In 2016, the world of astrology was losing ground: as NASA announced the discovery of a thirteenth constellation, a new sign of the Zodiac appeared, ready to shake up the twelve astrological signs as we know them. But who is this famous Serpentaire? Is it disturbing your star sign? We explain to you.
When you open the horoscope page of your favorite magazine, you discover the twelve signs of the Zodiac, ranging from Aries to Pisces. And always, at least since your childhood, you know your star sign and its characteristics. Only, it may all be… wrong. In 2016, NASA shared an important piece of information, namely the discovery of a new and thirteenth constellation named Serpentary. Like the bird, yes. And who says thirteenth constellation says signs of the zodiac upside down! When you have to sit thirteen people at the table and no longer twelve, admit that the organization is upset.
To fully understand, let's take a minute of astronomy before talking about astrology: in one year, the Earth circles the sun. From its position, the star of the day therefore sees planet Earth revolving around it. But what is the scene for him? Behind the Earth, he sees constellations. To summarize, we could therefore say that the Earth “passes in front of” (always from the point of view of the sun) the constellations of Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio , Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Which makes twelve. Twelve constellations for twelve signs of the Zodiac, the Zodiac being precisely this celestial ring which hosts the constellations.
The dates of the Serpentaire
The big news from NASA then tells us that a thirteenth constellation, the Serpentarius, exists in the Zodiac. To believe that until now, this group of stars had to be discreet. Now we know he is present. The Serpentarius would correspond to the period from November 29 to December 18 of our calendar, that is, the constellation Serpentarius is "visible" at that time of year. So, if you were born between November 29 and December 18, you are… Serpentarian, since on the day of your birth, the picture of the sky was such!
What is the character of the Serpentarius?
In astrology, the Serpentarius, also called Ophiuchus according to Greek mythology, is represented by a man carrying a serpent at arm's length.
According to astrologers who are not hesitant about the appearance of the Serpentarius, your sign is a fire sign, like Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. And it's well known, fire signs are go-getters. They do not hesitate to play their weapons, to be fighting or even aggressive when necessary. They represent power.
As a Serpentarian, you are in search of calm and harmony. Paradoxical? Not much. You are aware of your “all fire and flame” side but seek to moderate it. Because basically, you sometimes know you're excessive. In love, you are possessive. A great lover who often flirts with jealousy as she likes to create a strong bond with those close to her. You hate the limits that life puts on you and you like to cross them. But your mind, always in turmoil, tries to channel you, hence the search for calm that animates you. On a daily basis, you are constantly torn between this need to live at full speed and the need to calm your ardor.
Finally, you are very sensitive. Moreover, it is this sensitivity that sometimes pushes you to cross the limits in order to vibrate internally, sometimes to withdraw into yourself, like a snake that coils up. Because of this sensitivity, Serpentaires are highly compatible with the water signs, which are Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.
Why is the Serpentarius not in the horoscope?
NASA's discovery has disturbed many astrologers. Some are in favor of integrating the Serpentarius into the Zodiac, others refuse, arguing that tradition is tradition. Understand: We have been working with the twelve signs of the Zodiac for millennia, so why change everything? Those who think that it is not useful to change the current cartography also recall that astrology and astronomy do not play on the same ground. While astronomy is a science and astronomers study constellations and make happy discoveries, astrologers do not base themselves on this work. For example, we will remember that in reality (the reality of the sky), the sun only "passes" in Scorpio for a week, and not a month. For reasons of obvious practicality, astrology has always divided the 360 degrees of the celestial year into twelve constellations (initially).
With the Serpentarius, your astrological sign also changes
In the Zodiac, there are twelve signs which follow one another in a year. If you add a constellation, or a sign, the neighbors are forced to make room and shift. As a result, integrating the Serpentarius into the signs of the Zodiac amounts to modifying the relative dates of the signs of the Zodiac. Which means ? That everything changes! So what's your new zodiac sign?
- If you were born between January 20 and February 15, you are Capricorn.
- If you were born between February 16 and March 10, you are Aquarius.
- If you were born between March 11 and April 17, you are Pisces.
- If you were born between April 18 and May 12, you are Aries.
- If you were born between May 13 and June 20, you are Taurus.
- If you were born between June 21 and July 19, you are Gemini.
- If you were born between July 20 and August 9, you are Cancer.
- If you were born between August 10 and September 15, you are Leo.
- If you were born between September 16 and October 29, you are Virgo.
- If you were born between October 30 and November 22, you are Libra.
- If you were born between November 23 and November 28, you are Scorpio.
- If you were born between November 29 and December 18, you are (therefore!) Serpentarian.
- If you were born between December 19 and January 19, you are Sagittarius.
So ? It's disturbing ! Perhaps you will discover that your "new sign" corresponds, who knows, to your ascendant. Or perhaps you are in the first or third decan of your sign, so that when you were born, the solar star was transiting between two constellations, which makes you think that the neighboring sign looks like you too! In any case, no need to pull your hair out, to point out to all your friends that astrology is losing its mind and to study every evening the pretty starry sky that presents itself to us: the Serpentarius no longer makes any noise and does not show up in horoscopes. Trust… the astrologers?