Ophiuchus - The 13th Zodiac Sign
Q. There is a new Zodiac sign What is it called?- Published on 19 Sep 16a. Opjiuchus
b. Ophiuchus
c. Orion
d. Orpheus
ANSWER: Ophiuchus
According to reports, NASA updated the horoscope database and for the first time in 2000 years, a new Zodiac sign has been recognised.
- About 3000 years ago, the Babylonians supposedly divided the zodiac into 12 equal parts according to the 12 month calendar based on phases of the moon where each month got a slice of Zodiac to itself.
- However, the groundbreaking blog post reveals that “even according to the Babylonians’ own ancient stories, there were 13 constellations in the zodiac.”
- The 13th constellation in question here, is known as Ophiuchus.
- Unable to accommodate the extra constellation into their lunar calendar, the Babylonians left it out.
- The post explains, “When the Babylonians first invented the 12 signs of zodiac, a birthday between about July 23 and August 22 meant being born under the constellation Leo. Now, 3,000 years later, the sky has shifted because Earth’s axis (North Pole) doesn’t point in quite the same direction.”
- “The constellations are different sizes and shapes, so the Sun spends different lengths of time lined up with each one. The line from Earth through the Sun points to Virgo for 45 days, but it points to Scorpius for only 7 days. To make a tidy match with their 12-month calendar, the Babylonians ignored the fact that the Sun actually moves through 13 constellations, not 12.”
- Sun also aligns with the benched Ophiuchus for about 18 days each year.
- So, for all those born in between November 29 and December 17, this is a new sign
- TIME magazine reported in 2011 says, Ophiuchus is a “snake-holder”. Ancient illustrations “portray some sort of heavily muscled person holding on with difficulty to a veritable anaconda in the sky.”
- The sign shares “traits with Imhotep, a 27th century BCE Egyptian doctor, and biblical Joseph.”
- Ophiuchus is also considered a healer or a doctor and symbolises the hunt for higher education and enlightenment. Well, these could be the basic traits of people under the new sign.
