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Rulers in Houses

Every house in your chart has a ruler — the planet that governs the sign on the cusp.
This reference page gathers the full Rulers‑in‑Houses series, offering a clear map of how
each house’s storyline is shaped by the planet that rules it — and where that planet travels.

Overview

Rulers in Houses is a structural reference for understanding how each house’s ruling planet
behaves when placed in each of the twelve houses. Choose a house, then explore how its ruler
expresses itself depending on where it lands — revealing the flow of energy, focus, and
narrative movement in your chart.

Start Here: How to Find Your House Rulers

Step-by-step instructions on how to find the traditional and modern ruler of each astrological house,
including examples and charts.

How to Find Your House Rulers in Astrology →

Inside this guide:
• Where are the houses?
• Reading the Houses
• Finding what planets rule each sign
• Find your house rulers example
• Modern and traditional house rulers
• Interception
• Double cusps

This is the foundation of the entire Rulers in Houses series — your essential first step.

Explore Each House Ruler Combination

Understanding House Rulers

Every house has a ruler — the planet that governs the sign on the cusp.
The ruler shows where the house’s energy flows next, where the story continues,
and which planet carries the responsibility for that life area.

Aries → Mars (♂)
Taurus → Venus (♀)
Gemini → Mercury (☿)
Cancer → Moon (☾)
Leo → Sun (☉)
Virgo → Mercury (☿)
Libra → Venus (♀)
Scorpio → Mars (♂) / Pluto (♇)
Sagittarius → Jupiter (♃)
Capricorn → Saturn (♄)
Aquarius → Saturn (♄) / Uranus (♅)
Pisces → Jupiter (♃) / Neptune (♆)

The placement of the ruler — its house, sign, aspects, and condition — reveals the deeper
architecture of your chart. This series explores what happens when each house ruler lands in each house.

Related Reference Pages
• Planetary Rulerships
• Planetary Lineages
• Aspects Overview
• Signs Through the Houses
• Dispositor Trails

Every house has a ruler. Every ruler has a destination.

Cross‑Links

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