posted August 27, 2014 01:29 AM            

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Originally posted by soren:
Correct they would take up 0.15 m in each sign if it was exactly in the middle. Mcafee calculated that the sun is on that cusp where its touching both for 1.666 percent of the time

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Alright.

So perhaps that we should equate whatever sign it's closest to, it's in, instead of it being considered in two signs. So if the Sun/Moon is at 29.59 Virgo, then it is considered to be in the sign of Virgo, because more of the Sun/Moon takes up Virgo (0.01 to be exact) and if it is at 0.00 Libra, then it is to be considered to be in the sign of Libra. I know the Sun/Moon will still cover both signs either way, but it will be like we're rounding it to whatever sign it is closest to. Just like they round in Math, and the Universe is comprised of mathematical calculations and theorems.

So basically, it's kinda like we're arriving at the conclusion that there no such thing as a Cusp. Because 29.59 Virgo is still in Virgo, and 0.00 Libra is still in Libra, haha.

posted August 27, 2014 01:33 AM            

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Originally posted by soren:
so if the sun goes through 30 degrees, in each degree for an equal amount of time, then for 0.25/30th of the time it is in the cusp degrees for the start of the sign, plus another 0.25/30 degrees for the time it is in the cusp zone for the end of a sign. so all in all it is in the cusp zone for 0.5/30, which equals 1.666%

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posted August 27, 2014 01:43 AM            

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Originally posted by soren:
No its a different calculation. You calculated to which sign to round to, but this calculation is the literal amount of time that the sun is in the zone where its half a degree is touching both signs at once. which is 1.666% of the time

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So are you saying that if the Sun/Moon is on the Cusp (no matter if it's at 29.59 Virgo or 0.00 Libra), it's technically in the next sign? (In which case for my example, it's Libra). Because it's 1.666%, and that rounds positively. Right?

posted August 27, 2014 02:00 AM            

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Originally posted by soren:
1.666% of all the time is how often sun is in both signs. so if you apply that to months, you would get 30 (days) x 1.666% = 0.4998, which is half a day. So the sun is touching both signs for half a day out of every 30 days

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Oh! Okay... I think I get it now, haha.

I thought you meant that it was in one sign 1.666% more, or .116% more than the other sign when on the Cusp. But you were actually talking about days the Sun was on the Cusp in a month in a percentage, lol.