Horoscope is from the Greek words hora, meaning "hour" and skopos, meaning "watcher", a horoscope is a diagram of the heavens, specifically the Zodiac, which charts positions of the Sun, Moon and planets as they appeared at a given moment and in relation to a given place on earth. The word Horoscope also refers to the analysis and interpretation of that chart.

Today, the term Horoscope has come to mean the daily prediction for Sun signs, found in Newspapers, Magazines and the internet. The predictions come from an astrological chart for a specific person or group that charts and correlates the signs of the zodiac as they are crossed by the sun, moon and planets and the position of planets in the twelve astrological houses.