Can You Actually Be A Cusp Sign In Astrology?

Even though someone born on June 20 may feel like they embody the qualities of both Gemini and Cancer, the sun can’t actually be in two places at once, read: cusp signs aren’t real (via Today). If you’ve long identified as a “cusper,” check where the sun was at the exact minute of your birth –- and include the year. This will show you your true sun sign. It can be a bit of a shock if you’ve always thought you were a Leo/Virgo cusp sign and it turns out you’re 100% a lion, but ultimately the clarity should simplify things.

“No matter what you’ve heard, if the sun was in Gemini when you were born, it was in Gemini, however near it may be to the cusp, and that’s that. The influences which may be impressed on your personality from the sign preceding or following Gemini will never blot out your Gemini characteristics enough to turn you into a Taurus or a Cancerian. Nothing can dim the brilliance of the sun, while it’s actually in a sign, and the variations you get from being born on a cusp are never strong enough to substantially alter your basic Sun sign personality,” said Linda Goodman, author of ‘Sun Signs,’ per Vice.