posted September 03, 2012 06:51 PM            

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However The Sun and the Moon are each half a degree wide... 30 minutes wide, and they have some fatness to them. That means that within a very narrow range, it's possible to have part of the circumference of the Sun or Moon sticking out into the next or previous sign.

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Yes, this is correct. Planetary bodies, especially the luminaries that are approximately 30' (30 minutes arc) in width, can be 'cuspy.' As the leading edge aligns with the next sign, about 29' of the disc is still in the preceding one. This means that approximately 1/2 the day previous and 1/2 the day after the Sun is noted as 00*00' is the official cusp, since its position is measured from its center.

There is gradual movement. The Sun or Moon do not suddenly HOP across the invisible line into the next zodiac sign!

However, the Asc is not a planetary body, so technically no cusp exists. However, in my rectification work as initiated by and inspired by John Willner the Asc in the last degree of a sign does indeed create a somewhat 'mixed' type person. This could be viewed as a 'cusp' matter or simply that the rest of the 1st house is covered by the next sign (or even interecepted by it).

Not convenient maybe, but it shows that astrology is planetary movement and is an energy seen in the WHOLE birth chart. This isn't about categories, but energies and people. Nuance is involved everywhere!

posted September 03, 2012 06:59 PM            

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Originally posted by Starish:

Born Dec 21st as well which year were you born?

I am a 29'59 sag sun and have my mercury, saturn, uranus and neptune in capricorn, so I'm puzzled whether it's the cusp or just the many placements in capriporn that's doing the trick .

My venus in in sagittarius as well..

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Then this means the Sun would have been 0*29' or so into Capricorn at the moment of your birth. Technically this does make you a very 'cuspy' Sun Sag/Cap, in spite of how this muddies up things for we astrologers.

The Planets in Cap do matter of course.

Just remember they measure the Sun at its center. It isn't a tiny dot in the sky, but is wide - very wide. So You are a perfect example of a genuine 'cusp' Sun sign person. Not the 1-2 degrees or more than is often used.