Placements · Gemini decans
Gemini decans: the talker, the charmer and the inventor
Every Gemini runs on curiosity. The decan says where it points: at words, at people, or at ideas nobody has had yet.
Urania's Mirror, London 1824 · Library of Congress
At a glance
Gemini 1st decan: May 21 to May 30. 2nd decan: May 31 to Jun 10. 3rd decan: Jun 11 to Jun 20.
- 1st decan, 0° to 10°
- Gemini · MercuryEight of Swords, Shortened Force · Jupiter
- 2nd decan, 10° to 20°
- Libra · VenusNine of Swords, Despair and Cruelty · Mars
- 3rd decan, 20° to 30°
- Aquarius · Uranus (traditionally Saturn)Ten of Swords, Ruin · Sun
Gemini · air · mutable
Three tabs open, three different browsers
Try this today
- Look at your search history from yesterday. Words, people or ideas: which wins? That is a decent decan clue.
- Decide which description fits before you check, then see if the degree agrees with you.
Gemini is the sign of having forty tabs open. The decans tell you which browser they are open in.
The twins hand their thirds around the air signs: Gemini, then Libra, then Aquarius. Below 10° it is Gemini at full speed, all questions and quick wit. Libra's social grace takes the middle. Aquarius closes it out: original, a bit detached, often a step ahead.
So the Gemini who can talk to anyone at a party, the Gemini who knows how to make two friends finally get along, and the Gemini who is building a strange app at 2 a.m. can all share one Sun sign.
Curious, adaptable, funny, easily bored: that part never moves. The decan adds the accent.
The sky behind it
Longitude 60° to 90°. 2026 lines: May 21, 2026, 00:36 UTC, May 31, 2026, 10:31 UTC, Jun 10, 2026, 21:13 UTC. The 3rd decan holds the Sun longest here, 10.47 days.
Eight of Swords, Shortened Force
1st decan Gemini: Mercury on double espresso
Try this today
- Pick one topic and go deep for a week. One podcast, one book, one conversation.
- Notice when you change the subject to dodge a feeling. Name the feeling instead, out loud.
Mercury rules Gemini and doubles up on its first 10°. Expect speed: of thought, of speech, of changing the subject.
Here is the textbook Gemini: witty, restless, endlessly curious and gifted with language. They learn fast and teach well. The flip side is scattered attention and a habit of knowing a little about everything before committing to anything.
Jupiter, holding the Chaldean face, widens the chatter into a love of big ideas. The Eight of Swords, Shortened Force, shows a bound figure among blades: a reminder that a brilliant mind can talk itself into a corner, and talk itself out again.
Typical birthdays: May 21 to May 30.
The sky behind it
May 21, 2026, 00:36 UTC to May 31, 2026, 10:31 UTC; May 21, 2027, 06:18 UTC. May 20-22 · 10.41 days · 34.5 min (New York). Uranus Apr 26, 2026 to past Dec 31, 2027.
Nine of Swords, Despair and Cruelty
2nd decan Gemini: Libra's easy grace
Try this today
- Say one honest no this week, kindly. Notice that the friendship survives.
- Write tomorrow's worries on paper before bed so the Nine of Swords does not keep you up.
Venus becomes sub-ruler in the middle stretch, borrowed from Libra. The curiosity turns toward people: how they think, what they want, how to bring them together.
Charming, diplomatic and great company, this is, the friend who can calm a group chat in three messages. They tend to have a strong sense of style and fairness. The challenge is the Libra one: saying yes to keep the peace, then feeling stretched thin.
Mars holds the face, an unexpected edge that gives these twins a sharp tongue when needed. The Nine of Swords, Despair and Cruelty, shows someone sitting up in bed with their face in their hands, traditionally a card of sleepless overthinking, which suits a mind that keeps replaying conversations.
Typical birthdays: May 31 to June 10.
The sky behind it
May 31, 2026, 10:31 UTC to Jun 10, 2026, 21:13 UTC; May 31, 2027, 16:13 UTC. May 30-June 1 · 10.45 days · 38.1 min (New York).
Ten of Swords, Ruin
3rd decan Gemini: Aquarius, ahead of schedule
Try this today
- Share one half-baked idea with someone you trust. Inventors need a first audience.
- Text a friend how you feel, not what you think. One sentence counts.
Aquarius colours the twins' last stretch: Uranus as modern sub-ruler, Saturn as the traditional one. The air turns inventive.
This is the Gemini most likely to have an unusual opinion and defend it with logic, to love technology and systems, and to care about the group more than the gossip. Original and independent, it can be a little hard to read emotionally. The growth edge is letting people close enough to see the feelings under the ideas.
The Sun's face lends more presence than the cool reputation suggests. Ten of Swords, Ruin: the end of a line of thought, which clears space for the next one.
Typical birthdays: June 11 to June 20.
The sky behind it
Jun 10, 2026, 21:13 UTC to Jun 21, 2026, 08:24 UTC; Jun 11, 2027, 02:49 UTC. June 10-11 · 10.47 days · 41.7 min (New York).
Find yours
Which Gemini decan are you?
60° to 90° of longitude; 114 minutes to rise over New York, 106 London, 139 Sydney, 128 equator.
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23°00′ Gemini is in the Gemini 3rd decan.
Your placement
Gemini 3rd decan
20° to 30° of Gemini
Triplicity decan: Aquarius, ruled by Uranus (traditionally Saturn).
Chaldean face: Sun. Tarot (Golden Dawn): Ten of Swords, “Ruin”.
More to read
Shorter reads. Each opens in place.
In real life
Gemini decans in friendship
Your late-May Gemini friend always has a story and a recommendation. The early-June twin remembers your birthday and introduces you to your future best friend. The mid-June twin sends an article that changes how you see something, at 1 a.m., with no context. Talk is how the twins keep friendships alive; silence from a Gemini usually means something is wrong.
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2026 to 2027
Slow planets in Gemini's decans
Uranus, 0° to 10°: Apr 26, 2026 to past Dec 31, 2027.
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Quick answers
What decan Gemini am I?
May 21 to May 30: Gemini. May 31 to June 10: Libra. June 11 to June 20: Aquarius.
Which Gemini decan is the most two-faced?
That stereotype is unfair to all three. Gemini's duality is really about curiosity and adaptability. The 2nd decan, with Libra and Venus, can seem to agree with everyone, which is often kindness rather than falseness.
