If someone has ever told you about the Ophiuchus zodiac sign, they weren’t kidding you, they exist!
Before explaining where this «new» sign of the Zodiac came from, a little history needs to be told. We all know the 12 signsWhat we don’t know is who invented them.
Although the stars are really in outer space, constellations are human creationsfigures that we put together in our mind by joining the points of light.
The Zodiac (which means «circle of animals») is a succession of constellations that pass consecutively behind the sun; the ancient greeks created the horoscopewhich is the influence of these in the lives of people who are born just when they pass behind the star.
And so, what is the zodiac sign Ophiuchus?
It turns out that 2,000 years ago, astrologers deliberately left out a constellation that passes through the Zodiac, after Scorpio and before Sagittariusthe Ophiuchus.
Why they decided to skip this sign is a mystery, but some insiders speculate that they might have done so simply because 12 is a more mathematically pleasing number than 13.
You are Ophiuchus if you were born between November 30 and December 18.
Which constellation was actually behind the Sun the day you were born?
Let’s see the answer calculated with Ophiuchus and with the movements of the earth with respect to the stars in the last 2,000 years.
- If your birthday is between January 21 and February 16, you were really born under Capricorn.
- If your birthday is between February 17 and March 12, you were really born under Aquarium.
- If your birthday is between March 13 and April 18, you were really born under Pisces.
- If your birthday is between April 19 and May 14, you were really born under Aries.
- If your birthday is between May 15 and June 21, you were born really under Taurus.
- If your birthday is between June 22 and July 20, you were really born under Gemini.
- If your birthday is between July 21 and August 10, you were really born under Cancer.
- If your birthday is between August 11 and September 16, you were really born under Leo.
- If your birthday is between September 17 and October 31, you were really born under Virgo.
- If your birthday is between November 1 and November 23, you were really born under Pound.
- If your birthday is between November 24 and November 29, you were really born under scorpio.
- If your birthday is between November 30 and December 18, you were really born under Ophiuchus.
- If your birthday is between December 19 and January 20, you were really born under Sagittarius.
You got surprised? Do you think your personality is really that of your sign? Leave your answers in the comments of the note and don’t forget to share it on your social networks, your friends will love it.