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The Sun is the star of our solar system. The Earth and other matter (including other planets, asteroids, meteoroids, comets and dust) orbit the Sun, which by itself accounts for more than 99% of the solar system's mass. Energy from the Sun—in the form of insolation from sunlight—supports almost all life on Earth via photosynthesis, and drives the Earth's climate and weather.

The Sun is sometimes referred to by its Latin name Sol or by its Greek name Helios. Its astrological and astronomical symbol is a circle with a point at its center: . Some ancient peoples of the world grouped the Sun together with the other objects which moved across the sky (in relation to the starfield), calling them all planets. This was before the acceptance of heliocentrism. (Read more...)

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• ...that Babylonian astrology was the first organized system of astrology, appearing in the second millennium BCE?
• ...that Chinese astrology employs a zodiac not based upon the ecliptic, unlike most other traditions?
• ...that Hellenistic astrology was very influential to Western and Indian astrology?
• ...that there are numerous traditions of astrology?
• ...the word astrology is derived from the Greek αστρολογία, from άστηρ (aster, "star") and λόγος (logos, "speech, statement, reason")?
• ...that astrology and astronomy were often indistinguishable historically?

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