The 10 planets
Each planet rules a different part of you. Here's what they all do — and what their retrogrades feel like.
Astrology reads ten bodies (Sun and Moon are technically luminaries, but the convention is to call all ten 'planets'). Each has its own archetype, the part of your psyche it governs. Below — what each one means, how to read it in your chart, and what to expect when it goes retrograde.
- ☉Sun
Core self · vitality · the will to be
The part of you that's still you in any room.
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- ☽Moon
Emotions · instinct · what soothes you
The inner weather. What you need to feel safe.
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- ☿Mercury
Thinking · speaking · learning · trickster
How you process information — and what you say when nobody asked.
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- ♀Venus
Love · beauty · value · pleasure
What you find beautiful — and what you're willing to pay for.
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- ♂Mars
Drive · anger · desire · the warrior
How you fight for what you want. And what you do with anger.
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- ♃Jupiter
Luck · growth · belief · excess
The planet of more. What you believe — and what you over-do.
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- ♄Saturn
Structure · discipline · limits · time
The planet of growing up. What you have to master.
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- ♅Uranus
Rebellion · awakening · sudden change
The lightning bolt. What flips your life when it needs flipping.
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- ♆Neptune
Dreams · illusion · dissolving · transcendence
Where the edges blur. Where you can either touch something larger or fool yourself completely.
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- ♇Pluto
Transformation · power · the underworld
Slow, irreversible change. What dies and what comes back rewired.
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