Hos stupid is this livescience new Astrological Sign repartition?

Capricorn - Jan 20 to Feb 16
Aquarius - Feb 16 to Mar 11
Pisces - Mar 11 to Apr 18
Aries - Apr 18 to May 13
Taurus - May 13 to Jun 21
Gemini - Jun 21 to Jul 20
Cancer - Jul 20 to Aug 10
Leo - Aug 10 to Sep 16
Virgo - Sep 16 to Oct 30
Libra - Oct 30 to Nov 23
Scorpius - Nov 23 to Nov 29
Ophiuchus - Nov 29 to Dec 17
Sagittarius - Dec 17 to Jan 20

http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/y...

If it's not stupid, what are this 'Ophiuchus''s characteristics?

PLEASE tell me i'm still a Scorpio :((

I repeat,' it is all stupid'. You are 'still a Scorpio' with lot of sting still left. Use it where necessary, good luck.

If you're a Scorpio in garden variety western astrology, then yes, you're still a Scorpio. :-)

As you may know, many to most western charts use the "tropical zodiac," which is *not* where the signs are located if you actually go out and look at night, due to the Precession of the Equinoxes.

Vedic astrologers use what's called the "sidereal" zodiac, which takes the Precession into account. Most, but not *all* people will find their Vedic/Jyotish signs one "off" from their western astrological signs.

Ophiuchus is one of the constellations that was visible in the ancient sky, but the *only* one not aligned with a zodiac sign. Some modern astrologers disagree with their ancient counterparts, and believe that O *should* be affiliated with a Zodiac sign.

For general info, I've given you a couple sources; the one from aquarianmysteries.com gives the qualities of Ophiuchus when accounted as a Zodiac sign. There's also a site which gives the respective tropical and sidereal dates for the zodiac signs ref'd in there.

Enjoy! ;-)

What the hay ??? I am not a scorpio anymore? I am a libra

it could be worse, we could be virgos.. that would scare me

I have a hard time with "The Serpent Holder" myself and I've been doing this quite a while. So I decided a few years ago that I just would not use it except for the characteristics, which I apply to the dates you have listed.

Yes, you still are a Scorpio, but you have some of these additional characteristics:

LIST OF KEY WORDS DESCRIBING THE SIGN OF OPHIUCHUS

* interpreter of dreams, vivid premonitions,
* attracts good luck and fruitful blessings,
* serpent holder, lofty ideals,
* a seeker of peace and harmony,
* doctor of medicine or science, natural-pathic,
* adds, increases, joins, or gathers together
* poetical, inventive nature, expanding qualities,
* seeks higher education and wisdom,
* overseer, supervisor of work,
* fame - either grand, or completely misunderstood,
* longevity, aspirations of healing the ills of man,
* architect, builder, reaches for the stars, figuratively and literally,
* tax assessor, or levys taxes,
* astrological talents, intuitive,
* large family indicated, but apt to be separated from them when young,
* the number twelve holds great significance,
* foresight and good fortune to benefit from hard times,
* has secret enemies in family or close associations,
* many jealous of this subject,
* notable father, apple of father's eye when young,
* high position in life expected [depending on aspects] highest fame and legend comes after death
* feelings of granular, wise, genius mentality,
* likes to wear clothing of vibrant colors, and plaids in particular,
* receives the favor of those in authority.

According to the boundaries for the constellations adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1921, there are 13 signs of the zodiac instead of the usual 12; time from Ophiuchus the snake handler is usually included in time given to Scorpius. If you already know your astrological sign from reading an astrology column in a newspaper or from consultation with an astrologer, you may be surprised that few of these dates correspond to the dates listed in the newspaper's astrological column. Why? Generally, listed astrological signs and the dates given by most astrologers assume that you were born around 140 AD.

Bear in mind Pluto was not discovered (by astronomers not astrology) for another nine years. It took a little while to be accepted by astrologers. Attributes had to be made up for that planet.

The number 12 is vital because it is very easy to divide. The four "elements" are alternated evenly. So do the Cardinal, Fixed, and Mutable modes alternate. Imagine if there was more or less signs. Can't have back to back fire or Cardinal signs in the system.

13 is a prime number so that would mess a lot of things up. If there were only 11 signs it would be no good as well. It's a lot easier to add a planet than a constellation. Also once added, none are removed.

Changes in astrology occur only when there is an advantage.

There has been rumoured that there is a 13th star sign. I love being a Gemini.So what is the sign for Ophiuchus?