posted May 16, 2008 08:51 PM              

when one takes into account the degrees, minutes and seconds of an ascendant, i am noticing that it is possible for a sign to occupy two houses.

for example, my ascendant is in libra at 17 1'9". my 1st house begins at that point in libra. so pre this point, that is my 12th house occupying part virgo and libra.

is this correct?

posted May 17, 2008 12:37 AM              

Yes, this is correct. But astrologers look at the sign on the EDGE (cusp) of the house to determine the "sign" of the house. So if you have, for example, Taurus on the cusp of your 3rd house, they'd say you have a "Taurus 3rd house".

In the house,

posted May 17, 2008 03:28 PM              

the houses are 30 degrees each. the 1st house begins at my ascendant (17 1' 9" in libra).

my second house will begin 30degrees after this point? around 14 degrees virgo.

the signs are each 30 degrees and are not lined up exaclty where the houses start and end. when i look at the astodienst chart, i see my moon is at 17 51' 5" in taurus. this measurement is not taken from the houses starting point but from the signs starting point.

on the chart, it looks as if the inner numbered houses (the mundane) are not all 30 degrees. some look larger or smaller than 30 degrees.

is it where the mundane or celestial houses begin that we "number" each house with its coresponding description; 1st, aries, being, action, anger....

posted May 18, 2008 12:11 AM              

The size of the house depends on the house system you use. If you use an "equal house" system, then the houses are all 30 degrees each. If you use some other "non-equal house" system, then the houses will be different sizes. To find out more about the meaning of houses, go to the basic astrology link at the bottom of this message.

Unequally,

Tim