fact, the constellations and the signs have different QIDs. Dv103 (talk) 19:41, 30 November 2025 (UTC)
- Support --99of9 (talk) 01:01, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
Oppose on the grounds that I can't think of any functions where this would be useful except for your one example. Feeglgeef (talk) 18:14, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
