A birth chart looks like a clock face; its twelve slices are called houses. Each house stands for an area of life and they are counted from the rising sign, which is why houses need a birth time.
The twelve houses in brief
- 1 self and appearance · 2 money and values · 3 communication, siblings
- 4 home, family, roots · 5 love, creativity, children · 6 daily work, health
- 7 marriage and partnerships · 8 shared resources, transformation · 9 travel, belief, study
- 10 career and public life · 11 friends, goals · 12 inner world, solitude
Aspects
When the distance between two planets is close to certain angles, an aspect forms:
- Conjunction (0°): energies merge and intensify.
- Trine (120°) and sextile (60°): harmonious, easy-flowing energy.
- Square (90°) and opposition (180°): tension; energy that takes effort but helps you grow.
Gold lines in the middle of your chart are harmonious aspects, pink lines tense ones.
See which house your planets are in on your free chart.