Why Did the Zodiac Signs Change? 2011 Horoscope Changes Explained

by NowPublic Staff | January 14, 2011 at 10:12 am
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Why Are the Zodiac Signs Changing? Horoscope Changes Explained. Ask Parke Kunkle

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So now you've probably heard about the new astrological signs. For some reason, there have been a million stories on the web about the horoscope change. But why is the horoscope changing and who is responsible for changing it?


Why is the Horoscope changing?


Apparently it has something to do with the earth's rotation. The horoscope changes were conceived because the earth's wobbly orbit has changed the way the planet is aligned to the stars. That means that the earth's relationship to the stars are now different than when the first zodiac signs were first created.

The new zodiac signs have been adjusted to deal with the earth's new orbit.

Who Made Up the Horoscope  Changes?


You can blame a Minnesota community college professor. Professor Parke Kunkle put some thought into the new astrological signs and talked about them in a newspaper interview. From there, the new zodiac sign story went viral. For his part, Kunkle says the new zodiac signs aren't new, but based on "2,000-year-old information."

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Taylor is a person

I agree!i am also a leo.and do not want to change!

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Erica M.

Brian werth I agree with you. I am also a Leo and will be til the day I die. I have a distinct Leo personality and that is the bottom line.

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beccaclayy

I have a capricorn tatoo. . . and now someone says it changed. . . i don't really care what it all means in the grand scheme of things. . . but it's not really something you can change. . . this professor can say that the horoscope has been wrong for thousands of years. . . but how do you change the way people have thought for thousands of years??

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beenish aqib

huh ...i dont care ....i will always remain a scorpion<3 <3 .......

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doesn't matter

Well if they put this 13th sign into affect, then all of you idiots would be lying to yourself. If they prove this professor right, then technically your sign is what they say it is. If you want to tell them they're wrong, do the research yourself. Stop being arrogant, you might learn something.

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Gemini Defender

I will stand as a Gemini from birth to death... NO idiot scientist is changing that.  My birthstone has been changed 2 times as well... so WTF!!!

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only saggitarius

new zodiac theory ssstiiinkkkkkkkks........Euuuuuuuuu.........

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Some Guy

I see the " The Secrect Society" Has really out done themselves....

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Leo Borned

Everyone was born as what their horoscopes are, and we all fit into our descriptions. Now that it's changed, are you telling me i believed that i was a Leo for 23 years and you tell me I'm a Cancer?! This is crapp man. What the hell is wrong with that prof.

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Real Smart Person

Astrology is all just make believe crap anyway, so new sign , old sign are equally meaningless.

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kirstie macvean

guys come on research this and try to understand the reason for it now that the earth is aligned differently with the stars there is a 13th sign. if u really want to know anything about it there is a book called celtic sun and moon signs that was printed years ago that actually already talks about there being a 13th moon phase. just as everything changes in your everyday lives the stars, moon and sun will change as well. i was born a cancer and am now a gemini if u believe in the signs then you are a changed sign now and if u say you are still what you were born as then you are no longer following the real signs..

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Lets Use Our Brains

Alright I am hoping to put an end to the flame fest. What we are talking about here is called the procession of the equinoxes. The only thing that has changed is the fact that going forward if you are born under what was Libra you will now be born a Virgo due to Virgo being the dominant constellation in the night sky during that time. It does not change the fact that when you were born your normal sign was dominant at that time. This is happening because the zodiac is shifting with the wobbling of the Earth’s axis over a 26,000 year period, this is divided into 12 ages that change every 2000 - 2160 years or so (there is allot of speculation and confusion on the exact time frame). This change in the zodiac is long overdue, by some estimates it should have happened in the year 2000 when we moved in to the Age of Aquarius from Pisces.

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arain!!

wth!! i dont believe this crap!!!

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L Andersen

All this fuss over something a COMMUNITY COLLEGE TEACHER said?  I find it doubtful that anyone working at a community college is a professor with a PhD.I was a born a Scorpio, and some whackjob with idiotic theories can't change that.

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Doubtful

So I've moved from Libra to Virgo. I've always related to Virgo better anyway so the change makes sense to me. But what happens to the Moon signs?

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Doris Yontosh

Well I was born an Aries and will die an Aries so I dont believe or care to much of the Zodiac sign so he can fool some one else.

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XYRYL

 I WAS BORN ON AUGUST ,SO I STILL VIRGO ZODIAC SIGN NOTHING CHANGE.! I DON'T AGREE TO THE NEW HOROSCOPE ZODIAC SIGN..!

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ZYRYRL

I do not agree  to the new horoscope ,! Iwas born on august so i still virgo zodiac sign nothing change since i was born to that zodiac sign...!

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kaci

i was born a virgo i will always be a virgo not some stupid leo no offense people im just not gonna be a leo sorry im lashing out on all the used 2 be leos or the new one but i just had 2 say something

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kirstie macvean

there has been a 13th moon sign for a long time :)

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Gemma (Gemini)

My personality fits that of Gemini perfectly, there is no way I'm a Taurus. It may sound stupid, but even if they prove that this is infact correct, I am sticking by Gemini. I've read every horoscope and Gemini fits my personality PERFECTLY.

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Ricky Livingstone

my baby was born on march 10 th and i got his name birthday and sign tattooed on me, so hes stayin pices haha

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Jill m

I have always been a taurus for my whole life, I have all the characteristics of a taurus and I will die as one why change something after all this time, it's pointless and a waste of time!!!! Leave well enough alone. Everyone I talked to say are what their sign was before and don't want the changes!

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Tim C.

The way I see it is that if you are born a certain sign you will stay that sign.  For those who are born in the furture, the new sign will take affect if you will.  I was born a Scorpio, and I will remain a Scorpio.  Now if a person is born on the same day as I was, they will be a Libra because of the new sign.  It just depends on what year you were born I guess.

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Rhonda Wrubel

OK!!!! Look, I have no clue why these people, who have nothing better to do, decided they wanted to go and mess with a good thing.. I have been a Virgo for almost 36 years and as far as I am concerned, I will be a Virgo till the day I die.... If you guys and girls really need something to do, how about trying to figure out a way to get the United States out of debt!!!!! THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING USEFUL.

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Jlane

i dont know much about this but i do know that the stars give off energy, we are made of energy, so when something is space changes or whatever happened, the zodiac changes, so if im a lion, which i am, i get a different form of energy now, in the bible it says the first will be last and the last will be first, and it tells us to look to the heavens where our help comes from, our help comes from God which created the stars which some people see as astrology

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JayyTee

Born a cancer,, always a cancer,, die a cancer.. Not no damn gemeni!

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Mikhi

I never liked being a Virgo,and i was very happy being a Leo now.Coz it's just that Virgo is a girl.And I am a boy.But suddenly I realized,it looks like things had change and my personality was still on the Zodiac Sign,Virgo.So this 1 doesn't really change me at all.

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Pi

It's been well known in Astronomy circles for years now. The Professor simply passed the information on  during an interview and now "idiotic whackjobs" are getting their panties in a bunch.

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Sandra Cape

How in the HELL are you gonna take an Earth sign like VIRGO and all of a sudden gonna say They are a FIRE sign of LEO? Just doesn't happen, LMAO this is ridiculous! UNBELIEVEABLE!!!! BORN A VIRGO AND WILL ALWAYS BE A VIRGO!!!

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