I’m Still a Leo!!!

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I’m not really a follower of the zodiac.  But I am aware of my star sign and have felt compatible with the description of Leo.  I may not memorize the exact dates where a specific zodiac sign falls into, but I can draw the 12 symbols in the order of the zodiac just fine.

I even remember at one point in my young school days (during the boom of Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers), I, together with some of my friends, would pretend to be Zodiac Rangers (me being the leader of course since I was a Leo).  At some point in my young life I was into astrology but it eventually mellowed down over the years.

So why the sudden interest?

I”ve heard it in passing over the news that there is a new zodiac calendar and a new zodiac sign has been added.  A 13th zodiac – Ophiuchus, the snake bearer.  Never cared about it much but it was worth checking out.

The Zodiac Calendar which I’m familiar about is this:

Aries: March 21 – April 19
Taurus: April 20 – May 21
Gemini: May 22 – June 22
Cancer: June 23 – July 22
Leo: July 23 – August 22
Virgo: August 23 – September 23
Libra: September 24 – October 23
Scorpio: October 24 – November 22
Sagittarius: November 23 – December 21
Capricorn: December 22 – January 20
Aquarius: January 21 – February 19
Pisces: February 20 – March 20

One new school of thought has this as a new assignment of zodiac:

Capricorn: January 20-February 16
Aquarius: February 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-August 10
Leo: August 10-September 16
Virgo: September 16-October 30
Libra: October 30-November 23
Scorpio: November 23-December 17
Sagittarius: December 17-January 20

And another school of thought, has added the 13th zodiac, thus coming up with this:
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 – Nov. 29
Ophiuchus: Nov. 29 – Dec. 17
Sagittarius: Dec. 17 – Jan. 20

When I checked wikipedia.org, they had this chart for Sidereal astrology:

Constellation		Tropical date	Sidereal Date Cyril Fagan	IAU Definition Walter Berg
	Aries	March 21 – April 19	April 15 – May 15	April 17 – May 13
	Taurus	April 20 – May 21	May 16 – June 15	May 14 – June 19
	Gemini	May 22 – June 22	June 16 – July 15	June 20 – July 20
	Cancer	June 23 – July 22	July 16 – August 15	July 21 – August 9
	Leo	July 23 – August 22	August 16 – September 15	August 10 – September 15
	Virgo	August 23 – September 23	September 16 – October 15	September 16 – October 30
	Libra	September 24 – October 23	October 16 – November 15	October 31 – November 22
	Scorpius	October 24 – November 22	November 16 – December 15	November 23 – November 28
[dubious – discuss]/	Ophiuchus	N/A		November 29 – December 17
	Sagittarius	November 23 – December 21	December 16 – January 14	December 18 – January 17
	Capricorn	December 22 – January 20	January 15 – February 14	January 18 – February 15
	Aquarius	January 21 – February 19	February 15 – March 14	February 16 – March 11
	Pisces	February 20 – March 20	March 15 – April 14	March 12 – April 16

Quite confusing, I bet.  Most especially for those who are in constant guidance of their daily horoscopes.  I noticed a couple of my friends have been “bumped” off their originally known zodiac signs and they’re not happy about it (Yes Rai, I’m talking about you!).

But seriously, if you’re not into your daily horoscope, then it wouldn’t affect you much.  For me, I’m still glad I’m LEO. <growl>

How about you guys?  Has your zodiac sign changed?

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