An uncle of mine can tell a persons star sign after meeting them for a few minutes, not really an uncle as he married into my family and has since been divorced from my Aunt but its uncanny to say the least. Not sure how he does it, think he can judge in on someones personality and go from there.

Definitely believe that the planets and stars have an effect on us here on earth, the moon effects the tide, the sun effects just about everything so its a given that the gravitational pull of the other planets would have their effect on us also especially considering we're mostly made of water. Women are mostly effected by the moon, interesting to find that if a group of women live in the same house for a few months they all menstruate at the same time. Visit a mental ward on a full moon, especially on a monday and the patients are notably irate in comparison to a normal day, these are well known facts no hocus pokus.

The North Africans of course lived breathed and ate with an understanding of the planets, their times and influence on the earth and people to the point where, just as in the rest of Africa there was no word for ''Religion'' as it was completely entwined in their way of life.