What house is my planet in?
Enter your birth details and see which house each planet sits in: the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the two shadow planets, Rahu and Ketu. Each house is one part of life, so the answer shows where each planet tends to do its work, with a line on each and our full article where we have written one.
Date, exact time and place of birth. Houses turn with the clock: about every two hours, every planet moves one house along.
What the twelve houses are
Your chart is split into twelve houses, one for each part of life. A planet sitting in a house is read as working through that part of life: Venus in the 10th tends to show at work, Venus in the 4th at home.
Here is what each house covers, in our words.
| House | What it covers |
|---|---|
| 1st house | How you come across, your health and your peace |
| 2nd house | Money you keep, the way you speak, the family table |
| 3rd house | Courage, brothers and sisters, messages, short trips, skills you teach yourself |
| 4th house | Home, your mother, comfort, a settled mind |
| 5th house | Making things, learning for its own sake, children, deep thought |
| 6th house | Daily work, routines, rivals and debts |
| 7th house | Your partner, clients and contracts |
| 8th house | Shared money, upheaval and what keeps you steady, things kept private |
| 9th house | Fortune, teachers, faith and long journeys |
| 10th house | Work, reputation and standing |
| 11th house | Gains, income, networks and hopes |
| 12th house | Spending, sleep, time alone and far places |
Why your house can differ from a Western app
Most Western apps cut the houses with a system called Placidus, which divides the sky by time. Vedic astrology gives each house one whole sign, counted from your rising sign. The two often agree, but near the edge of a house a planet can land one house apart. Western sites that use whole-sign houses will usually match us.
The Vedic zodiac also starts about 24 degrees earlier, so your signs may move back one. Neither answer is a mistake: they measure from different starting points.
Why the time matters
The rising sign changes about every two hours, and every planet's house changes with it. A time from your birth record gives a steady answer. A rough time can put a planet one house off, so if your time is a guess, read the houses as a guess too.
If you only know the date, the free Vedic birth chart still shows every planet's sign.
Read about your planet's house
We are writing one article for each planet in each house: 108 in all. Each one reads the placement from the classical texts and from our own numbers, and ends in something you can check against your life. The ones ready now:
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Open the sample readingWhat house is my Venus in?
It depends on your exact birth time, and the calculator above names it. Venus is the planet of taste, love and the good things, so its house tends to show where those gather: in the 7th, a partner; in the 10th, work; in the 4th, home.
What house is my Saturn in?
Enter your birth details above to find it. Saturn is the planet of patience and what lasts, so its house tends to show where life asks for slow, steady effort, and where that effort pays off over years.
What house is my Jupiter in?
The calculator above names it. Jupiter is the planet of learning and good judgement, so its house tends to show where you grow most, and where good advice tends to come from.
What house is my Sun in?
The calculator above names it. The Sun is the planet of confidence and taking charge, so its house tends to show where you want to be seen, and where you would put your name to the work.
What house is my Moon in?
The calculator above names it. The Moon is the planet of moods, rest and care, so its house tends to show where you look for comfort and where your feelings run closest to the surface.
What house is my north node in?
In Vedic astrology the north node is Rahu, one of the two shadow planets, and the calculator above shows its house. Rahu's house tends to show where your appetite for more, and for the unfamiliar, pulls you. The south node, Ketu, always sits directly opposite, six houses away.
What house are my Mars and Mercury in?
Both are in the answer above. Mars is drive and courage: its house tends to show where you push hardest. Mercury is thinking, talking and writing: its house tends to show where you do most of your dealings.
Why is my house different from my Western chart?
Usually because the Western chart uses Placidus houses and we use whole-sign houses, the Vedic way. Near the edge of a house, the two can put a planet one house apart. The Vedic zodiac also starts about 24 degrees earlier.
Do I need my exact birth time?
Yes. Houses turn about every two hours, so the time decides them. Use the time on your birth record if you have it.
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