The first decan of Gemini
The first decan of Gemini covers 0° to 10° Gemini. The Sun passes through it from about May 21 to May 31 each year, and it is ruled by Mercury.
What the first decan of Gemini is like
The first ten degrees belong to Mercury, the sign's own ruler, so the chatter comes doubled. Quick, witty and endlessly interested, you think out loud and learn by talking.
Mercury rules both Gemini and this decan.
The Gemini underneath
Gemini season comes as the days stretch toward summer and the air is thick with pollen and plans. Your mind moves like light on water, never quite still. You collect people, stories and half finished books, and you have never once been only one thing. Life is too interesting for that.
Curiosity that turns strangers into friends and quiet rooms into conversations.
Depth. With so many doors open, it can be hard to walk all the way through one.
Birthdays in the first decan of Gemini
These birthdays fall in the first decan in most years. On the days at either end, the year and your birth time can move you into the decan next door.
The other decans of Gemini
- The second decan of GeminiRuled by Venus
- The third decan of GeminiRuled by Uranus
How decans work
Each sign is thirty degrees of the zodiac, split into three decans of ten degrees, so the Sun spends about ten days in each. Hali uses the modern decan rulers, where each decan borrows the ruler of a sign of the same element. The older Chaldean system of Hellenistic astrology hands the decans to the seven classical planets in a fixed order instead, so some books name a different ruler.
Questions about the first decan of Gemini
What are the dates of the first decan of Gemini?
The first decan of Gemini covers 0° to 10° Gemini. The Sun passes through it from about May 21 to May 31 each year, and it is ruled by Mercury.
What planet rules the first decan of Gemini?
In the modern decan system Hali uses, Mercury rules it. Mercury rules both Gemini and this decan.
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