Astro notes

Part 5: Planets

In astrology there are planets. In ancient astrology they are 7 in total - Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Modern astrology adds a few more to the already existing ones - Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Anyone can decide for themselves whether they want to use ancient/traditional astrology or modern astrology. There is no specific way of learning astrology that must be followed, anyone can choose how to learn it. Personally I tend to use more modern astrology compared to traditional even though sometimes I tend to use traditional as well. Here is a table with all symbols, to be able to read a natal chart in the future it is highly recommended that you remember these symbols! In the beginning you can always write them down or have them somewhere where you can easily check which symbol to which planet corresponds until you remember them and don't need a cheat sheet. Until then here is one:



Each planet rules one or two signs.

Sun - Leo

Moon - Cancer

Mercury - Gemini and Virgo

Venus - Libra and Taurus

Mars - Aries

Jupiter - Sagittarius

Saturn - Capricorn and Aquarius

Uranus - Aquarius

Neptune - Pisces

Pluto - Scorpio

Keywords for each planet:

Sun - individuality, energy, power for achievements, self realization, will, integration factor in the horoscope

Moon - the soul keeping memories from previous lives, the unconscious, emotions, fantasy and imagination, purification, habits

Mercury - intelligence, studies, knowledge of the universe and healing, mediator between the higher and daily mind

Venus - love and beauty, aesthetics, love in different forms, can give artistic expression, feeling of sharing with others, social orientation and subtlety

Mars - the warrior inside of us, active energy, dominance, courage, weapon with which we fight, wanting to win/achieve something

Jupiter - gives more to the spiritual, deep understanding of the philosophical and esoteric rules, religious feeling, enthusiasm, generosity, connection with law, the truth

Saturn - wisdom, karma, justice, patience, accountability, accuracy - things that can be developed in the material world

Uranus - higher knowledge, connection with the universe, idealism and love of freedom, destroying all borders that don't let people connect with each other, especially when connected with electricity or the internet

Neptune - inspiration, universal love with no boundaries, illusions, spiritual experience/feeling/talents, empathy

Pluto - full transformation of the ego, the topic of death and rebirth, psychic powers/abilities, getting over things that stop us mentally/unconsciously

Another important thing for every astrologer is to know how long a planet spends in each sign. This can be very helpful when working. Here is a list of how long each of these mentioned planets spend in one sign(approximately):

Sun - about 30 days in each of the 12 signs

Moon - 2 - 3 days

Mercury - about 3 weeks

Venus - 5 weeks

Mars - 8 weeks

Jupiter - 1 year

Saturn - 2.5 years

Uranus - 7 years

Neptune - 165 years

Pluto - 284 years

We all have each planet in our natal charts. These planets are mostly in different signs but some can be in the same sign. If 4 or more planets are in the same sign then we say that there is a stellium in the natal chart. A stellium can mean "the main focus" in a chart. The house where there is a stellium is important as well. It's important to check which planets are part of it. Not everyone has a stellium in their own chart(for example I don't have any stelliums). The characteristics of the specific sign and specific house become more dominant when there is a stellium. A person might be doing a lot of things that are related to the main themes of the sign/house without even knowing, doing something subconsciously in their daily life.