Overview
- On December 10, major publishers issued new sign-by-sign pieces, with Augsburger Allgemeine posting daily-updated video horoscopes and BILD offering weekly guides.
- TAG24 promoted a free roundup for December 11, underscoring the routine, day-ahead cycle of horoscope publishing across all twelve signs.
- A YouGov 2021 survey cited across coverage reports roughly 53% of Germans show interest in astrology, with 13% reading horoscopes regularly and higher belief reported among women than men.
- A Clearer Thinking test by Spencer Greenberg and André Ferretti found 152 astrologers matched personality data to signs at chance levels, averaging 2.49 correct out of 12 and none exceeding five.
- Outlets invoke the Forer/Barnum effect and note skeptical commentary from groups like GWUP, advising readers not to base important decisions on horoscopes while listing standard zodiac date ranges.