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German Outlets Publish Sept. 7 Horoscopes and Preview Sept. 8, Framing Astrology as Entertainment

Polling shows strong reader interest despite studies reporting astrologers’ accuracy is no better than chance.

Overview

  • TAG24 and MOPO released free, sign-specific daily horoscopes for Sunday, covering love, career, money and health.
  • TAG24 also posted a next‑day edition for Monday, offering advance guidance for all twelve zodiac signs.
  • Augsburger Allgemeine paired its written forecasts with daily‑updated video horoscopes and background explainers on astrology’s history and psychology.
  • Multiple pieces carried explicit disclaimers and cited the Clearer Thinking study by Spencer Greenberg and André Ferretti showing chance‑level results, alongside YouGov findings that about 53% of Germans ascribe meaning to zodiac signs.
  • DerWesten ran a ‘winners of the week’ feature naming Widder, Stier and Zwillinge as favored on specific dates in the coming days, presenting the timing as astrologers’ guidance.