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Horoscope Hang-Up: Earth Rotation Changes Zodiac Signs
By Megan Friedman @megancarol Jan. 13, 2011
If you're the type of person who relies on mysterious-sounding locations of
stars to determine your personality and outcome in life, get ready to be
shocked.
The field of astrology, which is concerned with horoscopes and the like,
felt a major disruption from astronomers, who are concerned with actual
stars and planets. The astronomers from the Minnesota Planetarium Society
found that because of the moon's gravitational pull on Earth, the alignment
of the stars was pushed by about a month.
(More on TIME.com: See if your horoscope will change with the “new” Zodiac
model.)
“When [astrologers] say that the sun is in Pisces, it's really not in
Pisces,” noted Parke Kunkle, a member of the group's board. Your
astrological sign is determined by the position of the sun on the day you
were born, so that means everything you thought you knew about your
horoscope is wrong.
It turns out that astrology has had issues from its inception. (Aside from
the fact that it tries to link personality traits with positions of the
stars.) Ancient Babylonians had 13 constellations, but wanted only 12, so
threw out Ophuchicus, the snake holder. Libra didn't even enter the picture
until the era of Julius Caesar.
(More on TIME.com: See the most surprising pictures of 2010.)
According to the Minnesota Planetarium Society, here is where the real signs
of the Zodiac should fall. Get ready for your world to change forever.
Capricorn: Jan. 20-Feb. 16.
Aquarius: Feb. 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-Aug. 10.
Leo: Aug. 10-Sept. 16.
Virgo: Sept. 16-Oct. 30.
Libra: Oct. 30-Nov. 23.
Scorpio: Nov. 23-29.
Ophiuchus: Nov. 29-Dec. 17. (Yep, this one is new — read all about the
Ophiuchus way of life here)
Sagittarius: Dec. 17-Jan. 20.
(More on NewsFeed: See the counterpoint from American astrologers) |
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