Planets in the 12 Houses

A planet describes what is happening and a house describes where in life it happens. Mars is drive and friction; put it in the 7th house and that drive lands in marriage and partnership, put it in the 10th and it lands in career. The nine planets across the twelve houses give 108 placements, and each one has its own guide below.

Read a placement as a starting point, not a verdict. The same planet in the same house behaves differently depending on its sign and dignity, which houses it rules for your ascendant, and what aspects it. The guides cover those variations; your own chart decides which one applies.

See which house each planet is inHouse lords in the 12 houses

Choose a planet, then a house

What each house covers

The house class matters as much as the theme. Kendras (1, 4, 7, 10) give a planet visibility and weight, Trikonas (1, 5, 9) give it grace, Dusthanas (6, 8, 12) test it, and Upachayas (3, 6, 10, 11) let it improve with age and effort.

  1. 1st house, Tanu BhavaSelf, Body, Personality, AppearanceKendra & Trikona
  2. 2nd house, Dhana BhavaWealth, Family, Speech, FoodMaraka
  3. 3rd house, Sahaja BhavaSiblings, Courage, Communication, Short TravelUpachaya
  4. 4th house, Sukha BhavaMother, Home, Happiness, PropertyKendra
  5. 5th house, Putra BhavaChildren, Creativity, Romance, IntelligenceTrikona
  6. 6th house, Ari BhavaHealth, Enemies, Service, DebtsDusthana & Upachaya
  7. 7th house, Kalatra BhavaMarriage, Partnership, Business, PublicKendra & Maraka
  8. 8th house, Ayu BhavaDeath, Transformation, Mystery, InheritanceDusthana
  9. 9th house, Dharma BhavaLuck, Father, Religion, Long TravelTrikona
  10. 10th house, Karma BhavaCareer, Fame, Authority, StatusKendra
  11. 11th house, Labha BhavaGains, Friends, Wishes, IncomeUpachaya
  12. 12th house, Vyaya BhavaLoss, Spirituality, Foreign, SleepDusthana