
You might have a new star sign because people are saying there are actually 13
My whole Gemini life has been a lie
If everything’s been feeling weird recently, think twice before you blame world events, because it turns out your horoscope might have been wrong your whole life – there’s actually a new star sign.
Apparently the 12 signs of the zodiac you knew are all a lie, and there are actually 13. With the introduction of new Ophiuchus, every sign’s dates have moved around.
What does this mean? You’ve probably got a different star sign, and your whole life has been a lie.
The new star sign is called Ophiuchus
A 2016 blogpost from NASA spills the tea, placing the blame for the forgotten starsign, Ophiuchus, on the Babylonians.
Apparently the Babylonians, who came up with the whole horoscopes thing, just decided to leave it out. Despite knowing there were 13 signs of the zodiac, the Babylonians wanted to make it fit into 12 neat pieces. “So the Babylonians picked one, Ophiuchus, to leave out,” say NASA.
It’s a good thing Babylon is a lost civilisation already, or they’d be getting cancelled right about now. Forget hanging gardens, they should be hanging their heads in shame.
It’s got some really interesting traits
Ophiuchus goes between Scorpio and Sagittarius and has the Serpentine Bearer symbol.
Although you’d probably think the forgotten nature of the star sign lends itself to being chronically left out, Ophiuchus has some really interesting traits.
According to astrostyle.com, an Ophiuchus is “sexually magnetic with bedroom skills par excellence,” and is “secretive and mystical.”
You’re also passionate, likeable, anti-authority, secretive, jealous, rebellious, and have a flamboyant fashion sense.
That doesn’t sound like a bad deal. Essentially, you’re halfway between the charm of a Scorpio and the intelligence of a Sagittarius.

This lot have been living one big cosmic lie
The new star sign means the dates for every other star sign have moved
With Ophiuchus slotting in, the dates of each star sign have changed – meaning there’s a good chance you might have been living a lie this whole time.
Here are the old and new dates, according to The Sun’s Mystic Meg and Marie Clare. Pretty much everyone’s star sign will have changed.
Capricorn
Old date: December 22nd – January 20th
New dates: January 20th – February 16th
Aquarius
Old dates: January 21st – February 18th
New dates: February 16th – March 11th
Pisces
Old dates: February 19th – March 20th
New dates: March 11th – April 18th
Aries
Old dates: March 21st – April 20th
New dates: April 18th – May 13th
Taurus
Old dates: April 21st – May 21st
New dates: May 13th – June 21st
Gemini
Old dates: May 22nd – June 21st
New dates: June 21st – July 20th
Cancer
Old dates: June 22nd – July 22nd
New dates: July 20th – August 10th
Leo
Old dates: July 23rd – August 23rd
New dates: August 10th – September 16th
Virgo
Old dates: August 24th – September 22nd
New dates: September 16th – October 30th
Libra
Old dates: September 23rd – October 23rd
New dates: October 30th – November 23rd
Scorpio
Old dates: October 24th – November 22nd
New dates: November 23rd – November 29th
Ophiuchus
New dates: November 29th – December 17th
Saggitarius
Old dates: November 23rd – December 21st
New dates: December 17th – January 20th
People, quite suitably, are freaking out
Of course, a massive cosmic realignment could never happen without a massive disturbance to everyone’s energy.
Just imagine living your whole life one way, and then finding out it was all wrong.
People are suddenly coming to regret their star sign tattoos.
Very Mercury in retrograde energy, if you ask me.
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