Sun

The Centre of the Chart

The Sun is the most familiar point in astrology: it determines your Sun sign, the sign most people mean when they say "my sign". It represents your core identity, purpose and vitality.

In a birth chart, the Sun shows what you are fundamentally striving toward and what makes you feel most alive.

It is often described as the self you grow into over a lifetime.

The Sun Through the Signs

The Sun spends about thirty days in each sign, moving through all twelve in a year. Its sign colours how you express your purpose.

A Sun in fire expresses itself through action and enthusiasm; in earth through practical achievement; in air through ideas and connection; in water through feeling and care.

Your Sun sign profile describes these qualities in detail.

The Sun's House

The house holding your Sun shows the area of life where you most want to shine. A tenth-house Sun may focus on career and reputation; a fourth-house Sun on home and family.

House placement requires an accurate birth time.

The Natal Blueprint shows your Sun's house.

Why the Sun Is Not Everything

Because the Sun sign is shared with roughly one in twelve people, it cannot describe anyone completely.

The Moon, ascendant and other planets add the detail that makes a chart individual.

Think of the Sun as the headline rather than the whole story.

Questions About the Sun

Does my Sun sign change on the cusp? It depends on your birth year and time; the Exact Sun Sign tool calculates it precisely.

Which sign does the Sun rule? Leo.

What is a Sun return? The yearly moment the Sun returns to its exact birth position — your astrological birthday.