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SALT LAKE CITY -- Thanks to the Earth's wobble, your astrological sign is likely off.
The moon's gravitational pull has moved the Earth off its axis, throwing the whole constellation off by one month.
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Astrological signs are determined by the position of the sun relative to certain constellations on a person's date of birth. The problem is the positions were determined more than 2,000 years ago.
Here is the updated list:
- Capricorn: Jan. 20-Feb. 16
- Aquarius: Feb. 16-March 11
- Pisces: March 11-April 18
- Aries: April 18-May 13
- Taurus: May 13-June 21
- Gemini: June 21-July 20
- Cancer: July 20-Aug. 10
- Leo: Aug. 10-Sept. 16
- Virgo: Sept. 16-Oct. 30
- Libra: Oct. 30-Nov. 23
- Scorpio: Nov. 23-29
- Ophiuchus: Nov. 29-Dec. 17
- Sagittarius: Dec. 17-Jan. 20
You'll now notice a thirteenth constellation. Ophiuchus is being reintroduced. It was discarded by ancient Babylonians who didn't want 13 zodiac signs.
And Scorpio has become the rarest of signs; spanning just the six days between November 23rd to 29th.
