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Ophiuchus (/ ˌ ɒ f i ˈ juː k ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ὀφιοῦχος, lit. 'Serpent-bearer'; astrological symbol ⛎︎) has been proposed as a 13th sign of the sidereal and tropical zodiac. The idea appears to have originated in 1970 with Steven Schmidt's suggestion of a 14-sign zodiac, also including Cetus as a sign.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 February 2025. Area of the sky divided into twelve signs For the East Asian zodiac, see Chinese zodiac. For other uses, see Zodiac (disambiguation). The Earth's orbit around the Sun causes the apparent motion of the latter along the ecliptic (red). Earth is axially tilted 23.4° relative to this plane ...
Some people believe that there's a 13th zodiac sign called Ophiuchus. An astrologer explains whether there's any truth to that theory.
Ophiuchus (/ ˌ ɒ f i ˈ juː k ə s /) is a large constellation straddling the celestial equator. Its name comes from the Ancient Greek ὀφιοῦχος ( ophioûkhos ), meaning "serpent-bearer", and it is commonly represented as a man grasping a snake.
The year: 1998.The place: My middle school cafeteria in suburban Pennsylvania.My friend Amy brought the latest issue of Teen magazine to lunch (with Leo DiCaprio on the cover), and between bites ...
Constellation of Cancer. A catasterism is the account of the transformation of a character in Greek mythology into a star or constellation. According to the myth, Hera, grateful for Carcinos' valiant but unsuccessful effort, placed him in the sky creating the constellation of Cancer in the Zodiac. [14]
Ophiuchus is not the 13th sign of the zodiac. This is because the signs of the zodiac are only named after constellations; they don't correspond to which constellation the sun is actually in. Planetariums frequently note that it would be a sign if the signs did line up with the constellations, but only an insignificant number of astrologers actually take the stars into account.
Theta Ophiuchi, Latinized from θ Ophiuchi, is a multiple star system in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus.It lies on the "right foot" of the serpent-bearer, just southwest of Kepler's Star, the nova of 1604.