13th Zodiac Sign

pranzer
By pranzer

So what's your sign? Or what was your sign? An astrological controversy erupted last night and had people buzzing online when a Minneapolis planetarium suggested that a 13th sign should be added to the Zodiac charts.

The Zodiac signs represent the constellations that the sun moves through over a year. Three thousand years ago, the Zodiac signs were created and broken up into 12 signs for the 12 constellations. However, the sun actually passes through a 13th constellation, Ophiuchus, the snake annoyer.

That would mean that there should be 13 signs instead of 12, and that moves a lot of people out of the sign that they thought was theirs.

Using the new breakdown, the calendar would look like this:

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
Sagittarius: Dec. 17 - Jan. 20

So the changes moves my April 21 birthday up from Taurus to Aries, and I'm not moving.

By the way, people born under the sign of Ophiuchus take charge of any situation with wisdom and knowledge. They command admiration of their peers and have big dreams for themselves.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=7live&id=7899242

By Victoria5518• 17 Jan 2011 19:23
Victoria5518

did i hear PARTY!!

By pranzer• 17 Jan 2011 09:07
pranzer

Nice wirehead .. = ) ... "Boring as a Weighing scale"

By Eagley• 17 Jan 2011 01:41
Eagley

@ wirehead, ROFL!

By wirehead• 16 Jan 2011 20:59
wirehead

i never took horoscopes seriously but somehow this pissed me off when i first heard the news :D i will never accept that i changed from a sexy, passionate scorpio (i think it's the most interesting zodiac sign of all) into something as boring as a weighing scale.

By anonymous• 16 Jan 2011 13:59
anonymous

I'm a Black Hole.

By Deal_4_wHeel• 16 Jan 2011 13:55
Deal_4_wHeel

i m saggitarian but not vegetarian!!

By smoke• 16 Jan 2011 13:52
smoke

Or I can just be a Virgbra!

By mjamille28• 16 Jan 2011 13:40
mjamille28

I refuse to be moved to Pisces!

By Eagley• 16 Jan 2011 13:04
Eagley

Aiiieeee!! I'm an Ophiuchus... Whazzat about being associated with Imhotep? :-0

"take charge of any situation with wisdom and knowledge. They command admiration of their peers and have big dreams for themselves"

Ermm... apparently not living up to destiny :0(

By anonymous• 16 Jan 2011 11:27
anonymous

before i was virgo now a leo....pure BS!

By anonymous• 16 Jan 2011 10:44
anonymous

new zodiac signs must be apply to new generation only! lol!

By anonymous• 16 Jan 2011 10:34
anonymous

thanks wk. nice to know

:P

By anonymous• 16 Jan 2011 10:33
anonymous

It's people who p*ss me off, not the moon!

By happygolucky• 16 Jan 2011 10:33
happygolucky

seems ok... just replaced my personality traits with horns...:) twin or two still intact...

By anonymous• 16 Jan 2011 10:32
anonymous

Your Moon Sign describes character traits, feelings, and personal responses that are very familiar to you.

The sign the moon occupied when you were born is your Moon Sign in your horoscope.

Find your moon sign here:

http://www.lunarium.co.uk/moonsign/calculator.jsp

By anonymous• 16 Jan 2011 10:31
anonymous

Lol brit.. No comments :P

lavvyblue that's a snake charmer

By anonymous• 16 Jan 2011 10:30
anonymous

isn't that those people who sit on the ground playing a flute while a snake comes out of a jar???

By anonymous• 16 Jan 2011 10:29
anonymous

Astronomers announced this 20 years ago, and again 10 years ago. And they announce it today, and tomorrow those who 'believe' will ignore it again. If you say the truth, nobody believes you. That's how humans are.

By edifis• 16 Jan 2011 10:28
edifis

What is a snake annoyer?

By britexpat• 16 Jan 2011 10:26
britexpat

It is infact "the Serpent Holder" also known as Serpentarius.

From what some of the ladies have said, perhaps you should be called Ophiucus... :O)

By anonymous• 16 Jan 2011 10:26
anonymous

yeah, lucky me huh?!

;-)

By anonymous• 16 Jan 2011 10:24
anonymous

lavvyblue you too changed to Saggi?...lol

Vic we need party!

By anonymous• 16 Jan 2011 10:20
anonymous

Even before reading the new dates I knew I must be a snake annoyer..lol

By anonymous• 16 Jan 2011 10:18
anonymous

you don't have to change your personality just because of this new discovery. Be who you are and don't be because of what others describe those zodiac signs are. I read the characteristics of each zodiac and i must admit, my behavior really coincides with the description for my sign but that doesnt mean i have to change my persona just because i turned from capricorn to a sagittarius or what not..

;-)

By rheeza• 15 Jan 2011 11:24
rheeza

Gemini will always be a Gemini...

By britexpat• 15 Jan 2011 11:08
britexpat

Ophiuchus is associated with Imhotep who lived in 27 BC..

(remember the Mummy) ..So the attributes are those associated with him.. :O)

By pranzer• 15 Jan 2011 11:04
pranzer

For those who reads Zodiac sign in net or newspaper .. you will reading both... hahahaha

By illuxnz11• 15 Jan 2011 11:02
illuxnz11

strange though there are three signs b/w 30 oct to 17 dec...

but i would move to the sign i hated most... capricorn :@

i dn really believe it but i wont even accept it :p

By Victoria5518• 15 Jan 2011 10:44
Victoria5518

well .. im kinda reading signs...now my doubt is more on these kind of things...changing sign and changing personalities is kinda out of this world!

cheers

By pranzer• 15 Jan 2011 10:33
pranzer

one_shot... its ok .. just sharing for those who are very in to there Zodiac signs...

plushed.. you might not take it seriously but others do...

By simplecomplex• 15 Jan 2011 10:26
simplecomplex

It's not widely accepted yet. And as for me, no thanks. I still prefer Cancer over Gemini.

By one_shot• 15 Jan 2011 10:24
one_shot

lolzzz, like i believe these things.

Only loosers follow these things,"not offending the topic owner".

A real man is who create his own future, not depending on circumstances.

By plushed• 15 Jan 2011 10:18
plushed

who takes zodiac signs seriously anyway??

and who would like to have a zodiac that will give him a hard time to spell or pronounce?

By pranzer• 15 Jan 2011 10:10
pranzer

From Horns to a Crab....lol

By anonymous• 15 Jan 2011 10:04
anonymous

i'm a virgo now...what a move...i even skipped libra..

By my_kris2ffer• 15 Jan 2011 10:04
my_kris2ffer

it doesnt make sense at all. it juz showed that our zodiac sign does not reflect in our personalities.

By fhyzzal• 15 Jan 2011 09:57
fhyzzal

i've been choosing wrong numbers in lotto my whole life!!!!!

By mmyke• 15 Jan 2011 09:50
mmyke

the kittens scratch me now?? :(

By aselarde926• 15 Jan 2011 09:48
aselarde926

im virgo now.. yahoo

By osamabawab• 15 Jan 2011 09:42
osamabawab

I don't believe in this Zodiac thing at all, but some time i read it in the news paper just for fun.

By chocoholic• 15 Jan 2011 09:41
chocoholic

I wish I were a snake annoyer!

Looks like I'm still a Pisces, though.

By anonymous• 15 Jan 2011 09:39
anonymous

well,change is constant..i'm just not ready to move now...i'm wondering if this would change personalities too..:)

By Victoria5518• 15 Jan 2011 09:36
Victoria5518

the only constant in this world is CHANGES...sooner or later we have to move on

cheers

________________

truth hurts

By anonymous• 15 Jan 2011 09:35
anonymous

I'm scorpio..i'm born having scorpio as my zodiac sign..i spent my 20 years here as a scorpio..i don't care what the hell they're trying to say now..

By anonymous• 15 Jan 2011 09:32
anonymous

i wont accept the change..! I'm the warrior... :)

By anonymous• 15 Jan 2011 09:29
anonymous

I'm happy being a scorpio..can't accept that I'm virgo now..

By Victoria5518• 15 Jan 2011 09:23
Victoria5518

im still in-denial about this changing and moving of signs...the fact that im quite happy of my sign and not yet ready to move

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