Traditional Astrological dates

Astrologers today are working with a dating scheme that has been outdated for over two millenia--and which was never particularly accurate to begin with. The traditional dates for the positions of the Zodiac constellations are simply incorrect. But modern astrologers don't actually observe the sky the way ancient astrologers did. They simply go by ancient charts based on the position of the Sun in the stars over 2000 years ago.
As the following table indicates, the traditional dates for the Sun's position in the Zodiac are not only out of sync with the actual sky, but they are artificially separated into 30-degree segments to make each sign last an average of 30 days. As you can see in the right side of the table, the signs are anything but evenly distributed across the sky. You will also notice that there is in fact a thirteenth constellation--Ophiuchus--which is ignored by traditional Astrology.



TRADITIONALASTROLOGICAL DATES


Aries
21 Mar - 19 Apr
30

Taurus
20 Apr - 20 May
31

Gemini
21 May - 20 Jun
31

Cancer
21 Jun - 22 Jul
32

Leo
23 Jul - 22 Aug
31

Virgo
23 Aug - 22 Sep
31

Libra
23 Sep - 22 Oct
30

Scorpio
23 Oct - 21 Nov
30

Sagittarius
22 Nov - 21 Dec
30

Capricorn
22 Dec - 19 Jan
29

Aquarius
20 Jan - 18 Feb
30

Pisces
19 Feb - 20 Mar
30-31


ACTUAL ASTRONOMICAL DATESTODAY (c. 2000 C.E.)


Aries
19 Apr - 13 May
25

Taurus
14 May - 19 Jun
37

Gemini
20 Jun - 20 Jul
31

Cancer
21 Jul - 9 Aug
20

Leo
10 Aug - 15 Sep
37

Virgo
16 Sep - 30 Oct
45

Libra
31 Oct - 22 Nov
23

Scorpius
23 Nov - 29 Nov
7
Ophiuchus
30 Nov - 17 Dec
18

Sagittarius
18 Dec - 18 Jan
32

Capricornus
19 Jan - 15 Feb
28

Aquarius
16 Feb - 3/11
24-25

Pisces
12 Mar - 18 Apr
38