Have you heard the news? Everything you thought you knew about yourself and your astrological sign is a lie!
Recently, people have been freaking out because they have come to learn that there is actually a thirteenth star sign, named Ophiuchus, throwing everyone’s previously-thought-to-be-true sign out the door.
Here is the new order of the 13 zodiac signs, according to NASA:
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 – Nov. 29
Ophiuchus: Nov. 29 – Dec. 17
Sagittarius: Dec. 17 – Jan. 20
Ophiuchus is the thirteenth sign, causing all the other signs’ dates to start later in the month than they previously had. The story seems to go that having 12 astrological signs was mathematically easier to divide between the four seasons, so Ophiuchus was overlooked. However, no one can really know for sure, since astrology began in ancient times.
The news of Ophiuchus’ discovery is nothing new. In 2011, I remember the story originally circulated on the Internet, and globally, but, we apparently decided to ignore it. Yet, the 13th astrological sign scare is spreading again for whatever reason. The news of Ophiuchus even circulated in the 1970s, and we again apparently decided to ignore this thirteenth sign.
Apparently, we, as a whole, have ignored the thirteenth star sign for a long time. There have been many mixed thoughts, as people believe Ophiuchus to be a mere constellation, unworthy of being an astrological sign, and other people believe it is just another astronomer looking for their 15 minutes of fame. Either way, it seems that we, in the past, have ignored the news of Ophiuchus over and over again, so I believe we will just do it again this year. And, maybe, someone will bring the topic of the thirteenth star sign up again in the future, maybe in the year 2050, and we will lose our minds once again.
Viewpoints Editor
Jill Augustine