The solar system
The planets
If signs say how, planets say what: each one stands for a part of you, coloured by its sign.
The luminaries
The Sun and the Moon, the two brightest bodies: identity and inner world.
Sun
Identity and vitality
The Sun describes what drives you at heart: your life force, the way you shine and what makes you feel fully yourself. It is your sun sign, the one people mean when they say “I'm a Leo”.
identity · will · creativity · radiance
- Time in a sign
- About a month per sign
- Rules
- ♌︎ Leo
Moon
Emotions and inner needs
The Moon describes your inner world: your spontaneous reactions, what reassures you and what you need to feel at home. It mostly shows in close relationships.
emotions · security · memory · home
The personal planets
Fast-moving, they change sign within weeks and colour how you think, love and act.
Mercury
Thought and communication
Mercury describes how you think, learn and exchange: the pace of your ideas, the way you speak and write and connect things together.
intellect · language · curiosity · exchange
Venus
Love, tastes and values
Venus describes how you love and appreciate: what attracts you, what you find beautiful and what makes you feel loved.
love · beauty · harmony · pleasure
Mars
Action, desire and energy
Mars describes how you act: how you go after what you want, defend your boundaries and spend your energy.
courage · desire · initiative · assertion
The social planets
Slower, they describe how you relate to the world, to growth and to rules.
Jupiter
Expansion and confidence
Jupiter describes what makes you grow: your bursts of optimism, your thirst for meaning and the areas where luck seems to smile when you dare.
growth · wisdom · generosity · horizons
- Time in a sign
- About a year per sign
- Rules
- ♐︎ Sagittarius♓︎ Pisces
Saturn
Structure and maturity
Saturn describes what you build over time: your responsibilities, your limits and the lessons that, once learned, become a quiet strength.
discipline · patience · responsibility · endurance
- Time in a sign
- About two and a half years per sign
- Rules
- ♑︎ Capricorn♒︎ Aquarius
The generational planets
So slow they stay years in a sign: they describe a generation more than a person.
Uranus
Freedom and change
Uranus describes the urge to break with the expected: flashes of originality, the need for independence and sudden changes that open new paths.
originality · freedom · innovation · awakening
- Time in a sign
- About seven years per sign
- Rules
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Neptune
Dreams and intuition
Neptune describes the world of imagination and compassion: inspiration, spirituality, sensitivity to what lies beyond the visible.
imagination · compassion · inspiration · ideals
- Time in a sign
- About fourteen years per sign
- Rules
- ♓︎ Pisces
Pluto
Transformation and depth
Pluto describes deep metamorphoses: what must end so something new can begin, and the strength that comes from facing your shadows. Demoted to dwarf planet by astronomers in 2006, it keeps its place in astrology.
transformation · intensity · power · rebirth
- Time in a sign
- Twelve to thirty years per sign
- Rules
- ♏︎ Scorpio
Where are they today? See the current transits, or take the test to discover your Moon, Venus and Mars.