NASA has unveiled a new zodiac sign.
So, because of this, the rest all changed.
Everything you thought you knew about yourself is a lie!!
So what’s everyone’s new sign? How does it make you feel? Did anyone’s horoscope predict this?
I am no longer a Bull. Goodbye Taurus…hello Aries!
Oh dear - I’m now Capricorn instead of Aquarius!
Plus 13 is such an evil, unlucky number. Face it, we’re all doomed!
Was an Aries, now… Pices? Huh, I actually was born in the sign of water.
So, I heard about Ophiuchus about 30 years ago.
Guess that means I’m way more informed than NASA and their “new calculations.”
What an absurd article. The fact is, astrologers have always ignored constellation boundaries as defined by astronomers. They just divide the zodiac into 12 equal parts, assigning them the traditional 12 zodiacal signs.
If you use the constellation boundaries defined by the International Astronomical Union, the Sun actually moves through 14 constellations.
This page from NASA seems to explain things more rationally.
Please, please tell me this is just a case of actual scientists trolling astrologers.
The albatross and the whales, they are your brothers.
Cool! Now I’m an Aquarius!
The twitter quote in the article has me dying:
I also remember reading a book about it in high school–around 1980-82. Astrology 13 or something of the sort.
You’re telling me this the day after the autumnal equinox???
Fuck.
This throws my sacrifice schedule right in the crapper.
Once a bull, always a bull.
No change for me.
When I was little, I read a book that listed birthstones by zodiac signs. As an adult, I’ve noticed that birthstones are now listed by month. I used to do marketing for jewelry stores, and doing it by month does make it easier to plan sales.
“Arachne rising: The thirteenth sign of the Zodiac” by James Vogh (aka John Sladek John Sladek - Wikipedia) perhaps?
Arachne rising: The thirteenth sign of the Zodiac: Vogh, James: 9780246109316: Amazon.com: Books
Scorpio sure got cut back. I’m a Libra now.
I’m actually always surprised that the astrologers didn’t try to line the zodiac signs up with the months better, for essentially the same reason.
Of course, I’m also annoyed they replacement the awesome sounding and looking bloodstone with the much more tame aquamarine for March. Shows what I know about marketing.
Probably because the zodiac pre-dates the modern calendar by quite a bit.
Wow, I went from a virgin to this:
I can’t wait until I get home tonight! Rowr!