Solstice - in The Constellations

In The Constellations

Using the current official IAU constellation boundaries — and taking into account the variable precession speed and the rotation of the ecliptic — the solstices shift through the constellations as follows (expressed in astronomical year numbering in which the year 0 = 1 BC, -1 = 2 BC, etc.):

• The northern solstice passed from Leo into Cancer in year -1458, passed into Gemini in year -10, passed into Taurus in December 1989, and is expected to pass into Aries in year 4609.
• The southern solstice passed from Capricornus into Sagittarius in year -130, is expected to pass into Ophiuchus in year 2269, and is expected to pass into Scorpius in year 3597.