Astrological signs originated in Babylonian astrology, and they were held to represent characteristic modes of expression. The zodiac signs have remained constant for over 3,000 years. The original 12 signs: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces are now joined by a 13th sign Ophiuchus. In the Babylonian calendar, each month represents a sign, and if you were born in that certain period of the year, you were a sign that represented you.
Many people have grown used to their sign and checkup daily to see whether they are going to have a good day or a bad day or if something unusual will be happening to them. Other people could care less about it.
NASA – the National Aeronautics and Space Administration started doing studies earlier this January and they proved that the signs are actually inaccurate. There aren’t 12 signs there’s actually 13 of them. This is because when the Babylonians were drawing a plan for the signs they already had the 12-month calendar and couldn’t include Ophiuchus.
After this discovery was put out, there all the signs have been moved around and changed so they could fit in this new sign. This does not affect many but for those who completely related to their sign and always checked up on it this could bring some unbalance and change into their daily schedule.
The new Astrological dates are as follow:
Capricorn: January 20 – February 16
Aquarius: February 16 – March 11
Pisces: March 11 – April 18
Aries: April 18 – May 13
Taurus: May 13 – June 21
Gemini: June 21 – July 20
Cancer: July 20 – August 10
Leo: August 10 – September 16
Virgo: September 16 – October 30
Libra: October 30 – November 23
Scorpio: November 23 – November 29
Ophiuchus: November 29 – December 17
Sagittarius: December 17 – January 20