Am I Now A Virgo?

According to recent reports,  the Moon's gravitational pull which forces the earth to twist on it's axis, hasn't been accounted for since the zodiac signs were discovered over 2000 years ago. Which could mean that the star signs that people associate themselves with based on when their birthday falls within in a year, could in fact be completely inaccurate.

Due to the theory known as the Earth's "wobble", scientists believe the star signs have been shifted forward by approximately a month meaning those of us who consider ourselves Libra's, such as myself, are now Virgo's as the sign now applies to the dates September 16th to October 30th, while Libra now picks up from the 30th of October and continues until November 23rd. What a bummer!

According to Pedro Braganca who said in a October 2007 article written for LiveScience. "This wobble--called precession--is caused by the gravitational attraction of the Moon on Earth's equatorial bulge." 

"Over the past two-and-a-half millennia, this wobble has caused the intersection point between the celestial equator and the ecliptic to move west along the ecliptic by 36 degrees, or almost exactly one-tenth of the way around" He added.

There are surveys that believe that one third of Americans believe in starsigns, the number is thought to be very similar in the UK too. So for those of you who do follow your sign, here is the new setup:

Capricorn: Jan. 20-Feb. 16

Aquarius: Feb. 16-March 11

Pisces: March 11-April 18

Aries: April 18-May 13

Taurus: May 13-June 21

Gemini: June 21-July 20

Cancer: July 20-Aug. 10

Leo: Aug. 10-Sept. 16

Virgo: Sept. 16-Oct. 30

Libra: Oct. 30-Nov. 23

Scorpio: Nov. 23-Dec. 17

Sagittarius: Dec. 17-Jan. 20

But these aren't set in stone. It is being debated that there is actually a thirtieth sign called Ophiuchus and if that is indeed true, Scorpio could go through further changes. Stay tuned for more updates!