This is a bit of a chart. The houses are numbered on the inside wheel. In this example, the 5th, 6th and part of the 7th house is shown.
The lines that separate the houses are called “cusps”. A planet falling between the boundaries of a house are said to be in the house.
In this case, Mars, the Sun, Uranus and Mercury are in the 6th house.
Here you see the numbers on the house cusps highlighted. Check the top one. 27 degrees, 21 minutes, Cancer.
The middle cusp is 27 degrees, 21 minutes, Gemini.
Now lets say there is a new moon @ 29 degrees Cancer. It would fall in the 7th house!
It would not fall in the 6th house with the other planets in Cancer, because it’s on the other side of line / cusp / boundary between houses!
Now here comes your test. See if you can figure out where these transits would fall in the chart shown.
- New moon @ 15 degrees Leo
- New moon @ 3 degrees Gemini
- Full moon @ 26 Virgo
- New moon @ 29 Aries
Extra credit, trick questions, advanced so you know you’ve got it for sure!
5. New moon @ 29 Libra
6. Saturn transiting mid -degrees of Leo lands…where?
Answers…
1.7th house
2. 5th house
3. 8th house
4. 4th house
5. 10th house
6. 7th house
How did you do?
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I am a Virgo sun. How do planets in Aquarius aspect my Sun?? Ist it a conjuction or Inconjuction??
Conjunction = planets joined.
Virgo/Aquarius = inconjunct aka quincunx
Thanks Elsa
This was fun! I love posts like this. I got them all!
6 out of 6!
I just realized what I am getting me for Christmas ,you to do my chart,
Call after weekend, after an early mainland boat, and books for grandson, then Me-time, I am soooo
Excited.
That will be great!
So helpful! I did great but never looked at a chart this way and was always confused! No more! Thank you Elsa : )
I’m sorry I am so slow! I get asked this all the time!!
Better late than never! I might have missed the post anyway, not on purpose of course, but I don’t read EVERYone always but glad I did today! ?
100% Im used to reading on a different chart style (see astrotheme.com). I find this type initially more challenging to read but I have a better grasp now.thanks Elsa!
I’m so confused, I use whole signs and the lines are all at 0 degrees. What house system do you use?
I use Equal houses.
Placidus is default on astro.com
I was using whole, thanks so much!
Do I look for a new moon in the natal chart?
I have a solar return chart but it doesn’t provide a wheel so its hard to tell which house the moon is in.
Hi, Laura.
“Do I look for a new moon in the natal chart?”
Yes!
Is there a quick tip on knowing if planets or houses are sextiled and trined ?
Are all fixed signs are sextiled?
0r 1st 3rd 5th 7th houses all trined? ?♀️
Try this. 🙂
https://elsaelsa.com/astrology/what-is-a-orb-aspect/