Planets
The Sun
Planet of Self (Central Planet)
Fire, Masculine, Ruler of Leo
Positive Trait — Nobly and generously
Negative Trait — Egoistically
Time Period — 365.25 days, spending about 30 days each sign of the zodiac
Natural House — 5th house of fun, leisure, creativity, children, romance, sports, hobbies, socializing
Attributes — Your strongest ego investment and self-esteem, creative expression, basic urges, your identity
Represents — The conscious ego, the self and its expression, personal power, pride and authority, leadership qualities and the principles of creativity, spontaneity, power, health and vitality, true self, inner self, core, self-confidence, basic urges
Rules — Personal accomplishments, gold, honors, fame, government, royalty, gambling, supervisors, males, recreation, romance, children, males, playground, gym, stock market, heart, glandular system, spinal cord
The Moon
Planet of Needs and Feelings
Water, Feminine, Ruler of Cancer
Positive Trait — Sympathetically (in sync)
Negative Trait — Moodily (out of sync)
Time Period — 27.32 days, spending about 2 days in each sign of the zodiac
Natural House — 4th house of home life, family, parents, domestic affairs, roots, childhood, parents (father), physical home
Attributes — Your strongest emotional attachments, area of life with the most fluctuation, need for security, emotional expression, instincts, nurturing, intuition
Represents — Emotional make-up, unconscious habits, rhythms, memories, moods and their ability to react and adapt to those around them; associated with the mother, maternal instincts or the urge to nurture, the home, the need for security and the past, especially early experiences and childhood.
Rules — Emotions, habits, instincts, moods, domestic urge, females, mother, physical home, family, breasts, stomach, body fluids, subconscious, memory, the public, changing conditions, sixth sense, breasts, stomach, body fluids
Mercury
Planet of Mind
Earth, Neutral, Ruler of Gemini and Virgo
Positive Trait — Optimistically
Negative Trait — Extravagantly
Time Period — 88 Days, spending about 7.33 days in each sign of the zodiac
Natural House — 3rd house of communication, learning, thinking process, short trips, siblings & relatives, 6th house of work, co-workers, health, pets, service & volunteering
Attributes — Conscious mind, thinking process, how the mind processes and directs thoughts, communication style
Represents — Principles of communication, mentality, thinking patterns, rationality and reasoning and adaptability and variability; governs schooling and education, the immediate environment of neighbors, siblings and cousins, transport over short distances, messages and forms of communication such as post, email and telephone, newspapers, journalism and writing, information gathering skills and physical dexterity.
Rules — Communication, messages, books, letters, magazines, blogs, contracts, commuting, neighbors and neighborhood, siblings, paper, vehicles, relatives in general, mail, phones, writing speaking intelligence, decision making, arms, lungs, hands, shoulders, intestines, nervous system, physical coordination
Venus
Planet of Pleasure and Luxury
Earth, Feminine, Ruler of Taurus and Libra
Positive Trait — Fairly
Negative Trait — Greedily
Time Period — 225 Days, spending about 18.75 days in each sign of the zodiac
Natural House — 2nd house of income and spending, earning potential, materialistic attitude, possessions, gifts, 7th house of close relationships, partnerships, best friends & rivals, legal agreement, contract negotiations
Attributes — What you attract, how you interact with others, partnership
Represents — Principles of harmony, beauty, balance, feelings and affections and the urge to sympathize and unite with others, the desire for pleasure, comfort and ease, governs romantic relations, marriage and business partnerships, sex, the arts, fashion and social life.
Rules — Partnership, cooperation, candy and sweets, perfume, social skills, vanity, grace, affection, spending habits, earning potential, cosmetics, artwork, clothing, jewelry, neck, compromise, love, beauty, harmony, throat, kidneys, venous circulation
Mars
Planet of Physical Energy, Planet of Action
Fire, Masculine, Ruler of Aries
Positive Trait — Energetically
Negative Trait — Violently
Time Period — 687 days, spending about 57.25 days in each sign of the zodiac
Natural House — 1st house of self, personal ambition, your body, face you show the world
Attributes — Where you direct your energy and strive to achieve, physical strength and stamina, what motivates you, where you show initiative
Represents — Confidence and self-assertion, aggression, sexuality, energy, strength, ambition and impulsiveness. Mars governs sports, competitions and physical activities in general
Rules — Physical activity and exercise, conflict, head, risk taking, anger, competition, weapons, tools, surgery, cuts, accidents, knives, males, sex, action, initiative, energy, drive, fever, red blood cells
Jupiter
Planet of Expansion
Fire, Masculine, Ruler of Sagittarius
Positive Trait — Optimistically
Negative Trait — Extravagantly
Time Period — 11.9 years, spending about 361 days in each sign of the zodiac
Natural House — 9th house of higher education, long-distance travel, principles, philosophy, spirituality, religion, courts, judges, publishing, Internet
Attributes — Where you can attract abundance and luck, where you’re least cautious, where you want to gain knowledge and where you can benefit most from it
Represents — Principles of growth, expansion, prosperity, and good fortune, governs long distance and foreign travel, higher education, religion, and the law, urge for freedom and exploration, humanitarian and protecting roles, and with gambling and merrymaking
Rules — Luck, legal matters, higher education, clergy, religion, obesity, advertising, publishing, travel, horses, colleges and universities, places of worship, hips, liver, arteries, thighs
Saturn
Planet of Time, Discipline, Responsibilities and Hard Work
Earth, Masculine, Ruler of Capricorn
Positive Trait — Constructively
Negative Trait — To Punish
Time Period — 29.5 years, spending about 2.46 years in each sign of the zodiac.
Natural House — 10th house of career ambitions and status, achievement, recognition, fame, authority figures, mother
Attributes — Where you can attract abundance and luck, where you’re least cautious, where you want to gain knowledge and where you can benefit most from it
Represents — Principles of limitation, restrictions, boundaries, practicality and reality, crystallizing, and structures. Saturn governs ambition, career, authority and hierarchy, and conforming social structures. It concerns a person’s sense of duty, discipline and responsibility, and their physical and emotional endurance during hardships. Saturn is also considered to represent the part of a person concerned with long-term planning.
Rules — Career, responsibility, ambition, hardship, obstacles, patience, chronic, ailments, older people, father, politics, bones, antiques, rock, earth, property, buildings, wisdom, hard work, restriction, limitation, karma, stability, responsibility, skin, teeth, knees, gallbladder
Uranus
Planet of Revolution; Bring about Something New, Drastic Change
Air, Masculine, Ruler of Aquarius
Positive Trait — Inventively
Negative Trait — Unconventionally
Time Period — 84 years, spending about 7 years in each sign of the zodiac
Natural House — 11th house of friends, acquaintances, groups, organizations, personal and professional goals & objectives
Attributes — Where you seek freedom, opportunity, and independence, what you rebel against, where you’re unconventional, where you can expect change
Represents — Principles of genius, individuality, new and unconventional ideas, discoveries, electricity, inventions, and the beginnings of the industrial revolution, governs societies, clubs, and any group dedicated to humanitarian or progressive ideals. Uranus, the planet of sudden and unexpected changes, rules freedom and originality. In society, it rules radical ideas and people, as well as revolutionary events that upset established structures. Uranus, among all planets, most governs genius.
Rules — Friends, clubs, organizations, groups, technology, inventions, revolutions, radiology, aerospace, divorce, homosexuality, sudden events, circulatory system, ankles, shins, calves, nervous system
Neptune
The Planet of Illusion
Water, Feminine, Ruler of Pisces
Positive Trait — Idealistically
Negative Trait — To Escape
Time Period — 168 years, spending about 14 years in each sign of the zodiac
Natural House — 12th house of self-renewal and secrets, sub-conscious, self-talk, intuition, karma, confidential information
Attributes — Where you’re prone to illusion and deception, what inspires you
Represents — Creativity, idealism and compassion, but also with illusion, confusion, and deception, governs hospitals, prisons, mental institutions, and any other place, such as a monastery, that involves a retreat from society
Rules — Water, hypochondria, hypnotism, con artists, music, photography, film industry, sleep, drugs, alcohol, hospitals, prisons, institutions, dreams, the environment
Pluto
Planet of Transformation
Water, Feminine, Ruler of Scorpio
Positive Trait — Constructively
Negative Trait — Destructively
Time Period — 247 years but its progress is highly variable, spends between 15 and 26 years in each sign of the zodiac
Natural House — 8th house of joint resources, inheritance, debt, insurance, partner’s earning potential, taxes, sex, mortgages
Attributes — Where you want power, take charge, or feel powerless; where you experience transformation and profound change
Represents — “The Great Renewer“, and is considered to represent the part of a person that destroys in order to renew, through bringing buried, but intense needs and drives to the surface, and expressing them, even at the expense of the existing order. A commonly used keyword for Pluto is “transformation” It is associated with power and personal mastery, and the need to cooperate and share with another, if each is not to be destroyed.
Rules — Massive change, money, power, sex, occult, recycling, inheritance, dictators, crime and corruption, research, subconscious, reproductive organs, excretory system, willpower, transformation, elimination, pow-er, control