Ophiuchus throws Zodiac calendar in to chaos

 

Ophiuchus, a new star sign  is a thirteenth-star sign as revealed by NASA throws astrological calendar in a mess

Ophiuchus named after the ancient Greek for “ snake bearer” comes into line straddling the celestial equator for 18 days between November 29 and December 17  with Scorpio’s window cut to just seven days. Astrological signs are determined by the Sun’s position in relation to constellation on your day of birth.

The Ancient Greeks first discovered it thousands of years ago as the night sky has moved around since the Babylonians first invented the 12 signs of the Zodiac more than 2, 500 years ago, but they left out of the Zodiac as Ophiuchus didn’t fit neatly into one of these slices,

The constellation which comes from Greek words meaning serpent bearing is commonly represented by a man wrestling a snake.

Including Ophiuchus within the Zodiac causes the other star signs to shift slightly are here are the new dates

Capricorn – previously December 22 – January 20, now January 20 – February 16

Aquarius – previously January 21 – February 18, now February 16 to March 11

Pisces – previously February 19 – March 20, now March 11 to April 18

Aries – previously March 21 – April 20, now April 18 to May 13

Taurus – previously April 21 – May 21, now May 13 to June 21

Gemini – previously May 22 – June 21, now June 21 to July 20

Cancer – previously June 22 to July 22, now July 20 to August 10

Leo – previously July 23 to August 23, now August 10 to September 16

Virgo – previously August 24 to September 22, now September 16 to October 30

Libra – previously September 23 to October 23, now October 30 to November 23

Scorpio – previously October 24 to November 22 now November 23 to November 29

Ophiuchus – November 29 to December 17

Sagittarius – previously November 23 – December 21, now December 17th to January 20th