Sun in the 8th House: Meaning by Rising Sign
The short answer
With whole-sign houses, Sun is in your 8th house when it is in the sign 7 signs on from your rising sign: Sun in Scorpio for Aries rising, Sun in Taurus for Libra rising, and so on for all twelve rising signs.
What the Sun in the 8th house means
The Sun describes your sense of self and what you want to be recognised for. In the 8th house of shared money and intimacy, that plays out through joint finances, debt, tax, inheritance, and what you only say in private.
The 8th is a succedent house, the part of the chart concerned with what you build up, keep and rely on. Its natural sign is Scorpio, so the Sun here takes on some of Scorpio's concerns whatever sign it is actually in.
With whole-sign houses, the Sun sits in your 8th house when it is in the sign 7 signs on from your rising sign: for Aries rising that means the Sun in Scorpio. 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 8th house
Find your rising sign in the left column. If your Sun is in the sign beside it, your Sun is in the 8th house.
| Your rising sign | Sun in the 8th house |
|---|---|
| Aries rising | Sun in Scorpio |
| Taurus rising | Sun in Sagittarius |
| Gemini rising | Sun in Capricorn |
| Cancer rising | Sun in Aquarius |
| Leo rising | Sun in Pisces |
| Virgo rising | Sun in Aries |
| Libra rising | Sun in Taurus |
| Scorpio rising | Sun in Gemini |
| Sagittarius rising | Sun in Cancer |
| Capricorn rising | Sun in Leo |
| Aquarius rising | Sun in Virgo |
| Pisces rising | Sun in Libra |
How long a Sun transit of the 8th house lasts
Sun stays in one sign for about 30 days on average, so a transit of Sun through your 8th house lasts about that long: as little as about 29 days and as much as about 31 days across the charted years.
About the 8th house
The 8th house of shared money and intimacy: joint finances, debt, tax, inheritance, and what you only say in private. Its natural sign is Scorpio.
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 9th house · Sun in the 10th house · Sun in the 11th house · Sun in the 12th house
Other planets in the 8th house: Moon · Mercury · Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto
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