Dating back to Babylonian times, humans observed that planetary positions in the zodiac seemed to relate to human events. By noting recurrent planetary positions certain hypotheses developed about characteristics associated with planetary positions and relationships that survived into current times. There are 12 zodiac signs and 10 planets generally used in astrological charts and interpretations. Simply Your Self™ uses all planetary positions: the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto. It also uses the positions of: Chiron, the Earth, the North, and the South Node in its calculations and in all its charts. Each zodiac sign has specific characteristics associated with it. In addition, each 30-degree division of the Circle represents one sign, or one house, in astrological terminology. Each zodiac sign, or house, has its own meaning based on its placement in the circle. These are all taken into account in Simply Your Self™