The planets in astrology

Each planet is one part of you: the Sun your purpose, the Moon your needs, Venus your loves, Saturn your limits. The sign shows how it acts, and the house shows where.

Each planet

• The Sun in astrology: The self you grow into, and the sign people ask about.
• The Moon in astrology: Feelings, needs and what makes you feel safe.
• Mercury in astrology: How you think, talk and learn.
• Venus in astrology: Love, taste and what you value.
• Mars in astrology: Drive, anger and how you act.
• Jupiter in astrology: Growth, luck and the wish for more.
• Saturn in astrology: Limits, time and the work that lasts.
• Uranus in astrology: Sudden change, freedom and the new.
• Neptune in astrology: Dreams, longing and what you cannot see clearly.
• Pluto in astrology: Power, loss and what comes back changed.
• Chiron in astrology: The old wound and what it teaches.

Fast and slow planets

The Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars move quickly. Their signs differ between people born a few weeks or days apart, so they describe you in particular. Jupiter and Saturn change sign every year or two. Uranus, Neptune and Pluto stay in a sign for years, so their signs describe a generation. Their houses, and their aspects to your fast planets, make them personal.