It turns out we have been reading the wrong horoscopes for years.
The Minnesota Planetarium Society says that the zodiac signs we use today are not in sync with the ones the ancient Babylonians used to go by. They determined what sign you were by what constellation the sun was in on the day you were born.
Throughout the years however, the gravitational pull of the moon has moved the Earth slightly around its axis. This has created a one month change in the stars’ alignment .
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We also dropped the sign “Ophiuhus.”
And the new signs are…
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 (Discarded by the Babylonians because they wanted 12 signs per year)
Sagittarius: Dec. 17-Jan. 20
