Natal Chart Placements

Published September 24, 2025 · Updated October 16, 2025 · by dxpnet Astrology Team

Your natal chart is more than just your Sun sign. It is a cosmic map of all the planets at the moment you were born. Each planet was in a specific zodiac sign, shaping your personality, emotions, relationships, and life path. These are called natal chart placements.

Understanding your placements reveals not just who you are, but why you are the way you are. Below you’ll find guides to every planet in all 12 zodiac signs, helping you decode your unique birth chart.

What Are Natal Chart Placements?

In astrology, a natal chart (also called a birth chart) shows the positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets at your time of birth. Each placement highlights a different part of your life:

  • Sun: Core identity, ego, life purpose
  • Moon: Emotions, inner world, instincts
  • Mercury: Communication, thinking, learning
  • Venus: Love, beauty, relationships
  • Mars: Action, passion, sexuality
  • Jupiter: Growth, luck, expansion
  • Saturn: Discipline, responsibility, lessons
  • Uranus: Change, originality, rebellion
  • Neptune: Dreams, spirituality, intuition
  • Pluto: Transformation, power, rebirth
  • Ascendant: Identity, appearance, approach

Each planet’s placement in a zodiac sign colors how its energy is expressed in your life.

Explore Planets in the Zodiac Signs

Sun Placements

Moon Placements

Venus Placements

Mars Placements

Jupiter Placements

Saturn Placements

Uranus Placements

Neptune Placements

Pluto Placements

Ascendant Placements

How to Use Your Natal Chart Placements

  • Start with your Sun, Moon, and Rising signs for the core of your personality.
  • Explore Venus and Mars for love, attraction, and sexuality.
  • Look at Jupiter and Saturn for growth, career, and challenges.
  • Check Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto for generational influences.

Each placement tells part of your story. When you read them together, you unlock a deeper picture of yourself.

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Data Source: Planetary positions and aspect calculations are derived from the NASA JPL DE ephemerides (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA). Calculations updated in real time for precision within one arc-minute.

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