OPHIUCHUS is being ignored in the Zodiac...how sad

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiuchus

Capricornus January 19 to February 15
Aquarius February 16 to March 11
Pisces March 12 to April 18
Aries April 19 to May 13
Taurus May 14 to June 19
Gemini June 20 to July 20
Cancer July 21 to August 9
Leo August 10 to September 15
Virgo September 16 to October 30
Libra October 31 to November 22
Scorpius November 23 to November 29
Ophiuchus November 30 to December 17
Sagittarius December 18 to January 18

Seems there are 13 Zodiac signs...wowzers...and astrologers ignore it 😢

Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer

http://www.griffithobs.org/SkyOphiuchus.html

Another Beaerer? JESUS CHRIST..

The "thirteenth constellation" of the zodiac is Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer, and the sun is in front of its stars during the first half of December. About one person in twenty is an "Ophiuchus," but few of them know it.

ROLF

"Scorpius November 23 to November 29"

First, they demote Pluto, and now they're trying to short the Scorpio period to six days...

Just so you know, we aren't going down without a fight.😛

yuppers, 6 days..now the question is...which element is the 13th sign? Maybe this is a HOAX...I'll do more research..

http://www.startistics.com/ophiuchus/

hmmm k..I'll post important links only...

WOO-HOO I'M A CANCER!!!!! wait...i'm still a cusp still...DANMMIT

"You shouldn't have any complaints, girly. Libra suits you better, as it accounts for your feminine tendencies."

Thank you for the insightful post, please come again.

The constellation Ophiuchus the Serpent Holder takes its storyline directly from the Greek God of Medicine Aesclepius who, while in the process of bringing Orion The Hunter back to life following an accident, was struck and killed by a thunderbolt hurled at him by Zeus, God of the Sky and Earth. It seems Zeus' brother Hades, God of the Dead, was alarmed at the prospect that Aesclepius' abilities might soon put him out of work. So he prevailed upon his brother Zeus to intervene in the matter. Blood of the Black Brotherhood being thicker than water (Politics vs. Morality), Zeus complied with the dark brother's request and dealt the death blow. To honor Asklepius (so the story goes), Zeus set him in the sky and gave him the Greek name "Ophiuchus."

DANMMIT, I WANNA BE AN OPHIUCHUS!
*Still trying to find proff this is a Hoax*

Excuse me *Proof

well, according to that, I'm a virgo, um, I really don't feel like a virgo, their characteristics are very different than mine.

This new Ophiuchus thing is really confusing, because it throws everything off, or do the characteristics for each sign have to change as well as the dates?

oh, god dammit

The 21 Astronomical Constellations of the Zodiac

Aquarius
Aries
Cancer
Capricornus
Cetus
Corvus
Crater
Gemini
Hydra
Leo
Libra
Ophiuchus
Orion
Pegasus
Pisces
Sagittarius
Scorpius
Scutum
Sextans
Taurus
Virgo

The Real, Real constellations, LOL
http://www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian/articles/realrealconstellations.html

n the 2nd century, Ptolemy listed 29 stars in Ophiuchus. He recognised that most of those stars were north of the ecliptic (the path of the Sun through the sky) ? however, 4 of them (today known as 36 Oph, 42 θ Oph, 44 Oph and 51 Oph) he recognised as being south of the ecliptic. Therefore, the Sun passed through the constellation of Ophiuchus as it was recognised by Ptolemy. Many astrologers (incorrectly) state that the phenomenon of the Sun passing through Ophiuchus dates from a decision by the International Astronomical Union to adopt constellation boundaries in 1930 ? in fact, the phenomenon predates that decision by over 1,700 years.

The reason why Ophiuchus is not a part of the western astrological zodiac is because that zodiac is defined on the basis of the sun spending an equal amount of time in twelve astrological signs starting at the vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere ? this is called the tropical zodiac. There is also a sidereal zodiac, which is based on the actual location of the stars in the sky, and which is used by Hindu and some Western astrologers. At present, the sun is in Ophiuchus from November 30 to December 17.
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There we go, that explains it 🙂

there are only 13 sings in the belt..those are EVERYWHERE!

The reason why Ophiuchus is not a part of the western astrological zodiac is because that zodiac is defined on the basis of the sun spending an equal amount of time in twelve astrological signs starting at the vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere ??_ this is called the tropical zodiac. There is also a sidereal zodiac, which is based on the actual location of the stars in the sky, and which is used by Hindu and some Western astrologers. At present, the sun is in Ophiuchus from November 30 to December 17.

screw ophiuchus. that would bump me from being a cap to being a sag. big difference there LOL. i feel like a cap anyhow.

I think they should include that. Sounds sorta like Aquarius with some Aries or Leo elements. If they included all 14 constellations then I'd be an Aqua. Sweet! I love Aquas.

I'm apparently a Pisces according to this guy which I'd say is a bunch of crap. I'd say I have too much of a temper to be a Pisces, nor do I have those dreamy shallow set eyes or short or tall and lanky frames. I have a tall strong frame (especially my legs, one guy said i have "boulder legs") with a little bit of chub (not obese, just a little husky) and focused looking eyes.

I'm apparently a Pisces according to this guy which I'd say is a bunch of crap. I'd say I have too much of a temper to be a Pisces, nor do I have those dreamy shallow set eyes or short or tall and lanky frames. I have a tall strong frame (especially my legs, one guy said i have "boulder legs") with a little bit of chub (not obese, just a little husky) and deep set focused looking eyes.

This would make me a Scorpio and I feel like a Scorpio more than I do a Sag.