Planets in Astrology
In chart interpretation, a planet symbolizes a type of function or motivation; its sign describes a style of expression, its house describes an area of life, and its aspects connect it with other chart factors.
Sun
Traditionally associated with identity, vitality and conscious purpose.
Moon
Traditionally associated with emotion, habit and instinct.
Mercury
Traditionally associated with communication, thought and learning.
Venus
Traditionally associated with affection, attraction, aesthetics and values.
Mars
Traditionally associated with drive, assertion and desire.
Jupiter
Traditionally associated with growth, meaning and expansion.
Saturn
Traditionally associated with structure, limits, responsibility and time.
Uranus
Traditionally associated with change, disruption and independence.
Neptune
Traditionally associated with imagination, ideals and dissolution.
Pluto
Traditionally associated with power, depth and transformation.
Traditional and modern rulerships
Astrological schools do not always use identical rulership systems. Traditional astrology predates Uranus, Neptune and Pluto; many modern astrologers assign those planets additional rulerships.