The Planetary Bodies in Astrology

In astrology, the word planets is used to describe astrologically significant points in the sky which includes the Sun and Moon, as well as many objects that are not currently astronomically defined as planets such as Chiron and Pluto.

Below you will find information about the Planetary Bodies of Astrology, and their correspondences. The keywords in the chart provide insight into the major influence of each planet, but does not cover the broad range of material involved in each planet. Click on the Planet's name to see the interpretations from our acclaimed TimePassages Astrology Software.

Symbol	Planet	Rulership	Detriment	Keyword
	The Sun	Leo	Aquarius	Self
	The Moon	Cancer	Capricorn	Feelings
	Mercury	Gemini/Virgo	Sagittarius/Pisces	Thoughts
	Venus	Taurus/Libra	Scorpio/Aries	Attraction
	Mars	Aries/Scorpio	Libra/Taurus	Desire
	Jupiter	Sagittarius/Pisces	Gemini/Virgo	Faith
	Saturn	Capricorn/Aquarius	Cancer/Leo	Boundaries
	Uranus	Aquarius	Leo	Break-through
	Neptune	Pisces	Virgo	Inspiration
	Pluto	Scorpio	Taurus	Transformation
	Chiron			Healing
	Ceres			Nurturing
	Pallas			Wisdom
	Juno			Marriage
	Vesta			Self-sufficiency
	Eris			Soul Purpose
	Makemake			Earth Issues
	Haumea			Earth Goddess
	Part of Fortune			Good Fortune
	North Node			Destiny
	South Node			Karmic Past
	Ascendant			Appearance
	Midheaven			Career