Going Beyond Your Sun Sign

When I began studying Astrology, I only focused on the Sun signs, or birth signs, without acknowledging all the other planetary influences that are equally important in person’s chart. An astrological natal chart reflects the planetary alignment at the exact time we are born into the world, which makes us all incredibly unique.

If you want to understand a relationship dynamic or yourself in-depth, a professional astrologer can break down the strengths and challenges of the situation using astrological data. There are also free resources online that can generate a basic astrology report which summarizes each planetary aspect for you.

The planets that fall within each astrological chart and their meaning are as follows:

1. The sun is who you show to the world.

2. The moon is your heart and emotions.

3. Your rising or ascendant sign is how you look.

4. Mercury is your communication and how you think.

5. Venus is how you love and show affection.

The controls of life are structured as forms and nuclear arrangements, in a relation with the motions of the universe ~ Louis Pasteur

6. Mars is your actions and how you deal with life.

7. Jupiter is your luck and fortune.

8. Saturn is how you discipline yourself and your responsibilities.

9. Uranus is how you react and your uniqueness.

10. Neptune is the ruler of your dreams and imagination.

11. Pluto deals with the dark side and themes of death and rebirth.

12. Chiron is how you grow and heal.

13. Ceres is how you take care of yourself.

14. Pallas is your relationships.

All anyone can see in a birth chart are tendencies that will become facts if he does not do something to alter them ~ Isabel Hickey

15. Juno is your charm and influence.

16. Vesta is your highest potential and ability to organize.

17. Lilith is hidden emotions and insecurities.

18. Your midheaven is your career and how others see you.