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The celestial bodies have always been a subject of fascination for mankind. As a result of this fascination man discovered constellations and linked them with their personality traits. The fact is still evident today as a majority of the tattoo lovers opt for zodiac tattoo designs. The designs are cool and in a way represent one’s personality. All cultures have their own zodiac symbols. The Americans have twelve signs according to the month in which one is born. The Chinese have twelve signs but it is according to the year, so do the Mesopotamians. The Hebrew and the Greek also have their own symbols. As the zodiac tattoo designs describe the complete traits of a person, an individual should therefore be careful in selecting the color and the theme. The most accepted designs for the twelve zodiac designs are as follows.

1. Capricorn (Dec23 – Jan20): The Capricorn is represented by the sea goat. User can go for the general designs or can opt for the customized versions such as the sea goat with waves, with thunder, with the Celtic cross, etc.
2. Aquarius (Jan 21 – Feb21): The Aquarius or the water carrier has the symbol which is quiet ambiguous. The most accepted version of this symbol is the girl with an earthen pot out of which water is flowing out.
3. Pisces (Feb20 – Mar20): Two fishes swimming in opposite directions represent the Pisces. Neptune rules this zodiac and therefore the color of this tattoo is generally kept sea green.
4. Aries (Mar21- Apr20): Aries is a powerful zodiac because it symbolizes the God of war. It is represented by “The Ram”. As the ruling planet is Mars, therefore red is the most accepted color.
5. Taurus (Apr21 – May21): Taurus, the Bull is often considered a lucky symbol for sport stars. It is quiet a celebrated symbol for the American Football and Rugby lovers. Light pink is generally preferred for the tattoo as Venus is the ruling planet.
6. Gemini (May22 – Jun 21): Gemini is considered as dual symbol and is represented by twins. The twins are generally two wolves from the Greek mythology. Gemini is ruled by Mercury and the color of the tattoo is usually green.
7. Cancer (Jun22 – Jul 22): Cancer which is ruled by the moon has the symbol of the crab. Some people opt for designing a pearl instead of the crab as it is the sunstone of this zodiac.
8. Leo (Jul23 – Aug 22): Leo is often considered as the most dominating of all the zodiacs. With the lion as the symbol and Sun the ruling planet, Leo can have a wide variety of themes to portray. The most acknowledged color for this symbol is gold.
9. Virgo (Aug23 – Sep23): Virgo or ‘the virgin’ is only symbol among the twelve zodiacs which is represented by a woman. Dark brown and green are the best colors that represent this zodiac.
10. Libra (Sep24 – Oct23): The scales in balance represent Libra. This zodiac symbolizes equality and justice and so should the tattoo represent.
11. Scorpio (Oct24 – Nov22): Scorpio or the scorpion is ruled by Pluto. Scorpio tattoos are the most desired tattoo among the tattoo lovers. The tattoo can be made single or can be embedded within other tribal tattoos.
12. Sagittarius (Nov23 – Dec22): Sagittarius is represented by the centaur archer. It is a powerful zodiac as it is ruled by Jupiter. This tattoo is the used as the most expressed style statement.

Although there are no specific colors associated firmly with designs but the most celebrated ones are the Pitch Dark, Burnt Sienna, Prussian Blue, Amber Gray and Viridian Green. So go ahead and have your own customized version of the zodiac tattoo.