Astrology
The Twelve Houses
The signs say how; the houses say where in life. Each house is one field of experience.
Every house
- 1st house: Selfyour body, appearance, personality and the way you begin things
- 2nd house: Moneymoney, possessions, self-worth and what you value
- 3rd house: Mindspeech, siblings, neighbours, short trips and early learning
- 4th house: Homehome, family, roots, one of your parents and the last part of life
- 5th house: Joycreativity, children, romance, play and self-expression
- 6th house: Work & healthdaily work, health, habits, service and animals
- 7th house: Partnersmarriage, partners, contracts and open rivals
- 8th house: Transformationshared money, inheritance, intimacy, crisis and rebirth
- 9th house: Meaningfaith, higher learning, long journeys, law and philosophy
- 10th house: Careercareer, reputation, ambition and public life
- 11th house: Friendsfriends, groups, hopes and wishes
- 12th house: The hiddensolitude, sacrifice, secrets, hospitals, prayer and the inner life
Planets in the houses
- Sun in the housesyour core self, will and vitality
- Moon in the housesyour feelings, needs and instincts
- Mercury in the housesyour mind, speech and learning
- Venus in the houseslove, beauty, pleasure and what you value
- Mars in the housesdrive, courage, desire and anger
- Jupiter in the housesgrowth, faith, luck and wisdom
- Saturn in the housesduty, limits, time and mastery
- Uranus in the housesfreedom, sudden change and originality
- Neptune in the housesdreams, faith, imagination and illusion
- Pluto in the housespower, depth, endings and rebirth
Questions and answers
What are the houses in astrology?
Twelve divisions of the birth chart, counted from the rising sign. Each rules one field of life, from the self (1st) to the hidden (12th). They need the exact birth time and place.
Which house system is best?
Whole sign houses are the oldest and the app's default; Placidus is the most common in modern astrology. The app draws seven systems.