Python program to display Astrological sign or Zodiac sign for a given data of birth.

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In this article, let's try to find the user's astrological sign for a given data of birth. The user input data will be compared with predefined data ranges for each zodiac sign using programming logic. For example, we can infer that the user is a Taurus if their birthdate falls between April 20 and May 20.

The 12 astrological sun signs, also known as zodiac signs, are based on specific periods throughout the year. Each sign corresponds to a particular range of dates, representing distinct personality traits, characteristics, and influences. These sun signs are −

• Aries (March 21 - April 19)
• Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
• Gemini (May 21 - June 20)
• Cancer (June 21 - July 22)
• Leo (July 23 - August 22)
• Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
• Libra (September 23 - October 22)
• Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)
• Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)
• Capricorn (December 22 - January 19)
• Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
• Pisces (February 19 - March 20)

Checking Astrological signs using 'pzty' Library

In Python, we use pzty library todisplay the Astrological sign or Zodiac sign for a given data of birth. The classes defined in this library are used for manipulating dates and times. This library working with time zones enables precise calculations.

Example

Following is an example of displaying astrological sign for a given date of birth −

def star_sign(day, month):  
    if month == 'december':  
        sun_sign = 'Sagittarius' if (day < 22) else 'Capricorn'  
    elif month == 'january':  
        sun_sign = 'Capricorn' if (day < 20) else 'Aquarius'  
    elif month == 'february':  
        sun_sign = 'Aquarius' if (day < 19) else 'Pisces'  
    elif month == 'march':  
        sun_sign = 'Pisces' if (day < 21) else 'Aries'  
    elif month == 'april':  
        sun_sign = 'Aries' if (day < 20) else 'Taurus'  
    elif month == 'may':  
        sun_sign = 'Taurus' if (day < 21) else 'Gemini'  
    elif month == 'june':  
        sun_sign = 'Gemini' if (day < 21) else 'Cancer'  
    elif month == 'july':  
        sun_sign = 'Cancer' if (day < 23) else 'Leo'  
    elif month == 'august':  
        sun_sign = 'Leo' if (day < 23) else 'Virgo'  
    elif month == 'september':  
        sun_sign = 'Virgo' if (day < 23) else 'Libra'  
    elif month == 'october':  
        sun_sign = 'Libra' if (day < 23) else 'Scorpio'  
    elif month == 'november':  
        sun_sign = 'Scorpio' if (day < 22) else 'Sagittarius'  
    print(sun_sign)  
      
if __name__ == '__main__':  
    day = 7  
    month = "january"  
    star_sign(day, month)  

Following is the output of the above code −

Capricorn

Checking Astrological signs using 'Beautifulsoup'

Python is used in many applications all over the world. One of the applications is to check the horoscope on that day or day after using the Beautifulsoup of the Python language. The following are the steps to be followed to check the horoscope using Python.

Installing the beautifulsoup

Firstly, we have to install the beautifulsoup package in our Python working environment. The below is the code.

pip install bs4

The output of installing the beautifulsoup is as follows.

Collecting bs4
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Installing collected packages: bs4
Successfully installed bs4-0.0.1
Note: you may need to restart the kernel to use updated packages.

Importing the requests

Now we have to import the requests module and bs4 package.

import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

Defining the code

In this step, we have to define the code to check the horoscope using the requests and BeautifulSoup.The following is the code.

from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import requests
zodiac = {"Aries": 1,
   "Taurus": 2,
   "Gemini": 3,
   "Cancer": 4,
   "Leo": 5,
   "Virgo": 6,
   "Libra": 7,
   "Scorpio": 8,
   "Sagittarius": 9,
   'Capricorn': 10,
   "Aquarius": 11,
   "Pisces": 12}
sign_symbol = input("Enter zodiac sign:")
day = str(input("Enter the day of horoscope that you want to know — today/tomorrow/yesterday"))
result = requests.get(f"https://www.horoscope.com/us/horoscopes/general/horoscope-general-daily-{day}.aspx?sign={zodiac[sign_symbol]}")
b_soup = BeautifulSoup(result.content, 'html.parser')
result = b_soup.find("div", attrs={"class": 'main-horoscope'})
print("The horoscope of the",sign_symbol,"for",result.p.text)

Following is the output of the horoscope predicted for the defined zodiac sign and day.

Enter zodiac sign: Aries
Enter the day of horoscope that you want to know — today/tomorrow/yesterdaytoday: today
The horoscope of the Aries for Jan 7, 2025 - Relations with neighbors, siblings, or other relatives could get a shot in the arm now, Aries. For some, your recent business successes cause them to get on the bandwagon. For others, your personal growth could increase their admiration of you. Partnerships of any kind formed today show great promise of success. These could be business, personal, or romantic. Don't be shy. Go with the flow.