After all, did my sign change? |

Astronomers from Minnesota, USA, claimed that the precession of the equinoxes would have changed the alignment of the stars and, consequently, the signs of the zodiac. However, it is important to clarify that there is a difference between constellations and signs. The former move in the celestial sphere and can change places, but the signs are fixed.

For you to understand better, imagine that a circular strip is projected from the Earth and divided into twelve equal sectors. These are what astrologically call “zodiacal signs”. The signs, for Astrology, are geometric. But as some celestial constellations bear the same name as astrological signs, many people confuse and think that signs and constellations are the same thing.

For this reason, your sign has not changed, precisely because it was never a constellation. Astrology signs are tropic and not constellations.

Your sign has not changed, precisely because it was never a constellation. Astrology signs are tropic and not constellations.

Saying that someone is an Aryan, for example, has nothing to do with the fact that that person was born while the Sun was passing through the constellation of Aries. What happens is that, in this birth, the Sun transited through the geometric zone that, for Astrology, corresponds to the sign of Aries.

Even if such information breaks the romanticism of a starry night, one must understand that the constellation and the astrological sign of Aries are two completely different matters. This way, you already know the answer when you read around that your sign has changed or when you come across people who believe that Astrology uses the wrong signs.