For some it’s a convenient icebreaker, for others it’s key to their identity. News this week that the star sign allocated to you according to your birthdate may not, in fact, be accurate has become a popular talking point, even among those who would otherwise consider themselves sceptics.

The New York Times reported on Monday that the 12 signs of the zodiac as we know them are out of date by more than 3000 years, based on the constellations behind the sun as viewed from Earth. Because the Earth “wobbles” altering our view of the sky, the positions of the zodiac shift by one degree every 72 years which, over time, adds up.

Anyone celebrating their birthday today, for example, would usually consider themselves a Virgo, when in fact Leo was behind the sun when you were born. You may not b

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