Mystical Angels

Why are horoscopes based on the planets in our solar system?

Specifically all planets are taken into account, but only few are more powerful.

Public Comments

1. Horoscopes are nothing to do with science. Just mumbo jumbo
2. Actually, they don't use Neptune and Uranus because they weren't discovered when they were making up the horoscope nonsense. And it is nonsense. Might as well use tree rings or clouds instead of planets: it makes just as much sense.
3. it's the way things were done and telescopes haven't always been this powerful so some were easier to be seen than others
4. When ancient astronomers found out they could predict the future positions of planets, it was like magic to ordinary people who couldn't understand how they did that. Astronomers were soon to take advantage of the public's perception of them as magicians, by making predictions that were in there own advantage or by asking money for predictions. In particular, if they could make people belive that their destiny was related to the movement of planets, people would be willing to pay for predictions of the planetary movements.