THE ASTROLOGICAL DECANS OR DECANATES

Decans are a fantabulous way of explaining why people of the same sign are so incredibly different, especially twins. When it comes to looking at twins birth charts, this can explain explain why they are so different.

A decan or decanate is a division of each of the signs into three equal segments of 10° each. There are 12 signs at 30 ° each. 12 signs x 30 degrees = 360° (a wheel).

There are 30° in each sign, and each Sun Sign is divided into 3 equal parts of 10°, which means there are 3 decans in each house, so each decan is 10°.

The first 10° of any sign is said to be of the nature of the sign itself, ruled by its natural ruling planet; the second 10° decanate is of the nature of the next sign of the same element; and the third has the nature of the remaining sign of that element.

The elements meaning - air, earth, fire and water.

The Decans are said to be more applicable to the Ascending/Rising Sign (1st house cusp) than any of the other 11 houses. When you study yourself, you will see that you actually do take on the energy of the planet that reflects the degree of a particular house cusp. (See chart below) This has been my experience when studying the patterns of thousands of charts I have written.

It is important to remember the "triplicities" (3 signs) of the elements (air, earth, fire and water). That would be the air signs (Aquarius, Gemini and Libra), the earth signs (Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn), the fire signs (Aries, Leo and Sagittarius) and the water signs (Pisces, Cancer and Scorpio).

If I wrote your Expansive Natal Chart then I included a Decan Natal Chart Wheel in your Chart Configurations and Graphics file on page 4. It is the rainbow colored chart wheel. I also point out each decanate ruler for each house in your Expansive Natal Chart Details under the section called, "Chart Points" which reflects the planetary influences on your Decan Natal Chart Wheel.

Notice from the chart below that each decan is in the same triplicity (air, earth, fire or water) and they appear in the same order that they appear on a chart wheel. Click the link below to see a sample of a Decan Natal Chart Wheel that I include in all Expansive Natal Chart orders.

I included three different Decan Chart Wheels in this link for you to look at so you can see as time ticks along another 10° comes into play. You will see a chart for 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM.

THE DECANS OR DECANATES There are 30 degrees in each sign, 3 decans in each house, each decan is 10°
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If the SUN SIGN on the house cusp is:	If the House Cusp is 0° - 10° this planet is the sub-ruler	If the House Cusp is 11° - 20° this planet is the sub-ruler	If the House Cusp is 21° - 30° this planet is the sub-ruler
ARIES (Fire)	Mars (rules the fire sign Aries) March 20 to March 30	Sun (rules next fire sign Leo) March 30 to April 9	Jupiter (rules next fire sign Sagittarius) April 9 to April 19
TAURUS (Earth)	Venus (rules the earth sign Taurus) April 19 to April 29	Mercury (rules next earth sign Virgo) April 29 to May 10	Saturn (rules next earth sign Capricorn) May 10 to May 20
GEMINI (Air)	Mercury (rules the air sign Gemini) May 20 to May 31	Venus (rules next air sign Libra) May 31 to June 10	Uranus (rules next air sign Aquarius) June 10 to June 20
CANCER (Water)	Moon (rules the water sign Cancer) June 20 to July 1	Pluto (rules next water sign Scorpio) July 1 to July 11	Neptune (rules next water sign Pisces) July 11 to July 22
LEO (Fire)	Sun (rules the fire sign Leo) July 22 to August 1	Jupiter (rules next fire sign Sagittarius) August 1 to August 12	Mars (rules next fire sign Aries) August 12 to August 22
VIRGO (Earth)	Mercury (rules the earth sign Virgo) August 22 to Sept 2	Saturn (rules next earth sign Capricorn) Sept 2 to Sept 12	Venus (rules next earth sign Taurus) Sept 12 to Sept 22
LIBRA (Air)	Venus (rules the air sign Libra) Sept 22 to Oct 2	Uranus (rules next air sign Aquarius) Oct 2 to Oct 12	Mercury (rules next air sign Gemini) Oct 12 to Oct 23
SCORPIO (Water)	Pluto (rules the water sign Scorpio) Oct 23 to Nov 2	Neptune (rules next water sign Pisces) Nov 2 to Nov 12	Moon (rules next water sign Cancer) Nov 12 to Nov 21
SAGITTARIUS (Fire)	Jupiter (rules the fire sign Sagittarius) Nov 21 to Dec 1	Mars (rules next fire sign Aries) Dec 1 to Dec 11	Sun (rules next fire sign Leo) Dec 11 to Dec 21
CAPRICORN (Earth)	Saturn (rules the earth sign Capricorn) Dec 21 to Dec 31	Venus (rules next earth sign Taurus) Dec 31 to Jan 10	Mercury (rules next earth sign Virgo) Jan 10 to Jan 19
AQUARIUS (Air)	Uranus (rules the air sign Aquarius) Jan 19 to Jan 29	Mercury (rules next air sign Gemini) Jan 29 to Feb 8	Venus (rules next air sign Libra) Feb 8 to Feb 18
PISCES (Water)	Neptune (rules the water sign Pisces) Feb 18 to Feb 28	Moon (rules next water sign (Cancer) Feb 28 to March 10	Pluto (rules next water sign Scorpio) March 10 to March 20
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