Astronomical symbols - Your Art History Reference Guide!
ArtHistoryClub Information Site on Astronomical symbols Art History Art History Search        Art History Browse             News        Gallery        Forums        Articles        Weblinks        welcome to our free resource site for all art history lovers!

Astronomical symbols


Astronomical symbols are symbols used to represent various celestial objects, theoretical constructs and observational events.

Contents
1 Miscellaneous symbols
2 Symbols of planets
3 Zodiacal symbols
4 See also

Miscellaneous symbols

namesymbolUnicode
comet☄U+2604
Sun☉U+2609
ascending node☊U+260A
descending node☋U+260B
conjunction☌U+260C
opposition☍U+260D

Symbols of planets

namesymbolUnicodeimageorigin
first quarter Moon☽U+263D crescent moon (increscent)
last quarter Moon☾U+263E crescent moon (decrescent)
Mercury☿U+263F Mercury's winged helmet and caduceus
Venus♀U+2640 Venus's hand mirror
Earth♁U+2641 globe with equator and a meridian
Mars♂U+2642 Mars's shield and spear
Jupiter♃U+2643 Jupiter's thunderbolt or eagle
Saturn♄U+2644 Saturn's sickle or scythe
Uranus♅U+2645 H for William Herschel
Neptune♆U+2646 Neptune's trident
Pluto♇U+2647 PL monogram for Pluto and
Percival Lowell

An image of these symbols is available from NASA.

Zodiacal symbols

nametranslationsymbolUnicode
Ariesram♈U+2648
Taurusbull♉U+2649
Geminitwins♊U+264A
Cancercrab♋U+264B
Leolion♌U+264C
Virgovirgin♍U+264D
Librascale♎U+264E
Scorpioscorpion♏U+264F
Sagittariusarcher♐U+2650
Capricornsea-goat♑U+2651
Aquariuswaterbearer♒U+2652
Piscesfish♓U+2653

See also

Last updated: 10-15-2005 15:31:47
Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
The contents of this article are licensed from Wikipedia.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License. See original document.
Art History Search | Art History Browse | Contact | Legal info