Zodiac signs: Has yours changed?
- January 14, 2011 11:18 AM |
- By POV
The zodiac signs we associate with our birthdates may not be the correct ones, according to a story reported by the Minnesota Star Tribune earlier this week.
Parke Kunkle, board member of the Minnesota Planetarium Society, says that the moon's gravitational pull has caused the Earth to slowly wobble on its axis, shifting the stars' alignment by about a month. So for the faithful Aquarian out there, this may mean you've just been bumped into the Capricorn constellation.
Our astrological signs correspond to the position of the sun within the constellations as they appeared more than 2,000 years ago, as reported in a LiveScience article.
Astronomers say that the following are the "real" dates where the stars are currently aligned:
Capricorn: Jan. 20 to Feb. 16.
Aquarius: Feb. 16 to March 11.
Pisces: March 11 to April 18.
Aries: April 18 to May 13.
Taurus: May 13 to June 21.
Gemini: June 21 to July 20.
Cancer: July 20 to Aug. 10.
Leo: Aug. 10 to Sept. 16.
Virgo: Sept. 16 to Oct. 30.
Libra: Oct. 30 to Nov. 23.
Scorpio: Nov. 23 to 29.
*Ophiuchus: Nov. 29 to Dec. 17.
Sagittarius: Dec. 17 to Jan. 20.
The list now includes Ophiuchus, a constellation the ancient Babylonians dropped because they wanted 12 star signs instead of 13, one for each month of the year.
So tell us, what's your sign? Do you believe in astrology, and how much do you take your zodiac to heart? Take our survey and join the conversation in the comments section below.
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