The Sun in astrology
The Sun is the self you are growing into. Its sign is the one people mean when they ask what you are, and it is the start of a chart, not the whole of it.
What the Sun means
The Sun stands for will, purpose and the things that make you feel most alive. It is where you want to shine, and where you burn out when you try to shine for other people. Its sign shows the style of that drive. Its house shows the part of life where you put it to work.
Very faithfull, keeping their promises with all punctuality, a kind of itching desire to Rule and Sway where he comes: Prudent, and of incomparable Judgment; of great Majesty and Statelinesse.
The Sun in your chart
Your Sun sign comes from your birthday, which is why it is the one everyone knows. The Sun changes sign around the 20th of each month, but the exact moment moves by a day from year to year. If you were born near a change, the year and time of your birth decide it.
The house matters as much as the sign. A Sun in the tenth house wants its work seen. A Sun in the twelfth does its best work out of sight.
Where the Sun is now
On Nov 6, 2026, the Sun is at 14°05′ Scorpio. Next, Sun enters Sagittarius on .
Times are in UTC.
The Sun in each sign
- Sun in Aries: A self that starts things.
- Sun in Taurus: A self built slowly and on purpose.
- Sun in Gemini: A self made of questions.
- Sun in Cancer: A self rooted in home and family.
- Sun in Leo: A self that wants to shine.
- Sun in Virgo: A self that finds meaning in doing things well.
- Sun in Libra: A self found through other people.
- Sun in Scorpio: A self that goes deep.
- Sun in Sagittarius: A self on a search.
- Sun in Capricorn: A self that climbs.
- Sun in Aquarius: A self that thinks for itself.
- Sun in Pisces: A self with soft edges.
Transits to your Sun
- Jupiter conjunct Sun: Your lucky year, every twelve years.
- Neptune conjunct Sun: Years when the self goes soft at the edges.
- Neptune opposite Sun: Fog in your relationships, for years.
- Neptune square Sun: Years of fog that show what you want.
- Pluto conjunct Sun: Once in a life, a change of identity.
- Pluto opposite Sun: Years of power struggles that make you stronger.
- Pluto square Sun: Years of deep change in how you use power.
- Saturn conjunct Sun: A year of focus and limits, every 29 years.
- Saturn opposite Sun: The half-way check, often through other people.
- Saturn square Sun: Friction that shows which plans are yours.
- Uranus conjunct Sun: Once in a life, a sudden new self.
- Uranus opposite Sun: Change that arrives through other people.
- Uranus square Sun: Restless years that break a pattern.
In the app
- Sun. The Sun is your core orientation — what you are trying to become. Less about who you are right now and more about what you are growing into. The sign of your Sun describes the project of your life.
Calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris, tropical zodiac. Updated Nov 6, 2026.
Where is the Sun in your chart?
The Sun’s sign is only half of it. Its house and the planets it touches come from your birth time and place. Solstice works them out and talks with you about what they mean.
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