An astrologer's diagram of the relative position of planets, stars and other such celestial entities and the prediction of incidents which are based on these astrological calculations is known as a horoscope.

A horoscope is an astrological chart that indicates the placement/location/positioning of the SEVEN PLANETS OF ANTIQUITY, in the way they are related to each other and the earth and in the cosmos, at a certain time.

Horoscope has been derived from the Greek word HOROSKOPOS, the literal meaning of which is MARKER OF TIME/A LOOK AT THE HOURS.

Popularity is the other name of horoscopes and everyday millions and millions of individuals, scattered throughout the world, cast a glance at their horoscopes in order to know what their fate has decreed.

You can avail yourself of annual, monthly, weekly and daily varieties of horoscopes. Magazines and free/paid astrology websites are a good source of getting hold of your monthly horoscope.

Human beings have this unquenchable thirst to have knowledge about the future and what fate has pre-ordained for them. This is the secret of the popularity of horoscopes since ancient times.

You need to submit the exact time, date and place of your birth to the astrology websites to get an accurate monthly horoscope.

What is a monthly horoscope?

The last page of Monthly magazines and the cyber-world are flooded with monthly forecasts for every sun sign. These are popularly referred to as monthly horoscopes.

They tell you how you may/may not expect the future to unfold in the next 30 days, what to do and what not to do during that month, whether you will attain success or meet with obstacles, the kind of mood you will enjoy, whether you are going to catch up with friends and relatives etc .

Most of the forecasts offered by these monthly horoscopes are generalized.

If you visit a free astrology website, you can obtain a personalized monthly horoscope reading or your personal transit for the month by entering your birthday in their form and the free monthly horoscope of your sun sign, say, Gemini horoscope for October , 2008 will be displayed on the monitor.

Your monthly horoscope will also inform you about solar and lunar eclipses, new moon and full moon taking place that month, give you various planetary retrograde alerts, how these celestial incidents will affect your mind, health, career, business, job, relationships etc.

Advantages

You can look on it as a guide to plan or make your month a bit more smooth and hassle-free. For e.g. an individual has made a very favorable impact on your life this month.

But next month, you may find that he had an ulterior motive behind meeting you and is scheming to cause harm to your business. Thus monthly horoscopes can help you to realize how other people can affect your month.