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Cormac O'Shea & Daisy Naylor

New star sign dates as yours may have changed after NASA discover new one

Your star sign may have changed after NASA found their to be 13 instead of 12.

The resurfaced NASA blog claims the extra sign - known as Ophiuchus - is for those born between 29 November and 17 December.

As a constellation Ophiuchus is a snake bearer, and he is said to have been the first doctor.

If this new discovery was in use as an official star sign, it would change the dates for all horoscopes for the rest of the year.

This means some people might find their birthday fell under a different sign.

Your 'new star sign dates'

If Ophiuchus was to be added to the calendar it would make the dates change to the following;

Capricorn    – January 20 to February 16

Aquarius    – February 16 to March 11

Pisces    – March 11 to April 18

Aries    – April 18 to May 13

Taurus  - May 13 to June 21

Gemini    – June 21 to July 20

Cancer    – July 20 to August 10

Leo    – August 10 to September 16

Virgo  - September 16 to October 30

Libra    – October 30 to November 23

Scorpio    – November 23 to November 29

Ophiuchus    – November 29 to December 17

Sagittarius    – December 17 to January 20

In a  2016 blog post, NASA explained how the ancient Babylonians divided the zodiac into 12 equal parts, choosing one constellation for each.

But there were actually 13 constellations in the zodiac, so they chose one - Ophiuchus - to leave out.

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