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But Ophiuchus, as a sign, was dropped all the way back in Babylonian times because, scholars say, it is the most “squeezed” of the zodiacal constellations, and to better align the zodiac with the 12-month Babylonian solar calendar, it was the easiest constellation to drop.
The answer is quite simple: in Mesopotamia, when the Zodiac constellations were first introduced, the sky was split neatly into twelve parts, for twelve months. Since the sun spends the shortest time inside Ophiuchus (from November 30 to December 17), the Mesopotamians decided to omit it.
There are 12 familiar signs of the zodiac, but no Ophiuchus. Yet the moon and planets do regularly move within the boundaries of Ophiuchus. And so does the sun. The sun is in front of Ophiuchus from about November 30 to December 18 each year.
This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 July 2024. ) has sometimes been suggested in sidereal astrology as a 13th astrological sign in addition to the 12 signs of the tropical zodiac.
Aquarius. Aquarius is the rarest zodiac sign out there.. According to a recent study published by the CDC, fewer and fewer people have given birth throughout January or February.
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