The Boston Diaries

The ongoing saga of a programmer who doesn't live in Boston, nor does he even like Boston, but yet named his weblog/journal “The Boston Diaries.”

Go figure.

Thursday, July 03, 2003

Get your true astrological signs here!

Astrologically, you are not what you seem. Unlike the inferior products sold by our competitors, our horoscopes take account of your one and a bit star sign shift to the left due to the precession of the equinoxes since the Stiwkuf invented astrology way back in the olden days. Also, and for no extra charge, we give you all thirteen of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac. But wait! There is more, our meretricious “Zodiacal Light Program” will include, absolutely free and post free—provided you read Your True Horoscope within the next 666 days—the current and true details about the time the sun spends in each of the Astronomical Constellations of the Ecliptic. Now you could not do better than that could you?

Only God can predict the future better than Fred Thornett!

Everything you thought you knew about your astrology sign is wrong!

Remember that whole 60s bit about entering the Age of Aquarius? Well, that whole bit was about which sign the Spring Equinox falls in—these days it is indeed in Aquarius. The original signs were done in the Age of Aries and since then we've slipped through the Age of Fish Pisces.

Unfortunately, someone forgot to tell the Astrologers, or they weren't listening (must have been all those drugs back then). Not only that, but there are actually thirteen constellations encircling the celestrial equator, not twelve! So using the above as a guide, I've constructed the following table so you too, can determine you actual astrological sign so you too, can read the correct forcast (sorry Ophiuchans, no fortunes for you!).

Classical dates and real dates for Astrology signs
Sign Traditional dates Actual dates # actual days
Sign Traditional dates Actual dates # actual days
Aries the Ram March 21–April 20 April 19–May 13 32
Taurus the Bull April 21–May 20 May 15–June 19 25
Gemini the Twins May 21–June 21 June 20–July 20 31
Cancer the Crab June 22–July 23 July 21–August 9 20
Leo the Lion July 24–August 23 August 10–September 15 37
Virgo the Virgin August 24–September 23 September 16–October 30 45
Libra the Scales September 24–October 23 October 31–November 22 23
Scorpio the Scorpion October 24–November 22 November 23–November 29 7
Ophiuchus the Snake Holder N/A November 30–December 17 18
Sagittarius the Archer November 23–December 22 December 18–January 18 32
Capricorn the Goat December 23–January 20 January 19–February 15 28
Aquarius the Water Bearer January 21–February 19 February 16–March 11 24
Pisces the Fish February 20–March 20 March 12–April 18 38

Update on Monday, July 7th

Some clarifications.

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