Planets in Houses: All 120 Birth Chart Placements

A zodiac sign shows how a planet's energy works: assertively or gently, quickly or methodically. A house shows where that energy plays out: in your career, love life, finances, or conversations. Mars in a sign describes the nature of your drive; Mars in a house tells you where you direct it.

Signs and houses: what's the difference?

Take Mars. In Aries, it brings quick, assertive, enterprising energy: that's how Mars acts. But where it acts depends on the house. Mars in the 7th house brings that assertiveness to marriage and partnerships; Mars in the 10th brings it to your career and reputation. The sign and house are two separate, independent layers of the same planet. Together, they give you a much more precise picture than either one alone.

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Birth chart interpretations and explanations of planets, houses, aspects, and rising signs by Marta Winter.

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Planets in the Houses of Your Birth Chart

Signs and houses: what's the difference?

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