22 Nov 2025
eruOx
Why is zodiac sign cusps seen as a thing? I'm a pisces who is born right exactly in the mid season dates for my sign but for example I have a friend who was born on sep 22 and she is constantly being told by some people that she is a virgo and then other people say shes a libra. I've even had someone who thought I was a sagittarius Scorpio cusp
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Zodiac signs are like 12 “personality zones” based on where the Sun was when you were born. As the Earth moves around the Sun, the Sun appears in different parts of the sky, and each part is linked to a sign, like Aries, Taurus, Gemini, and so on. Your birthday decides your sign!
If your birthday is right at the change between two signs, you’re on the cusp. That means you might feel like you have traits from both signs.
The dates aren’t always exact because:
- The Sun moves at slightly different speeds.
- Leap years and time zones can shift things.
- Astrology uses a system based on seasons, not the actual stars (which slowly move over time).