The short answer to why the constellation Ophiuchus isn’t an astrological sign is that people are probably not going to stop using the traditional astrological calendar with which we’re all familiar. Despite some rumors to the contrary, NASA isn’t changing the star signs because, well, NASA has no power to or interest in doing so.
A query we ran across in our research was “Is Ophiuchus in the zodiac?”.
The 13th Sign Never Made The Cut By now you may have heard that, despite the recent freak out, the zodiac probably isn’t changing and the possible 13th sign, Ophiuchus, may not be part of the zodiac after all. But even though this is undoubtedly a relief to us all, why isn’t Ophiuchus in the zodiac?
Yes don’t be surprised, it is the astrological revelation that Ophiuchus is the new addition to the zodiac sign. Ophiuchus zodiac sign falls between Scorpio and Sagittarius which means the Ophiuchus dates go from November 29 – December 18. Ophiuchus is a large constellation straddling the celestial equator.
The cosmic confusion appears to originate in a NASA article written for children (last updated in 2016), which claims that the true zodiac originally included a 13th zodiac sign called Ophiuchus that was knowingly left out by ancient Babylonians in order to align the number of signs to the number of months in the year.
One of the next things we wondered was, why was Ophiuchus omitted from the zodiac wheel?
In fact, Ophiuchus was knowingly omitted from the zodiac wheel by ancient Babylonians in order to align the number of signs to the number of months in the year.
Why is Ophiuchus excluded from the 12 months?
This was not quite appropriate for the calendar for 12 months, so for whatever reason, Ophiuchus was excluded. Ophiuchus is not new, as the Babylonians observed when they first observed the stars. Ophiuchus does not have the opposite signs of the Zodiac like 12 other zodiac signs.
What is Ophiuchus?
Ophiuchus is not new, as the Babylonians observed when they first observed the stars. Ophiuchus does not have the opposite signs of the Zodiac like 12 other zodiac signs. This means they are less compatible.
You CAN still have fun channeling the spirit of Ophiuchus (just don’t call it a zodiac sign). We are all made of stars, so we can channel the mythology of any of the constellations and planets we want.
What are the Ophiuchus sign dates for 2019?
According to astronomers, the Ophiuchus sign dates would fall between November 29 and December 17. In fact, we ourselves would be born during the Ophiuchus zodiac cycle (our birthday is December 2).
Another common question is “Is December 17 a Sagittarius or Ophiuchus?”.
Ophiuchus Dates If you’re born between November 29—December 17 ( that’s you, Sagittarius), you may have a completely new zodiac sign with new traits and elements to explore. Ophiuchus is unique in many ways. But one difference is that it has a much shorter sun cycle than the other 12 zodiac signs.