Horoscope
lit. โhour-watcherโ
A short astrological forecast โ daily, weekly, or annual.
Origin
Hellenistic astrology produced the first horoscopes around the 1st century BCE. The newspaper daily horoscope is a 20th-century invention, often attributed to a 1930 column by R. H. Naylor in the British Sunday Express for Princess Margaret's birth. The format scaled from there.
Modern usage
Most people who skim their daily horoscope don't fully buy it but read it anyway. Online astrology accounts and newsletters have replaced the newspaper column.
Tags
Related
Astrology
Zodiac
The twelve-sign framework of Western astrology โ Aries through Pisces.
Astrology
Natal Chart
A map of the sky at your moment of birth, read as a blueprint of personality and fate.
Astrology
Mercury Retrograde
An astrological period blamed for communication breakdowns, tech failures, and travel snarls.