I have to agree with Kalikopoi (whatta name) here. If it is merely for pass time and fun, I have no problem with it. Regardless, how much you try to defend astrology giving it a scientific bend, it is all but utter bullshit. Let me give you an example. Our friends here above (respected mind you) defend how astrology is mathematics and relates to heavenly bodies. Do you know how many heavenly bodies are there? 9 planets ?- pluto has already been relegated to merely an exo planet. Again, even if these planets do affect our mood (how funny that sounds!), do you take account of thousands of asteroids, and comets that also circle the Sun and the vast asteroid belt that exists between Mars and Jupiter. What about literally hundreds of moons of these planets? Or millions of stars? Or is it only a matter of convenience. So any thing that you don't see you don't take account into? That must be pure science.

Every day, there are new discoveries occurring in space. We live in an special era that we are able to witness this vast ingenuity of humans exploring the universe and finding things that are way beyond magical and deemed impossible in the past. Let us applaud this! It is amazing that we live in a spect of dust in the vast spectrum of stars in a vast milky way galaxy that itself is a tiny dot among billions of galaxies. When you ponder upon that thought I can only feel astrology all but Con Artistry, just like palmistry, ouiza board.  I agree with Kalikopoi again this defense of Astrology in today's age (along with confidently touting the existence and blaming poor women as "kich kandis")  really does seem like a third world hangover and really does injustice to our education that we've attained. I almost feel shame when people defend these notions!