Thought You Were A Capricorn?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by JamesL, Sep 28, 2016.

  1. JamesL

    JamesL

    This will change your attitude about your astrological sign:

    http://www.today.com/popculture/your-life-lie-zodiac-has-changed-here-s-your-new-t103295

    Your life is a lie: The zodiac has changed — here's your (new?) sign

    This news may be especially hard to hear for Libras, who crave balance and order. Or Leos, whose sense of self is strong. Geminis, both sides of you may be rocked.

    Are you sitting down? Good. Because the zodiac has changed. What you long believed was your astrological sign may not be your astrological sign.

    And, a bunch of us now have wack tattoos.

    The dates for the Western zodiac calendar have, it turns out, shifted, with each one starting later — like, a lot later. If you were a Capricorn born in early to mid-January, you're now a Sagittarius.

    Cancers born in early to mid-July? Stop being such emotional cry-babies. You're actually Geminis.

    Oh, and there's a new 13th astrological sign now: Ophiuchus. Sounds like a "Matrix" character, we know. But those of you born between Nov. 29 to Dec. 17, you're all now Ophiuchus-es.

    NASA broke the news early this year in a blog post that explained that when ancient Babylonians created the zodiac over 3,000 years ago, they wanted dates on the calendar to correspond with star constellations. But, there were 13 constellations, and they were working with a 12-month calendar. So they ditched Ophiuchus.

    NASA also pointed out that the Earth's axis doesn't even point in the same direction as it did when the original constellations were drawn, so all our signs have different date ranges now anyway.

    In other words: astrological chaos. And the science nerds at NASA don't even care that they've upended our lives. They released a statement last week explaining, "Here at NASA, we study astronomy, not astrology. We didn’t change any zodiac signs, we just did the math.”

    Here are the brand-new astrological dates and signs, if you can bear to look.

    Capricorn: Jan. 20 to Feb. 16

    Aquarius: Feb. 16 to March 11

    Pisces: March 11 to April 18

    Aries: April 18 to May 13

    Taurus: May 13 to June 21

    Gemini: June 21 to July 20

    Cancer: July 20 to Aug. 10

    Leo: Aug. 10 to Sept. 16

    Virgo: Sept. 16 to Oct. 30

    Libra: Oct. 30 to Nov. 23

    Scorpio: Nov. 23 to Nov. 29

    Ophiuchus: Nov. 29 to Dec. 17

    Sagittarius: Dec. 17 to Jan. 20

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    I will always be an anal-retentive Capricorn, never a carefree Sagittarius!
     
  2. Always felt like my life was a bit out of whack. Now I know why.
     
  3. Yeah, that's the reason...