The Sun describes your creative center—how you radiate, direct attention, and energize life. Track it by sign, house, and aspects.
Personality Snapshot
The Sun is your steady fire: purpose, pride, creative output, leadership style. It doesn’t shout all day—it sets the direction so the rest of the chart can follow. When the Sun is underfed, people drift. When it’s fed well, projects and relationships get light and warmth.
✅ What it wants
- To create and be seen for real effort
- To commit to a direction and keep showing up
- To lead without burning others
⚠️ Friction when low
- Performing for applause, not truth
- Pride armor blocking feedback
- Identity fused with metrics
🧭 How to feed it
- Make something daily; ship weekly
- Ask for honest critique early
- Share the spotlight on purpose
Quick Facts
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Core self, purpose, vitality, leadership, visibility |
| Element/Modality flavor | Shaped by Sun’s sign (e.g., Leo bold, Virgo craft, Aquarius systems) |
| Domicile / Detriment | Leo / Aquarius |
| Exaltation / Fall | Aries / Libra |
| Retrograde? | Never. The Sun doesn’t retrograde. |
What the Sun Describes
Identity & Direction
- Creative path you’ll keep returning to
- Leadership style (quiet anchor vs loud torch)
- What you protect when choices get hard
Fuel & Ego Lessons
- Healthy pride vs performance traps
- How you ask for and use attention
- What restores your energy baseline
Sun by Sign (tone of your fire)
Sun by House (where the light lands)
Major Aspects to the Sun
These links cover natal, synastry, and transit meanings. For basics, see the aspects hub.
Tip: weave in the 5th house (Sun’s joy) and opposite sign Aquarius for balance.
Transits & Cycles (the Sun’s clock)
Annual rhythm
- Transit Sun takes ~1 year around the zodiac
- Solar return = Sun conjunction Sun (your birthday reset)
- Quarter checks: square, opposition, square again
House transits
Synastry flavor
- Your Sun to their Moon = core needs meet
- Sun to their Saturn = commitment/pressure dynamics
- See full compatibility read via both charts
Quick Practice (use your Sun well)
Journal
- Where do I want to be seen—and by whom?
- What feedback would actually help?
- What project deserves a weekly publish cadence?
Body & energy
- Sunlight + movement daily; protect sleep
- Breath ladders before high-visibility moments
- Private practice (no metrics) to keep joy alive
Sun FAQ
Does the Sun show my “whole personality”?
It’s the core, not the whole. Blend it with the Moon (needs), Mercury (mind), Venus (bonding), and Mars (drive).
Why do Leo/Aries show up in Sun lore?
Leo is Sun’s home; Aries is exaltation. Balance with its opposite sign Aquarius and fall in Libra for nuance.
Is the Sun ever retrograde?
No. In geocentric astrology, the Sun never retrogrades. Review seasons via squares/oppositions instead.
Explore more
- All planets: https://skygram.ai/planets
- Signs: https://skygram.ai/signs
- Houses: https://skygram.ai/houses
- Aspects hub: https://skygram.ai/aspects
- Birth chart generator: https://skygram.ai/birth-chart
- Compatibility: https://skygram.ai/compatibility