For millennia, humans have looked to the stars for answers about life's big questions. Priests in ancient Babylon scoured the heavens, looking for omens that might impact the king and eventually developed 12 astrological signs. The ancient Greeks adopted these signs as their own to create the zodiac as we recognize it, giving each sign a name and linking it to a constellation.
The blend of ancient divination practices from Greece and Babylon evolved over the centuries and the concept of a personal horoscope emerged. These predictions influenced the decisions of medieval monarchs, guided physicians in treating mysterious ailments, and served as a crucial discipline among alchemists.
In modern times, horoscopes were available in daily newspapers and eventually through digital apps.
But dabblers in the divine may have overlooked one important point — the stars and sun have shifted alignment since the Greeks invented the zodiac more than 2,000 years ago.
Your star sign is dictated by whichever constellation is behind the sun on your birthday, and these date ranges are considered pretty standard — for example, the Gemini date range runs from about May 21 to June 20, which would place a June 12 birthday firmly in the Gemini category. But according to the New York Times, Gemini wasn't behind the sun at all on June 12 — instead, those birthdays belong to Taurus.
If your birthday falls on October 31, you should be a Scorpio — except Libra was really behind the sun on your birthday.
Are you an Aquarius with a February 1 birthday? Think again — these days, you're a Capricorn.
Will this new information change your daily horoscope? Maybe, maybe not — perhaps you should ask the stars.
