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Brace for the worst: You may be a Virgo, scientists say.

Astronomers with the Minnesota Planetarium Society have dropped a bomb on the zodiac, noting that thanks to the millennia-long effect of the moon's gravitational pull on the Earth, there's about a one-month bump in the alignment of the stars. The result?

"When [astrologers] say that the sun is in Pisces, it's really not in Pisces," Parke Kunkle, a board member of the Minnesota Planetarium Society, told the Star Tribune.

And if the sun isn't in Pisces, YOU'RE not in Pisces. Surprise! You're an Aquarius! New zodiac sign dates are in order, it seems.

Much of astrology -- called an ancient and complex system that uses math and science to predict the future -- relies upon careful observation of the heavens. And your astrological sign is based on the date of your birth, something that was tied very tightly to the position of the heavens back in Babylonian times.

"When someone asks you what your sign is, they're referring to your Sun Sign -- where the sun was in the Zodiac at the exact moment of your birth," explains the website of noted astrologer Kelli Fox. As the years have worn on, the position of the heavens has shifted ever so slightly -- but those signs haven't.

Bottom line, the astrological forecasts we've all been turning to may -- gasp! -- not be accurate at all, or at least they may be intended for other readers.

Indeed, most horoscope readers who consider themselves Leos are actually Cancers, explained the Star Tribune. So instead of being courageous, natural-born leaders, they actually are sensitive and emotional -- ruled by moodiness, not innate rulers.

And those folks who have for decades considered themselves Sagittarius, the sign governed by the truth-seeking archer and ruled by Jupiter, are actually Scorpios -- stubborn, passionate people ruled over by Mars and Pluto.

So astrology enthusiasts should be using these dates, which reflect the current alignment of the Sun, Earth and stars.

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- Nov. 29
Ophiuchus: Nov. 29- Dec. 17
Sagittarius: Dec. 17- Jan. 20



so now i'm a virgo rather than a libra. is that as bad as the article suggests?

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I was born a Scorpio and have had a personal horoscope done in the past. According to the 'new' chart I'm Libra but I'm definitely Scorpio.

I have herd about the 13th sign but haven't read anything about it for a number of years so can't really comment on it. It's all interesting though

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Oh! it's all a load of tosh isn't it?

I'M BACK DOD!

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welcome old friend.

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alright people, alright.... ya'll need to read these two articles - or at least one... please stop the spread of this.  The Zodiac that most of us associate with is the one that is ruled by the changing of the seasons, not this one.  So life will go on, you will always be your sign, and I will always be a Gemini!  

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j8fELrRCAaBx-Mx7eC2lcIB_PLjw?docId=a78d6f091cd1422a87a9e1cd306a0a8d

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/13/no-your-zodiac-sign-hasnt-changed/?hpt=P1&iref=NS1

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Thanks for clearing that up Laura, I knew it didn't sound right!

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Originally Posted by Natalie Baillie:
Thanks for clearing that up Laura, I knew it didn't sound right!

NP - it's just all over the place... so sorry if I was short about it but I feel like over the last week I've said the same thing 20 billion times, LOL  

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i personally don't think a sign can tell you who you are anyway.

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Remember hearing a comedian talking about this before. Apparently the whole point of astrology is that the relative position of the stars at the moment of your birth can influence you you are. Given how far away the stars are, surely at birth you are more affected by the gravitational forces exerted by the doctors and nurses in the delivery room than you are by the  gravitational forces exerted by the stars millions of miles away :-P

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No was in hell am I a Pisces! (Not that there's anything wrong with that!)  I'm an Aries through and through! (with Libra moon & rising)

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Originally Posted by Dødherre Mørktre:
i personally don't think a sign can tell you who you are anyway.

What about the sign that says "I'm with Idiot"

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They can never take my Libraness away

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Originally Posted by Amy Irvine:
They can never take my Libraness away

ooh, a rare appearance by miss amy!  

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Originally Posted by Dødherre Mørktre:
i personally don't think a sign can tell you who you are anyway.

Astrology doesn't TELL you who you are, it just KNOWS who you are

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lol