Planets
Plain, everyday explanations for the astrology terms you keep running into.
What Jupiter shows about growth and belief
Jupiter marks growth, belief and where you take risks without checking. See what its sign and house change, and how the twelve year return cycle works.
Read the term → PlanetsWhat does Mars mean in astrology?
Mars describes what you do when you want something and when something is wrong. See what its sign and house change, and how the retrograde cycle reads.
Read the term → PlanetsMercury in astrology, how you think and speak
Mercury shows how you take in information, sort it and explain it. See what its sign, house and retrograde periods change, and why it stays near the Sun.
Read the term → PlanetsWhat does your Moon sign mean?
Your Moon sign describes what you need, not what you show. See how its sign, house and monthly cycle work, and why an exact birth time matters most here.
Read the term → PlanetsWhat Neptune shows about imagination and blur
Neptune marks imagination, empathy and the places where edges blur. See what its house adds to a chart, and why its transits work as long slow seasons.
Read the term → PlanetsWhat Pluto shows about power and depth
Pluto marks power, depth and the areas of life that change slowly and permanently. See what its house adds, and why its transits run for years at a time.
Read the term → PlanetsWhat Saturn shows about limits and time
Saturn marks structure, limits and the parts of life that only reward patience. See what its sign and house change, and how the Saturn return near 29 works.
Read the term → PlanetsWhat the Sun shows in your birth chart
The Sun in a birth chart marks identity, purpose and vitality. See what its sign, house and yearly solar return show, and why it is only one placement.
Read the term → PlanetsWhat Uranus shows about change and independence
Uranus marks independence, sudden change and the parts of a chart that refuse routine. See what its house adds, and how the 84 year cycle actually works.
Read the term → PlanetsWhat Venus shows about love and value
Venus describes taste, affection and what you treat as worth paying for. See what its sign and house change, and how the retrograde cycle actually works.
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