Placement Meanings

Plain-language meanings for every planet in every sign and house, and every major aspect. If you already know your placements, the lists below go straight to them.

Looking for two at once? Sun and Moon pairs has a page for each of the 144 combinations, which is the question most people arrive with.

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Sun in the signs & houses

Moon in the signs & houses

Mercury in the signs & houses

Venus in the signs & houses

Mars in the signs & houses

Jupiter in the signs & houses

Saturn in the signs & houses

Uranus in the signs & houses

Neptune in the signs & houses

Pluto in the signs & houses

Aspects. Every major pair

Sun Conjunction Moon Sun Sextile Moon Sun Square Moon Sun Trine Moon Sun Opposition Moon Sun Conjunction Mercury Sun Sextile Mercury Sun Square Mercury Sun Trine Mercury Sun Opposition Mercury Sun Conjunction Venus Sun Sextile Venus Sun Square Venus Sun Trine Venus Sun Opposition Venus Sun Conjunction Mars Sun Sextile Mars Sun Square Mars Sun Trine Mars Sun Opposition Mars Sun Conjunction Jupiter Sun Sextile Jupiter Sun Square Jupiter Sun Trine Jupiter Sun Opposition Jupiter Sun Conjunction Saturn Sun Sextile Saturn Sun Square Saturn Sun Trine Saturn Sun Opposition Saturn Sun Conjunction Uranus Sun Sextile Uranus Sun Square Uranus Sun Trine Uranus Sun Opposition Uranus Sun Conjunction Neptune Sun Sextile Neptune Sun Square Neptune Sun Trine Neptune Sun Opposition Neptune Sun Conjunction Pluto Sun Sextile Pluto Sun Square Pluto Sun Trine Pluto Sun Opposition Pluto Moon Conjunction Mercury Moon Sextile Mercury Moon Square Mercury Moon Trine Mercury Moon Opposition Mercury Moon Conjunction Venus Moon Sextile Venus Moon Square Venus Moon Trine Venus Moon Opposition Venus Moon Conjunction Mars Moon Sextile Mars Moon Square Mars Moon Trine Mars Moon Opposition Mars Moon Conjunction Jupiter Moon Sextile Jupiter Moon Square Jupiter Moon Trine Jupiter Moon Opposition Jupiter Moon Conjunction Saturn Moon Sextile Saturn Moon Square Saturn Moon Trine Saturn Moon Opposition Saturn Moon Conjunction Uranus Moon Sextile Uranus Moon Square Uranus Moon Trine Uranus Moon Opposition Uranus Moon Conjunction Neptune Moon Sextile Neptune Moon Square Neptune Moon Trine Neptune Moon Opposition Neptune Moon Conjunction Pluto Moon Sextile Pluto Moon Square Pluto Moon Trine Pluto Moon Opposition Pluto Mercury Conjunction Venus Mercury Sextile Venus Mercury Square Venus Mercury Trine Venus Mercury Opposition Venus Mercury Conjunction Mars Mercury Sextile Mars Mercury Square Mars Mercury Trine Mars Mercury Opposition Mars Mercury Conjunction Jupiter Mercury Sextile Jupiter Mercury Square Jupiter Mercury Trine Jupiter Mercury Opposition Jupiter Mercury Conjunction Saturn Mercury Sextile Saturn Mercury Square Saturn Mercury Trine Saturn Mercury Opposition Saturn Mercury Conjunction Uranus Mercury Sextile Uranus Mercury Square Uranus Mercury Trine Uranus Mercury Opposition Uranus Mercury Conjunction Neptune Mercury Sextile Neptune Mercury Square Neptune Mercury Trine Neptune Mercury Opposition Neptune Mercury Conjunction Pluto Mercury Sextile Pluto Mercury Square Pluto Mercury Trine Pluto Mercury Opposition Pluto Venus Conjunction Mars Venus Sextile Mars Venus Square Mars Venus Trine Mars Venus Opposition Mars Venus Conjunction Jupiter Venus Sextile Jupiter Venus Square Jupiter Venus Trine Jupiter Venus Opposition Jupiter Venus Conjunction Saturn Venus Sextile Saturn Venus Square Saturn Venus Trine Saturn Venus Opposition Saturn Venus Conjunction Uranus Venus Sextile Uranus Venus Square Uranus Venus Trine Uranus Venus Opposition Uranus Venus Conjunction Neptune Venus Sextile Neptune Venus Square Neptune Venus Trine Neptune Venus Opposition Neptune Venus Conjunction Pluto Venus Sextile Pluto Venus Square Pluto Venus Trine Pluto Venus Opposition Pluto Mars Conjunction Jupiter Mars Sextile Jupiter Mars Square Jupiter Mars Trine Jupiter Mars Opposition Jupiter Mars Conjunction Saturn Mars Sextile Saturn Mars Square Saturn Mars Trine Saturn Mars Opposition Saturn Mars Conjunction Uranus Mars Sextile Uranus Mars Square Uranus Mars Trine Uranus Mars Opposition Uranus Mars Conjunction Neptune Mars Sextile Neptune Mars Square Neptune Mars Trine Neptune Mars Opposition Neptune Mars Conjunction Pluto Mars Sextile Pluto Mars Square Pluto Mars Trine Pluto Mars Opposition Pluto Jupiter Conjunction Saturn Jupiter Sextile Saturn Jupiter Square Saturn Jupiter Trine Saturn Jupiter Opposition Saturn Jupiter Conjunction Uranus Jupiter Sextile Uranus Jupiter Square Uranus Jupiter Trine Uranus Jupiter Opposition Uranus Jupiter Conjunction Neptune Jupiter Sextile Neptune Jupiter Square Neptune Jupiter Trine Neptune Jupiter Opposition Neptune Jupiter Conjunction Pluto Jupiter Sextile Pluto Jupiter Square Pluto Jupiter Trine Pluto Jupiter Opposition Pluto Saturn Conjunction Uranus Saturn Sextile Uranus Saturn Square Uranus Saturn Trine Uranus Saturn Opposition Uranus Saturn Conjunction Neptune Saturn Sextile Neptune Saturn Square Neptune Saturn Trine Neptune Saturn Opposition Neptune Saturn Conjunction Pluto Saturn Sextile Pluto Saturn Square Pluto Saturn Trine Pluto Saturn Opposition Pluto Uranus Conjunction Neptune Uranus Sextile Neptune Uranus Square Neptune Uranus Trine Neptune Uranus Opposition Neptune Uranus Conjunction Pluto Uranus Sextile Pluto Uranus Square Pluto Uranus Trine Pluto Uranus Opposition Pluto Neptune Conjunction Pluto Neptune Sextile Pluto Neptune Square Pluto Neptune Trine Pluto Neptune Opposition Pluto

What a placement actually is

A chart is three things at once, and a placement is one of each: a planet, a sign and a house. The planet is what is happening, and there are ten or so: the Sun is what you are becoming, the Moon is what you need, Mercury is how you think, Venus is what you like, Mars is what you do about it. The sign is how: the pace, the manner, the priorities. The house is where: which part of a life it lands in.

So "Mars in Scorpio in the 7th" is one drive, in one style, in one arena. Reading the three apart and then together is most of what learning to read a chart is.

Why there are so many pages here

Ten planets across twelve signs is 120 combinations, and across twelve houses is another 120. Add the aspects between planets and the number climbs again. Every one of them has a page of its own because every one of them is somebody's.

What these pages will not do

They describe a placement, not a person. Nobody has one placement: you have ten of them arguing, and a chart is the argument rather than any single line in it. A page here can tell you what Saturn in the 10th tends to be like. It cannot tell you what you did with yours.

Where to start if you are new

Read your Sun, your Moon and your rising sign first, in that order, and then stop for a while. Those three carry most of what people recognise about themselves, and the rest of a chart makes far more sense once they are in place.

Then cast your own free chart to find yours.

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Updated 4 November 2026. Method: this page is an interpretation, not a measurement. Umbriel's own astronomy engine computes any position it states; how closely it matches NASA JPL Horizons is published on the accuracy page.