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| image symbol = Ophiuchus symbol (Moskowitz, fixed width).svg |
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| symbol = Serpent-bearer |
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| nr = 13 |
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| constellation = [[Ophiuchus (constellation)|Ophiuchus]] |
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'''Ophiuchus''' ({{Emoji presentation|⛎|text}}) ({{IPAc-en|ɒ|f|i|ˈ|juː|k|ə|s}}, ({{lang-grc|Ὀφιοῦχος}} "Serpent-bearer") has sometimes been used in [[sidereal and tropical astrology|sidereal astrology]] as a thirteenth [[astrological sign]] in addition to the twelve signs of the [[tropical zodiac]]. The constellation [[Ophiuchus]], as defined by the 1930 [[International Astronomical Union]]'s [[constellation boundaries]], is situated behind the sun from November 29 to December 18.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/born-between-november-29-and-december-18-heres-your-constellation |title=Born under the sign of Ophiuchus? |access-date=2021-04-22 |first=Bruce |last=McClure |publisher=Earthsky Communications Inc. }}</ref> |
'''Ophiuchus''' ({{Emoji presentation|⛎|text}}) ({{IPAc-en|ɒ|f|i|ˈ|juː|k|ə|s}}, ({{lang-grc|Ὀφιοῦχος}} "Serpent-bearer") has sometimes been used in [[sidereal and tropical astrology|sidereal astrology]] as a thirteenth [[astrological sign]] in addition to the twelve signs of the [[tropical zodiac]]. The constellation [[Ophiuchus]], as defined by the 1930 [[International Astronomical Union]]'s [[constellation boundaries]], is situated behind the sun from November 29 to December 18.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/born-between-november-29-and-december-18-heres-your-constellation |title=Born under the sign of Ophiuchus? |access-date=2021-04-22 |first=Bruce |last=McClure |publisher=Earthsky Communications Inc. }}</ref> |
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Ophiuchus (⛎︎) (
The idea appears to have originated in 1970 with Steven Schmidt's suggestion of a 14-sign zodiac, also including
In sidereal and tropical astrology (including sun sign astrology), a 12-sign zodiac is used based on dividing the ecliptic into 12 equal parts rather than the IAU constellation boundaries. That is, astrological signs do not correspond to the constellations which are their namesakes, particularly not in the case of the tropical system where the divisions are fixed relative to the equinox, moving relative to the constellations.
History
Ophiuchus and some of the fixed stars in it were sometimes used by some astrologers in antiquity as extra-zodiacal indicators (i.e. astrologically significant celestial phenomena lying outside of the 12-sign zodiac proper). The constellation is described in the astrological poem of Marcus Manilius as the one that winds in loops: "But, bending its supple neck, the serpent looks back and returns: and the other's hands slide over the loosened coils. The struggle will last forever, since they wage it on level terms with equal powers".[3] Later in his poem, he describes the astrological influence of Ophiuchus, when the constellation is in its rising phase, as one which offers affinity with snakes and protection from poisons, saying "he renders the forms of snakes innocuous to those born under him. They will receive snakes into the folds of their flowing robes, and will exchange kisses with these poisonous monsters and suffer no harm".[4] A later 4th century astrologer, known as Anonymous of 379, associated "the bright star of Ophiuchus", Ras Alhague (α Ophiuchi), with doctors, healers or physicians (ἰατρῶν), which may have been because of the association between poisons and medicines.[5]
Based on the 1930
In 1970, Steven Schmidt in his Astrology 14 advocated a 14-sign zodiac, introducing Ophiuchus (December 6 to December 31) and Cetus (May 12 to June 6) as new signs.[7][8] Within 20th-century
In January 2011, a statement by Parke Kunkle of the Minnesota Planetarium Society[9] repeating the idea of "the 13th zodiac sign Ophiuchus" made some headlines in the popular press.[10]
References
- ^ Astronomical Applications Department 2011.
- ^ McClure, Bruce. "Born under the sign of Ophiuchus?". Earthsky Communications Inc. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ^ Manilius, Astronomica, I.333ff.
- ^ Manilius, Astronomica, V.389ff.
- ^ Franz Cumont and Franz Boll, Catalogus Codicum Astrologorum Graecorum, Vol. 5, part 1, Brussels, 1904, pg. 210.
- ^ Lee T. Shapiro, The Real Constellations of the Zodiac Archived 2011-01-26 at the Wayback Machine, Planetarian, Spring 1977. Because of the tilt of the planes of the planets' paths relative to Earth's (the ecliptic), the planets actually pass through a number of other constellations as well, as was observed by John Mosely in The Real, Real Constellations of the Zodiac Archived 2011-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, Planetarian, Vol. 28, #4, December 1999.
- ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the originalon July 3, 2012.
- ^ Schmidt, Steven (1970). Astrology 14. Bobbs-Merrill Company. pp. 6–8.
- ^ Sappenfield, Mark (2011-01-14). "New zodiac signs 2011: Can one guy just change the zodiac like that?". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- Time Magazine, 14 January 2011