The 12 Houses of a Birth Chart

1st House (Ascendant)

Represents self, physical appearance, personality, and how others perceive you.

2nd House

Represents finances, personal possessions, values, and material resources.

3rd House

Represents communication, siblings, short trips, learning, and the local environment.

4th House (IC)

Represents home, family, roots, and emotional foundations.

5th House

Represents creativity, romance, children, and leisure activities.

6th House

Represents daily routines, health, service, and work habits.

7th House (Descendant)

Represents partnerships, marriage, one-on-one relationships, and open enemies.

8th House

Represents shared resources, transformation, sex, death, and rebirth.

9th House

Represents higher education, philosophy, long-distance travel, and beliefs.

10th House (MC)

Represents career, public life, reputation, and status.

11th House

Represents friendships, social networks, hopes, and humanitarian causes.

12th House

Represents subconscious, secrets, spirituality, and self-undoing.