Venus in the 10th House: Meaning by Rising Sign
The short answer
With whole-sign houses, Venus is in your 10th house when it is in the sign 9 signs on from your rising sign: Venus in Capricorn for Aries rising, Venus in Cancer for Libra rising, and so on for all twelve rising signs.
What Venus in the 10th house means
Venus describes what you value, and how you show affection. 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 Venus here takes on some of Capricorn's concerns whatever sign it is actually in.
With whole-sign houses, Venus sits in your 10th house when it is in the sign 9 signs on from your rising sign: for Aries rising that means Venus in Capricorn. A transit of Venus through one house lasts about 33 days, because that is how long Venus usually stays in one sign.
Which sign puts Venus in your 10th house
Find your rising sign in the left column. If your Venus is in the sign beside it, your Venus is in the 10th house.
| Your rising sign | Venus in the 10th house |
|---|---|
| Aries rising | Venus in Capricorn |
| Taurus rising | Venus in Aquarius |
| Gemini rising | Venus in Pisces |
| Cancer rising | Venus in Aries |
| Leo rising | Venus in Taurus |
| Virgo rising | Venus in Gemini |
| Libra rising | Venus in Cancer |
| Scorpio rising | Venus in Leo |
| Sagittarius rising | Venus in Virgo |
| Capricorn rising | Venus in Libra |
| Aquarius rising | Venus in Scorpio |
| Pisces rising | Venus in Sagittarius |
How long a Venus transit of the 10th house lasts
Venus stays in one sign for about 33 days on average, so a transit of Venus through your 10th house lasts about that long: as little as about 24 days and as much as about 4 months 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.
Venus in the other houses
Venus in the 1st house · Venus in the 2nd house · Venus in the 3rd house · Venus in the 4th house · Venus in the 5th house · Venus in the 6th house · Venus in the 7th house · Venus in the 8th house · Venus in the 9th house · Venus in the 11th house · Venus in the 12th house
Other planets in the 10th house: Sun · Moon · Mercury · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto
Is your Venus 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 Venus in its real house, sign and aspects.