Wednesday 15-07-2020 - 13:21

According to NASA, there is a new sign in the zodiac.

Just as everything is beginning to return somewhat to normal, we've seemingly been thrown a curveball by the space giants.

 

The 13^th sign, known as Ophiuchus, would mean that for many of us, our star signs have changed. 

 

Stemming today in a resurfaced blog from 2016, NASA explained how ancient Babylonians originally divided the zodiac into 12 equal parts. However, there were actually 13 constellations in the zodiac, so they decided to leave one (Ophiuchus) out, in favour of giving each sign an equal span of days over the year. 

 

Medium.com provides a full reading on the Ophiuchus sign, stating that they are known for their attractive physical appearances, are information seekers and are typically very smart people. 

 

The Ophiuchus is known as the serpent or snake bearer, with the sign being symbolised by a man carrying a snake.

 

For those of us born between the 29^th of November and the 17^th of December, Ophiuchus would be your new star sign, with the rest of the signs shuffled accordingly.

 

Thankfully, though, Ophiuchus is not an official sign of the zodiac, so we can all breathe a sigh of relief that we haven’t been reading the wrong horoscopes for our entire lives.

 

If Ophiuchus was an official sign, though, the star signs would be assorted as follows:

 

Capricorn: 20^th January - 16^th February

 

Aquarius: 16^th February - 11^th March

 

Pisces: 11^th March - 18^th April

 

Aries: 18^th April - 13^th May

 

Taurus: 13^th May - 21^st June

 

Gemini: 21^st June – 20^th July

 

Cancer: 20^th July – 10^th August

 

Leo: 10^th August – 16^th September

 

Virgo: 16^th September – 30^th October

 

Libra: 30^th October – 23^rd November

 

Scorpio: 23^rd November – 29^th November

 

Ophiuchus: 29^th November – 17^th December

 

Sagittarius: 17^th December – 20^th January

 

 

With these, you’ll notice that Virgo has a huge span of 45 days, with Scorpio only having 7 days, so you can see why the Babylonians wanted to ‘even it out’ a little.  

 

There are also inconsistencies with the overlaps of each sign, for example; if you’re born on the 10^th of August, this would make you both a Cancer and a Leo, and if you’re born on the 29^th of November, you would be both a Scorpio and an Ophiuchus. 

 

While it certainly makes interesting reading to know what star sign you might be if Ophiuchus was an official sign, it’s reassuring to know that in reality, there are still 12 signs. 

 

We haven’t been living a lie, after all.

 

 

The official zodiac date assortment, with thankfully no questionable overlap, is as follows:

 

Aries: 21^st March – 19^th April

 

Taurus: 20^th April – 20^th May

 

Gemini: 21^st May – 20^th June

 

Cancer: 21^st June – 22^nd July

 

Leo: 23^rd July – 22^nd August

 

Virgo: 23^rd August – 22^nd September

 

Libra: 23^rd September – 22^nd October

 

Scorpio: 23^rd October – 21^st November

 

Sagittarius: 22^nd November – 21^st December

 

Capricorn: 22^nd December – 19^th January

 

Aquarius: 20^th January – 18^th February

 

Pisces: 19^th February – 20^th March

 

 

 

Written by Lauren, Digital Marketing Assistant

 

 

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