As astrology lovers online started to panic, NASA gently waded into the online fray to set the record straight. NASA then notes that the zodiac signs are simply constellations that are in line with the Earth and the Sun as the planet follows its orbit.
Earth actually travels through 13 signs, including Capricorn, Aries, and, yes, Ophiuchus, but some 3, years ago the Babylonians—not NASA—decided 12 was neater than 13, so excluded the 13th zodiac sign and divided the zodiac into 12 parts based on the 12 months of their calendar, according to NASA.
To make a tidy match with their month calendar, the Babylonians ignored the fact that the sun actually moves through 13 constellations, not Weight Loss.
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But in , Aries begins anew a day later on March MORE : What your horoscope predicted for Was it right?
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