Can You Be Two Zodiac Signs? What Happens When You Are Born On The 'Cusp'

Written By: Shereen Campbell

Quick Answer: No

Some very special people are born in the moments leading up to or immediately following the sun’s monthly change of signs, making it sometimes a little difficult to determine their birth or sun sign. This is commonly referred to as being born on the cusp, and it typically occurs when you are born on the day the sun changes signs.

Why You Feel Split Between Two Zodiac Signs

As an astrologer, I’ve talked to many people who would swear they were one of the two signs, neither of the signs, or even the next sign over! Cue the identity crisis.

There are many, many reasons why this feeling might pop up less to do with being born on the cusp and more to do with how the other planets in your chart interact with each other.

More on that below. But first, let’s identify the cusp dates.

Zodiac Cusp Dates

In astrology, each sign is exactly 30 degrees, meaning that whatever planet is occupying that sign will touch 0 degrees all the way to 29 degrees before moving to the next sign. When you’re born on a cusp, the sun—which represents your sun or birth sign—occupies either the very last degree of a sign (29) or the very first few degrees of a sign (0).

Because of this, “cusp dates” can reach up to two days before or after the date a sun sign changes into a new season. (It also means a planet cannot be in more than one sign at a time but can be very close to a transition—but we’ll get to that later.)

Aries-Taurus

When your birthday falls between April 18 and April 22, you may feel close to both Aries and Taurus signs.

Taurus-Gemini

Taurus-Gemini cusp babies are born between May 19 to May 23.

Gemini-Cancer

If your birthday is between June 19 and June 23, you may feel like you have the

characteristics of both Gemini and Cancer.

Cancer-Leo

If your birthday falls between July 21 and July 25, you’re a Cancer-Leo cusp baby.

Leo-Virgo

Those whose birthdays lie between August 21 and August 25 may feel as though they connect with both Leo and Virgo.

Virgo-Libra

Virgo-Libra cusp babies were born between September 21 and September 25.

Libra-Scorpio

Born between October 21 and October 25, puts you on the Libra-Scorpio cusp.

Scorpio-Sagittarius

The Scorpio-Sagittarius cusp is between November 20 and November 24.

Sagittarius-Capricorn

When your birthday falls between the Sagittarius-Capricorn cusp of December 18 and December 24, you may feel connected to both signs.

Capricron-Aquarius

Capricorn-Aquarius cusp babies are born between January 18 and January 22.

Aquarius-Pisces

Born between February 17 and February 21 puts you on the Aquarius-Pisces cusp.

Pisces-Aries

When your birthday is between the dates of March 19 to March 23, you may be attracted to both Pisces and Aries signs.

Why You Cannot Be More Than One Sign

Sorry to break it to you, you’re one sign or the other. Just because you were born on the Aries-Pisces cusp, you cannot be both signs. (Of course, there are other astrologers who believe differently—but please allow me to break it down for you.)

It’s all about where the rest of your planets are positioned in your birth chart. Knowing your rising sign and the location of all eight planets is crucial. With that information, you’re able to see which planets were positioned in which signs during your birth, enabling you to put together the multiple facets of your personality. (Of course, getting a psychic reading will also help you further understand your identity and personality.)

For instance, even if you have the sun at 0 degrees of Aries, it might literally be the only planet that you have in the sign of Aries. Even if the sun wasn’t at 0 degrees, you could also share this same feeling of not complete alignment with your sun sign.

A Real Life Example

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