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In astrology, a cusp (from the Latin for spear or point) is the imaginary line that separates a pair of consecutive signs in the zodiac or houses in the horoscope. [1]Because the solar disc has a diameter of approximately half a degree, it is possible for the Sun to straddle the cusp as it moves across the sky.
The term isn't rooted in the age-old practice of astrology, but "cusp signs" are often mentioned in pop-culture astrology, explains Miami-based astrologer Valerie Mesa. The logic is, if you don ...
What are the cusp dates and what do they mean? Are cusps in the zodiac even real? One astrologer breaks down the debate and why cusps might be a myth and not real.
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Regardless of these different methods, all house divisions in Western astrology share certain things in common: the twelve house cusps are always projected on the ecliptic; they will all place the cusp of the first house near the eastern horizon and every house cusp is 180° of longitude apart from the sixth following house (1st opposes 7th ...
The first point of Aries, also known as the cusp of Aries, is the location of the March equinox (the vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere, and the autumnal equinox in the southern), used as a reference point in celestial coordinate systems. In diagrams using such coordinate systems, it is often indicated with the symbol ♈︎.
Cusp signs emerge as a fusion of two different zodiac signs, manifesting when a person is born between the transitions of astrological seasons.
In modern Western astrology the planets represent basic drives or impulses in the human psyche. These planets differ from the definition of a planet in astronomy in that the Sun, Moon, and recently, Pluto are all considered to be planets for the purposes of astrology. [20] Each planet is also said to be the ruler of one or two zodiac signs.