Upshot: Your zodiac sign is 2,000 years out of date

Upshot: Your zodiac sign is 2,000 years out of date

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September 8, 2025

Aatish Bhatia, Francesca Paris and Rumsey Taylor/The New York Times

Your Zodiac Sign Is 2,000 Years Out of Date

Over millennia, our view of the stars has shifted, because of Earth’s wobble. It may be time to rethink your sign.

By Aatish Bhatia, Francesca Paris and Rumsey Taylor

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