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Ophiuchus is a constellation the sun passes along the sky, so it is a zodiac constellation, but modern Astrology doesn't have anything to do with the constellations anymore. In some areas, Ophiuchus is given a zodiac sign, which looks like a U with a squiggly line through it.
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∙ 12y agoOphiuchus is a zodiac in the astronomical definition of a zodiac, i.e the Sun passes through Ophiuchus on its way across the sky.
In the astrological sense though, it is not. The Babylonians decided they only wanted 12 zodiacs, so they left Ophiuchus out. This site has a good explanation of what's up with Ophiuchus:
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What is an ophiuchus's best match?
Ophiuchus is not a zodiac sign in Western astrology, which only uses 12 zodiac signs and is based on the Tropical zodiac.
What is the missing zodiac sign?
Ophiuchus
What is the name of the 13th constellation of the zodiac?
its Ophiuchus
What are the dates for the missing zodiac sign?
If you mean Ophiuchus, November 30th to December 17th.
Is there really a new zodiac sign?
No, they discovered that the dates that define the horoscopes are not quite accurate. The cusp (borderline dates) of each horoscope is out by a few days, therefore if you are an Aries in the old system, you should also be reading the previous sign, which is pisces, and so on.
What is 13 S of the Z?
13 Signs of the Zodiac. If we count all the traditional constellations, there are 13 in the zodiac, not 12, the 13th being "Ophiuchus."
What do astrologist think of ophiuchus?
most hate it and dont believe it should be counted in astrology and/or the zodiac
How do you spell the zodiac signs?
the new zodiac sign is Ophiuchus and its from November 29 till December 17. It is pronounced as (of-fee-u-cus) I am 98% sure it is pronounced like this. 2% sure it is not.
What makes a constellation a zodiac constellation?
The zodiac constellations are those on the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun in the sky. There are 13 such signs, which the Sun appears to pass through in a year: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Ophiuchus, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Ophiuchus however is not included in the zodiac.
Why is the 13th sign of the Zodiac not included in Astrology?
Ophiuchus is often mistakenly called the 'thirteenth sign of the zodiac' because the sign is thought of as an additional sign to the the twelve Tropical or Sidereal signs. In fact, Ophiuchus is a Sun-sign in the Real Solar Zodiac, i.e. the Sun can be seen against the stars of Ophiuchus between 30th November and 17th December each year. Ophiuchus is an Ancient Greek constellation. The Serpent Bearer is one of the original Ptolemy constellations, appearing in Al Magest Star Catalogue [c 130 - 170 AD].
Is there a thirteenth zodiac sign?
There is a thirteenth sign but it is uaually mistaken to be Ophiuchus. In fact this is wrong and the real 13th sign is Aquarius. Although there ARE 13 sign, only twelve are used for birth signs seeing as how there are only 12 months, not 13!
Is Ophiuchus a new zodiac?
Well they say it is but personally, I don't believe they could just put a new zodiac sign in like that. Nope, that makes no sense to me.
