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Originally Posted by edwardsdj
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I was speaking to someone really into astrology some years ago who informed me of "true star signs". She was telling me that there were 13 of these so I asked to see a chart. Sure enough, it was based on where the ecliptic crosses the constellation boundaries defined by the IAU in 1930.
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Knew I read about this somewhere, just found it in the 'Astronomy 2003' yearbook.
The article says this:
In reality the Sun actually passes through 13 constellations each year with Ophiuchus being the missing 'sign'. In fact the Sun stays in Ophiuchus each year longer than Scorpius (called Scorpio by astrologers).
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In summary there are 21 constellations in which some of the planets from Mercury to Neptune can at times enter. The Moon adds Auriga to the list. Hence we have a total of 22 constellations. If you count Pluto's movement you can include Serpens, Eridanus, Coma Berenices and Bootes. These additions are due to the high inclination of this distant body.
Any astrologers care to comment? LOL
