The sun in your natal chart represents how you shine your light into the world. It’s known to be the core of your personality. Your ego shows in the house where the sun is located and it’s where you feel special and how you show yourself off.
But don’t get caught up too much in your ego or it could make you power hungry, greedy and shallow. We must recognise our talents and put them to good use. The house that the sun is in helps us by showing what areas in life we are most talented, confident and brave. The house it’s in can highlight what and how we identify ourselves and where we show our confidence and bravery.
The sun rules the zodiac sign, Leo, and is home in the 5th house.
It’s also important to note that other planets' aspects of your sun's placement can have an impact. There are more things to consider when looking into 1 specific placement. The birth chart is to be read like a story and each planet, zodiac, aspect and house will help you understand that story.
Sun in the 1st house:
If you have your sun in the first you have a bright positive personality, as you’re always looking on the bright side of things. You're very confident and know how to light up a room. You also know how to put yourself first, sometimes making you look like you’re selfish. Not only don’t you care what people’s opinions are about you, you know you’re not selfish, but rather you're ambitious. You know how to express yourself in your self-image. You may be someone that is always setting yourself-goals to achieve, which can inspire the people around you. You’re confident and responsible, so when you set these goals you always achieve them. At times you may face power struggles and you have tendencies to become dictatorial and power-hungry. When you don’t let false pride and power get to your head, people with sun in the first house can make great leaders.
Sun in the 2nd house:
When your sun is in your second house you know how to attract money as you tend to put all your energy into gaining money. You may find it hard to save as you do love spending your money on high quality things and may be a tad materialistic. It’s important not to overindulge in gaining new possessions, as you’re likely to become obsessive with your personal items. If you rely on someone for these things, you will also become dependent on that person. On the other hand, you can be very generous and also very independent with your finances and may have been earning money from a young age. You value quality items and belongings, but you may not understand that everyone’s values are different from yours and may become too absorbed in gaining material possessions and even start to identify yourself with your belongings so much that you forget to appreciate other important things.
Sun in the 3rd house:
If your sun is in the 3rd house, you love to learn and gain knowledge. You are adaptable, intellectual and have exceptional communication skills and very talented at writing. These are also good qualities to have as a teacher, so you could also become successful in teaching. You believe that knowledge brings power and can have tendencies to believe that you’re never wrong. This can make you become arrogant and pushy with your views and opinions as you think yours is the only option that matters. On the bright side of this, as you are intelligent, you often understand people’s point of view and points. People often trust your opinions and even come to you for your personal opinion. You can’t stick to just one thing and may tend to have many projects going on at once. If your sun is in your 3rd house, you may also have a few hobbies, as you need an option of things to pick from to keep your mind stimulated. You hate being bored and when you find yourself getting bored you can quickly become agitated.
Sun in the 4th house:
If you have your sun in your 4th house, you spend all your money on making your home a comfortable environment where you feel safe and homely. You take pride in your home and your family. You love family gatherings and spending time with people that make you feel safe. You care about what your parents think about you. The negative side to this could be if your parents don’t really show affection the way you expect, as you tend to base your identity on how you’re perceived by your parents. You always make time for your family and always put your family first. You’re a very traditional person and more likely to keep the family traditions that your parents have taught you when you raise your family. Keeping these family traditions and learning about your ancestral roots gives you a sense of belonging and security that you need.
Sun in the 5th house:
When the sun is in your 5th house, people enjoy being around you. You are very creative and love to express your identity in creative ways. When it comes to romance, you love to chase and can’t stay in relationships that don’t excite you. Even though you may find it hard to stay in long-term relationships when you do find yourself in love with someone that can excite you every moment of the day, they are lucky as you are a passionate lover, caring and loyal. Having people’s attention is what fuels you with energy. You may also at times be over overbearing to the people around you, arrogant and act like you’re superior than others. However, your over-confident behaviour makes you feel alive as it helps you take risks without thinking about the repercussions. You also may find yourself always turning your hobbies into business as you take pride in the things you enjoy doing.
Sun in the 6th house:
If your sun is in your 6th house, you strive to be busy and perfect. You are constantly trying to make you and your life perfect. You also live a good daily routine and are always on the go and looking for work. You take great pride in your career and base your identity on the type of job you’re in. When people appreciate your work, it makes you feel complete. On the downside, you hate being told what to do and being criticised. You may not even notice most of the time, but your biggest critic is yourself. You also may be healthy and worry when you’re not well and don’t know what’s wrong with you. You need to look after your body and avoid stressful situations. Learning how to let go of the things that stress you and relaxing will do you some good.
Sun in the 7th house:
When the sun is in your 7th house of your natal chart, you look for a partner you can show off and be proud of. You know exactly what you want in your relationship and your determination to find your “perfect” one is a life mission and you have big dreams about having a husband or wife. You have a strong sense of morals, which makes you loyal and most people with a 7th house sun who get married end up only marrying once. Although you may end up feeling lonely and lost when you’re not in a relationship. You are scared of rejection and it’s important to you that the people around you like you. You are charming and have amazing negotiation skills and can be a social butterfly. You know how to bring harmony and peace to your relationships.
Sun in the 8th house:
If you have your sun in the 8th house you never really show your emotions. You have a huge curiosity about paranormal, spiritual and occult subjects and your curiosity may lead you to taking risks and even sometimes experience life-threatening situations. Your curiosity also could make you research and study what the meaning of life and death is. You are also constantly looking for ways to better yourself, thinking of how you can rebuild into something greater. You may also make regular changes to your physical appearance and personal style. You are a private person and rarely show your true self off in public. You enjoy being behind the scenes.
Sun in the 9th house:
If your sun is in your 9th house, you're someone who is large and expansive. You also love to express yourself with knowledge and the broad ideas and wisdom you have. You have a curious nature about you and love to do research on anything before making an opinion. You’re very honest when it comes to your opinion, as it’s something you take pride in just as well as the way you think and also your education. You may also love travelling, learning new languages and experiencing different countries' cultures. Life is one big adventure for you and you love to question the reality of things in life.
Sun in the 10th house:
When the sun is in your 10th house, you take pride in your reputation. You know your worth and you strive for success and power in your career life and personal achievements. It’s easy for you to inspire other people and you have the ability to lead others, which makes you an excellent leader. You should rather take charge of things instead of taking orders. You’re very ambitious, so managing a team is beneficial if you’re not power hungry. You don’t mind being in the public eye and could even work in a career that you’ve become well known for. When you’re not improving your career or achieving new achievements, then you start to feel like you're not progressing, as you identify yourself with the life achievements and careers you’ve done for yourself.
Sun in the 11th house:
If the sun is in your 11th house, you get along with pretty much anybody and everybody. You believe strongly in equality and diversity. You are always treating everyone as equals and you’re very sociable. You are interested in charity work that involves helping people in need and promoting peace. You take pride in the friendship groups you associate yourself with and you would take to being popular amongst your group than have power any day. You don’t mind sacrificing your own needs for the needs of your friends. You may sometimes over identify yourself with your friendship group so that you start to lose your identity. You are unique and original and don’t really care what people’s opinions are of you, so it’s easy for you to express yourself regardless. You are probably known for organising all of the groups you associate yourself with and you're also reliable and responsible. You also listen to everyone’s ideas and have the ability to adapt them all into one. These qualities make a good leader and role model.
Sun in the 12th house:
When the sun is in the 12th house of the natal chart, you have such unique and amazing talents. You may even have telepathic and psychic abilities. You have also lived lifetimes before and brought the identity from your past life into this lifetime, making you an old soul. You could also be very spiritual and identify yourself with your spiritual practice. You find yourself always in a daydream and making up your own fantasies. You might also be interested in writing, so you make an amazing story teller. However, you have tendencies to see life as an illusion and find it easy to get addicted to things that help you escape the harsh realities that life brings. You don’t like to be a show of and prefer to work behind the scenes. Also, you can be shy around people you’ve just met, you prefer to spend time alone and often become unsociable so you can recharge.
