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An Open Letter to the Ancient Astrologers Who Shattered My Identity

Where have you been all my life Ophiuchus?

Denise Shelton
3 min readJul 17, 2020

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Etching of Herkules and Ophiuchus by Willem Blaeu, 1602 (public domain)

“A resurfaced NASA blog has claimed there are actually 13 zodiac signs — not 12. The extra sign — known as Ophiuchus — is supposedly the horoscope 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 Ophiuchus was in use as an official star sign, it would change the dates for horoscopes for the rest of the year. This means some people might find their birthday fell under a different sign.” — The London Mirror, 15 July 2020

Birthdates for the Thirteen Signs of the Zodiac

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

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