Planets in Astrology: Meanings in Your Natal Chart

Group	Planets	What they show
Personal	Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars	Your individual personality; change sign often
Social	Jupiter, Saturn	How you grow and mature in society
Outer (generational)	Uranus, Neptune, Pluto	Generational themes; personal by house and aspect

All Ten Planets at a Glance

Planet	Represents	Rules	Cycle
☉︎ Sun	core identity, vitality and purpose	Leo	about one month in each sign
☽︎ Moon	emotions, instincts and need for security	Cancer	about two and a half days in each sign
☿︎ Mercury	mind, communication and learning style	Gemini and Virgo	about two to eight weeks in each sign
♀︎ Venus	love, attraction, values and taste	Taurus and Libra	about four to five weeks in each sign (longer when retrograde)
♂︎ Mars	drive, desire, courage and anger	Aries (traditionally also Scorpio)	about six to seven weeks in each sign (longer when retrograde)
♃︎ Jupiter	growth, luck, optimism and beliefs	Sagittarius (traditionally also Pisces)	about one year in each sign
♄︎ Saturn	discipline, responsibility and life lessons	Capricorn (traditionally also Aquarius)	about two and a half years in each sign
♅︎ Uranus	freedom, originality and sudden change	Aquarius	about seven years in each sign
♆︎ Neptune	dreams, imagination and spirituality	Pisces	about fourteen years in each sign
♇︎ Pluto	power, transformation and rebirth	Scorpio	about twelve to thirty years in each sign

How to Read a Planet

Read every planet as a sentence: the planet is what (a drive or need), the sign is how it expresses itself, and the house is where in life it shows up. Aspects add the conversation with other planets. Example: Venus (love) in Leo (warm, generous, dramatic) in the 5th house (romance and creativity) describes a playful, big-hearted lover.

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