What Can We Learn About the Zodiac Constellations on October 20th?

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On October 20th, the Sun is positioned in the Libra constellation, which is part of the twelve Zodiac constellations. Observers cannot see the current Zodiac constellation with the naked eye due to the Sun's brightness, but they can view the opposite constellations at night. The angle between each Zodiac constellation is not exactly 30 degrees, as the orbital plane of Earth influences their positioning. For visual resources, a specific link was provided for further exploration of Zodiac constellations.

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It is 20th October.


1. Does a point on Earth scans through all the twelve Zodiac constellations in 24Hrs?
2. Why a zodiac constellation is attached to a certain month? For example, today, on 20th October, Sun is in which Zodiac constellation? Libra?
3. Can I observe this with naked eyes?
[STRIKE]4. How a child born in a certain month is attached to a certain zodiac?[/STRIKE]
5. Where could I see all the zodiac constellations on internet, photos/videos etc.? I googled but couldn't find anywhere.
6. Is the angle between each zodiac exactly 30 degrees?
 
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Apologies, MIH, will attempt more specific answers.
1. No
2. The orbital plane of Earth does the pointing.
3. Yes
4. Huh?
5. Equator
6 No.
 
I've restored this thread to give the OP the benefit of the doubt. Please ensure the conversation remains grounded in Astronomy.
 
I have found one link. Looks like it is not possible to see the present zodiac constellation by naked eyes. At that time SUN will be in full brightness. Please correct me if I am wrong.

http://www.physics.hku.hk/~nature/CD/regular_e/lectures/images/chap03/zodiac.jpg

However 180 degree opposite constellations can be viewed at night.
 
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