NASA said that it did not alter the zodiac in a tweet that was published on July 16, 2020 here. The message reads: “We have noticed your remarks regarding a zodiac tale that periodically resurfaces. No, the zodiac has not changed. Three thousand years ago, when the constellations were created, the Babylonians omitted the thirteenth sign. So, we calculated.
The tweet has a link to a NASA Tumblr website where the tale is explained in greater detail. Astronomy is defined as “the scientific study of everything in outer space,” in contrast to astrology, which is defined as “the idea that the locations of stars and planets can impact human events.”
The page also discusses how the 12 zodiacal signs were divided into 12 parts by the Babylonians, who lived more than 3,000 years ago, and how they chose constellations for each part to coincide with the 12 months of the calendar.
“However, even in their own historical tales, the Babylonians claimed that the zodiac had 13 constellations. Ophiuchus was the one they decided to omit. Even then, some of the selected 12 crossed over into the next slice of the pie because they didn’t fit cleanly into their original one.
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What makes horoscope dates unique?
According to a blog article published by NASA early this year, the ancient Babylonians intended dates on the calendar to align with star constellations when they formed the zodiac over 3,000 years ago. However, they were using a 12-month calendar and there were 13 constellations. Ophiuchus was so abandoned.
NASA also noted that all of our signs now have various date ranges because the Earth’s axis doesn’t even point in the same direction that it did when the original constellations were first created.
To put it another way: astrological mayhem. And the NASA science nerds don’t even give a damn about how they’ve changed our lives. Last Monday, they issued a statement stating, “At NASA, we study astronomy, not astrology. We simply did the arithmetic; we didn’t alter any zodiac signs.
How were the dates for the zodiac signs determined?
The 12 zodiac signs that most people are likely familiar with today originated around this time in Ancient Greece.
Aries (roughly from March 21 to April 19), Taurus (from April 20 to May 20), Gemini (from May 21 to June 20), Cancer (from June 21 to July 22), Leo (from July 23 to August 22), Virgo (from August 23 to September 22), Libra (from September 23 to October 22), Scorpio (from October 23 to November 21), Sagittarius (from November 22 to December 21), Capricorn (from December 22 to January 19), Aquarius (from January 20 to February 18), These Western or tropical zodiac signs were given constellation names and assigned dates depending on how closely their positions in the sky appeared to relate to the sun.
By 1500 BC, the Babylonians had already divided the zodiac into 12 equal signs. They used names for constellations like The Great Twins, The Lion, and The Scales that are still used today, and these names were also used in Greek divination. These 12 signs were made more well-known by the astronomer Ptolemy, whose Tetrabiblos became a fundamental text in the development of Western astrology.
According to Odenwald, Ptolemy “codified the entire notion that there were 12 signs of the zodiac that were 30 broad, and the sun travelled through these signs frequently during the year. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, even the name “zodiac” is derived from a Greek word for a “sculpted animal figure,” and the conventional listing of the zodiac signs also dates back to that time.
Why do zodiac signs alter annually?
A 26,000-year-long phenomenon known as “precession” causes the stars to appear to move over time. This is brought on by the Earth’s rotational wobble.
What is said about star signs in the Bible?
I believe that astrology was a tool God created for us to use as a spiritual tool and to better understand ourselves. I believe that astrology is supported by a number of biblical scriptures. I concentrate on what Jesus taught as a Christian. When Christ prophesied in Luke 21:25, “There shall be signs in the sun, moon, and stars,” he was referring to the significance of astrology. He talks to the disciples about the significance of astrology and how it might be interpreted as a sign of his coming back. Why would Jesus provide us this crucial information if we aren’t intended to interpret planetary energies and zodiacal signs and if he actually opposed it? Jesus warned us that there will be signals in the sky upon his return, just as the three wise men understood that Jesus would be born under the star in the sky that guided them to him lying in the manger.
Why is my horoscope consistently off?
But the precession of the Earth’s rotational axis, which causes astrological signs to diverge from the zodiac, is the fundamental cause. The Earth’s equator gently bulges due to its rotation, much like how a skater’s skirt fanned out as she spins. The Earth quakes like a top because to the gravitational force of the Moon and Sun on the bulge. Over a period of 25,800 years, the wobble makes the Earth’s axisthe line around which it rotatesswing slowly in a circle.
The constellations appear to slide to the east by around a degree per human lifetime, changing how the zodiac appears to us on Earth. Around 150 B.C., Hipparchus of Nicaea made the slow but definitive observation of precession.
The vernal equinox, or the first day of spring, was in Aries in ancient times. It entered Pisces due to precession approximately 100 B.C., remained there until 2700 A.D., when it will enter Aquarius, and so on. It will finally return to Aries and the cycle will start all over again in 25,800 years.
Astrology may be entertaining as a game with its predictions of destiny and personality. The topic, however, has no scientific foundation. What Monopoly is to the real estate market, science is to the subject.
Astrology draws attention away from the planets’ very real influences, particularly their gravitational interactions, which actually modify the sizes, shapes, and tilts of their orbits. Past ice eras on Earth were probably brought on by such shifts. Direct impacts between Earth and celestial bodies can result in extremely quick changes, as was the case 66 million years ago when an asteroid hit the Yucatan Peninsula and had global consequences, including the extinction of dinosaurs and the emergence of mammals.
Astrological prophecies will lead you nowhere at all, but astronomical studies will eventually enable the prediction of such events.