Virgo on the 7th house cusp
earth · mutable · ruled by Mercury
When the cusp of the 7th house — traditionally tied to relationship — falls in Virgo, classical sources describe the affairs of that house as expressing the earth mutable qualities of Virgo, and as ruled by Mercury.
7th house (Relationship)
Traditionally tied to marriage, open partnership, and contracts. The cusp is the Descendant.
Hellenistic name: Setting
Virgo archetype
Virgo is the nocturnal domicile of Mercury and the only sign in which Mercury is also exalted. Mutable earth, traditionally tied to craft and analysis.
Other signs on this house cusp
Reference, not advice
This is cultural and astronomical reference, not personal prediction or advice.
House-cusp sign assignments depend on the chosen house system and on the chart's birth time and latitude. Whole-Sign astrology collapses cusps to sign boundaries; Placidus and other quadrant systems compute intermediate cusps. See methodology.
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