The dates for the western zodiac calendar have compressed and shifted later by a few weeks: If you were a Virgo born before mid-September, so the story goes, you are a Leo (now Aug. 10 to Sept. 16). With all of the chaos in the heavens, one might think that a retrograde Mercury is to blame. The dates of the zodiac calendar follow this laser line as it sweeps from constellation to neighbouring constellation, a bit like the hand of a clock. This time around, NASA took to its Tumblr account to clarify that it did not set out to blow up anyone’s astrological calendar. “We didn’t change any zodiac signs, we just did the math.”NASA’s ultimate counter-argument is that the zodiac calendar is a fantasy on par with a fortune cookie.

Source: National Post September 26, 2016 18:33 UTC