

So we started this week by looking at Venus's conjunction with Jupiter in the sign of Aries. Mercury in serious Capricorn, for instance, will communicate logically and rationally Venus in elusive Scorpio adores mysterious romance Mars in protective Cancer tends to have an indirect approach to battle, and so on.Hey everyone, this is Adam Elenbaas from Nightlight Astrology, and today we're going to take a look at Mercury's upcoming conjunction with Saturn in the very last degree of Aquarius. The way in which the planet operates, however, is influenced by its zodiac sign. To begin this process, think of each planet's specific function: For example, Mercury is a messenger, Venus is a matchmaker, and Mars is a warrior. Interpreting the Houses in Your Own Birth ChartĪfter you've anchored yourself at the Ascendant, you can begin to identify which Houses the planets occupy in your birth chart. While the empty areas don't signify deficiencies, the locations of the planets do reveal important information. The birth chart is simply a snapshot of the sky at your moment of birth, and since most celestial bodies travel in clusters, they often stay close together. Once we identify the way each planet and sign work together, we look to the Houses to discover exactly where that energy is manifesting.Īs you trace your birth chart, you may find that you have many planets in certain houses (in fact, four or more planets in a single house is called a stellium), while others may be completely empty. So when you get your crush's birth time, make sure it's correct! Each house represents two hours of the sun's apparent movement each day. Since the Houses rotate every 24 hours, it is essential to use your correct time of birth when calculating your chart. Accordingly, when reading a birth chart, astrologers fuse these two systems together. Instead, the Houses reflect the earth's own 24-hour rotation around its axis. However, do not get confused, as the Houses are not the same as the zodiac wheel, which is based on the sun's yearly rotational movement.

The number 12 surfaces often in astrology - after all, it's a perfect numerical. The birth chart is divided into 12 equal sections, which comprise the Houses.

To understand the meaning of the Houses in your own life, calculate your birth chart by simply plugging your time, date, and location of birth into astrology software, like what offers, and follow along below. Their geometric rhythm is a symbolic representation of an individual’s complete cosmology. Each one signifies a component of life, but none of these subsections exist within a silo: The Twelve Houses also operate as a single unit, a collective that comprises the entire 360-degree wheel. The Houses are truly what makes astrology so spectacular. If this all sounds rather extraordinary, well, it is. The birth chart is a snapshot of the sky at your moment of birth.
