Why do they say that the sun is in the constellation Gemini for example, when really it is the earth that is ?

this is true isnt it?





meaning that the sun is nearly stationary and the earth is actually in the direction of the constellation Gemini


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why do they say the sun is, just curious how this came about and why it is said like that?





why so for your opinion?





Thanks for your answers!|||The stars in the constellation Gemini are moving, but very slowly. You will not notice any change in their position during your lifetime.





When we say that the sun is in Gemini, it means that when we are standing on the earth today and looking toward the sun, we are looking in the directions of the stars that form the constellation Gemini. If the sun suddenly blinked out, we would see Gemini where the sun was. As the sun traverses the sky during the hours of the day, Gemini would appear to move with it. Not because the sun or the stars are actually moving that way - but because the earth is spinning on its axis, causing the sun and all the stars to rise and set.





In terms of the earth's position relative to the sun, I guess you could say that if you were standing on the sun (hypothetically) and looking toward the earth, you would be looking in the direction directly opposite Gemini. Gemini would be directly behind you as you looked toward the earth - just the opposite of what we see when standing on the earth and looking toward the sun.|||It's a term of relativity.





When the "sun is in Gemini" it's not really "there" so to speak, just that, when viewed from earth, it's location in our sky is in the direction of space that the stars that make up the constellation Gemini are in.





And, in all actuality, when the sun is "in Gemini" as viewed from earth, the earth would actually be in the complete opposite part of the sky (Sag/Sco) as viewed from the sun. (Just like if I say, you are east of me, you would say that I am west of you).





Another note, keep in mind, astrology *misplaces* the sun in horoscopes. It's about one month off. When the sun is in the constellation of Gemini, an astrologer will say it is in the zodiac sign of Taurus... |||So, just to try to understand, the Earth is NOT in the same constellation as the sun?


How might that be, bearing in mind that the Earth is absolutely attached to the sun by the sun's gravitational field, and is entirely dependant upon it for its position in the solar (sun) system?


Or would you have it that the sun revolves around the Earth?|||When we see Sol in Gemini, the Earth is not itself in Gemini. With reference to the sun, Earth would be in the constellation -opposite- Gemini.





Sol-centric and terra-centric astrology are two entirely different creatures, though both are just about as reliable. (i.e., not very).