What is the 13th sign of the zodiac , now unused .?
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It's not so much that it is an old sign that has ceased to be used, but rather that most modern astrology continues to be based on the original 12-sign "Tropical Zodiac" from ancient Greece, before it was realised that there were actually 13 constellations that should be included in the "Solar Zodiac".
The reason that Ophiuchus isn't in the Tropical Zodiac is not because there is something wrong with Ophiuchus, but because there is something wrong with the Tropical Zodiac. The Tropical Zodiac is an inaccurate oversimplification of the heavens dating from a time when we did not have telescopes or computers.
This is why the 12 signs are all of (roughly) equal length, with the cusps around the 20th to 23rd of our months. If the stars were analysed more accurately, the signs of the zodiac would be as follows:
The Real Solar Zodiac Sun Signs:
Sun Sign Meaning Dates
01: Pisces the Fishes 12 Mar to 18 Apr
02: Aries the Ram 19 Apr to 13 May
03: Taurus the Bull 14 May to 19 Jun
04: Gemini the Twins 20 Jun to 20 Jul
05: Cancer the Crab 21 Jul to 9 Aug
06: Leo the Lion 10 Aug to 15 Sep
07: Virgo the Maiden 16 Sep to 30 Oct
08: Libra the Scales 31 Oct to 22 Nov
09: Scorpius the Scorpion 23 Nov to 29 Nov
10: Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer 30 Nov to 17 Dec
11: Sagittarius the Archer 18 Dec to 18 Jan
12: Capricornus the Sea Goat 19 Jan to 15 Feb
13: Aquarius the Water Carrier 16 Feb to 11 Mar
It seems that once a year, between Nov. 30 and Dec. 17 the sun enters the 13th house: Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer
From a techinical standpoint, those born between those dates are not Sagittarian, as they might have suspected, but are Ophiuchis.
Ophiuchus The 13th sign in the Zodiac. About 2000 years ago the Sun travelled from the constellation Scorpius and then went directly into the sign of Sagittarius, but due to the constant motion of the cosmos, the Sun now enters, for a few days of the year, the constellation Ophiuchus before entering Sagittarius from Scorpius, thus creating Astrologically the birth of a thirteenth sign of the Zodiac, named: Ophiuchus the 'man' Serpent Holder, named after the original 'Serpent Holder', Enki, a Sumerian god.
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