Sun in the 10th House: Meaning by Rising Sign
The short answer
With whole-sign houses, Sun is in your 10th house when it is in the sign 9 signs on from your rising sign: Sun in Capricorn for Aries rising, Sun in Cancer for Libra rising, and so on for all twelve rising signs.
What the Sun in the 10th house means
The Sun describes your sense of self and what you want to be recognised for. In the 10th house of career and reputation, that plays out through your career, your public standing, and the people above you.
The 10th is one of the four angular houses, the corners of the chart, where planets tend to show as events other people notice. Its natural sign is Capricorn, so the Sun here takes on some of Capricorn's concerns whatever sign it is actually in.
With whole-sign houses, the Sun sits in your 10th house when it is in the sign 9 signs on from your rising sign: for Aries rising that means the Sun in Capricorn. A transit of the Sun through one house lasts about 30 days, because that is how long the Sun usually stays in one sign.
Which sign puts Sun in your 10th house
Find your rising sign in the left column. If your Sun is in the sign beside it, your Sun is in the 10th house.
| Your rising sign | Sun in the 10th house |
|---|---|
| Aries rising | Sun in Capricorn |
| Taurus rising | Sun in Aquarius |
| Gemini rising | Sun in Pisces |
| Cancer rising | Sun in Aries |
| Leo rising | Sun in Taurus |
| Virgo rising | Sun in Gemini |
| Libra rising | Sun in Cancer |
| Scorpio rising | Sun in Leo |
| Sagittarius rising | Sun in Virgo |
| Capricorn rising | Sun in Libra |
| Aquarius rising | Sun in Scorpio |
| Pisces rising | Sun in Sagittarius |
How long a Sun transit of the 10th house lasts
Sun stays in one sign for about 30 days on average, so a transit of Sun through your 10th house lasts about that long: as little as about 29 days and as much as about 31 days across the charted years.
About the 10th house
The 10th house of career and reputation: your career, your public standing, and the people above you. Its natural sign is Capricorn.
How the houses are counted
Houses here use whole-sign counting: your rising sign is the whole 1st house, the next sign the 2nd, and so on around the zodiac. Many astrologers use Placidus or another quadrant system instead, which can move a planet close to a sign boundary into the neighbouring house. Either way you need an accurate birth time, because the rising sign changes about every two hours.
Sun in the other houses
Sun in the 1st house · Sun in the 2nd house · Sun in the 3rd house · Sun in the 4th house · Sun in the 5th house · Sun in the 6th house · Sun in the 7th house · Sun in the 8th house · Sun in the 9th house · Sun in the 11th house · Sun in the 12th house
Other planets in the 10th house: Moon · Mercury · Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto
Is your Sun in the 10th house? Vera reads it with the rest of your chart.
House placements need a birth time. Vera casts your chart from your birth details and reads your Sun in its real house, sign and aspects.