The 13th Zodiac Sign?

Ophiuchus named as “the new 13th zodiac sign” is trending in social networking sites and even news sites.

However, an article on DailyHoroscope.com says that Ophiuchus is not the 13th zodiac sign according to expert astrologers.

“Ophiuchus has nothing to do with Astrology. It’s not an Astrology issue. It has to do with the stars — it’s not a sign, it’s a constellation,” said renowned Astrology expert and horoscope writer Rick Levine.

“There are four seasons each with a beginning, middle and end,” Levine added. “That makes 12 zodiac signs, and there’s no such thing as a 13th astrological sign.”

“It began when astronomy professor Parke Kunkle of Minneapolis Community and Technical College told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune about the procession of stars over time. He said “Three thousand years ago the Sun was ‘in’ whatever it was in. Now it’s about a whole constellation off from that.” Kunkle’s quote went viral and was picked up by FOX News and other media outlets because people mistakenly assume that Astrology is based on constellations. But that’s not true,” as quoted from the article answering how did this whole myth get started.

This was a sign of relief for this has become the top trending topic on the web these past few days

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