Planets through the signs
What a planet does when it is placed in a given sign, read through classical dignity rather than through a list of traits. Venus and Mars first, twenty-four placements in all.
Every page states the condition of the placement before it interprets it. Venus in Aries is Venus in detriment, in a sign ruled by Mars; Mars in Capricorn is Mars exalted. That condition is generated from the classical dignity tables of the tradition, not written out by hand. The chart engine computes its own dignity upstream, and the two were checked against each other rather than assumed equal: they agree on every placement measured, including Mars in Taurus, which is the case that separates traditional rulership from modern.
This is a pilot. Venus and Mars are the two personal planets whose sign placement people look up most, and the remaining five classical planets are sixty more pages that should be justified by how these twenty-four perform rather than assumed.
Venus through the signs
Mars through the signs
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a planet in a sign mean?
In a birth chart each planet stands for a function, and the sign it occupies describes the style in which that function is expressed. Venus in a sign is usually read as how a person relates and enjoys, Mars in a sign as how they act and assert themselves.
Which placements are covered here?
Venus and Mars through all twelve signs, 24 pages in total. Each page is written from classical astrology and reads the placement in a birth chart, not in the current sky.
What do the dignity labels mean?
Domicile, exaltation, detriment and fall are the classical dignities. A planet in its own sign or in its exaltation is traditionally read as working with the grain of the sign, while in detriment or fall it has to adapt. A placement with no major dignity carries no label.
How do I find my Venus and Mars signs?
Cast your birth chart with the free calculator on this site. Both planets stay in a sign for weeks, so the birth date alone is usually enough, though the exact time matters if you were born close to a sign change.