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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.
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.
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.
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A map of the IAU-defined constellation boundaries with the equal length signs used in tropical astrology overlaid.One can see that, due to precession and the inequality in the sizes of constellations, it appears that the constellations the signs are based on have moved eastward by nearly a month (or 30 degrees).