Sun Aspects: 37 Combinations with the Other Nine Planets

The Sun is the protagonist of the chart: your core motivation and the center of your life. The house it occupies is often the area where you most want to shine. When the Sun forms an aspect with another planet, the two forces have to be read together. Below, a table first lists the Sun’s aspects to the other nine planets with how often each occurs, followed by a one-line reading for every combination; each has its own detailed page.

Sun aspects table

Percentages are the share of 8,401 charts of people born in Taipei between 1960 and 2005 with random birth times that have the aspect, using this site’s orbs. A dash marks an aspect that cannot occur in the sky.

The Sun can only conjoin Mercury and Venus

Mercury and Venus orbit inside the Earth’s orbit, so seen from Earth they never stray far from the Sun. In our calculations, Mercury gets at most about 28° from the Sun and Venus at most about 48°, both short of the distance a sextile needs. So the only major aspect the Sun makes to either planet is the conjunction. Among charts for people born 1960–2005, Sun conjunct Mercury appears in about 29.6% and Sun conjunct Venus in about 15.4%.

When the Sun is unaspected

Now and then the Sun forms no major aspect with any of the other nine planets; it is then called unaspected. In our calculations, the Sun is unaspected in about 2.4% of charts. Tradition holds that an unaspected planet works more on its own: what it stands for may come and go, or only become obvious at a certain stage of life.

The Sun’s aspects to each planet, in one line

The Sun and the Moon

• Sun Conjunct Moon: With the Sun and Moon side by side, your will and your emotions speak the same language. You are direct and single-minded, and you find it harder to step back and see yourself from the outside.
• Sun Sextile Moon: With the Sun and Moon two signs apart, what you want to do and how you feel are different yet on speaking terms. Put some thought into coordinating them and they work together very well.
• Sun Square Moon: With the Sun and Moon at cross-purposes, what you want to do and what makes you feel safe point in different directions. You often hear two inner voices, and that is exactly where your drive comes from.
• Sun Trine Moon: With the Sun and Moon in signs of the same element, what you want to do and how you feel line up on their own. You are steady and at ease, and less inclined to push yourself past your limits.
• Sun Opposite Moon: With the Sun and Moon facing each other across the zodiac, what you want and what you need stand at opposite ends. You often meet your other half through a partner or the people close to you.

The Sun and Mercury

• Sun Conjunct Mercury: With Mercury pressed close to the Sun, what goes on in your head and who you take yourself to be are nearly the same thing. You speak directly and hold firm views, and you find it harder to step outside your own angle.

The Sun and Venus

• Sun Conjunct Venus: With Venus beside the Sun, your sense of self is bound up with the people and things you love. You are warm and attractive, and you care a great deal about whether you are liked.

The Sun and Mars

• Sun Conjunct Mars: With the Sun and Mars bound together, there is no gap between will and action. You have energy to burn and the nerve to go after things, and you tend to charge out before you have thought it through.
• Sun Sextile Mars: With the Sun and Mars two signs apart, will and action cooperate. You can summon drive when it is needed, and if you choose to use it, it becomes dependable follow-through.
• Sun Square Mars: With the Sun and Mars at odds, the direction you choose and the direction your impulses pull are not the same. There is often an urgency inside you that sparks conflict, and it also forges exceptional fighting strength.
• Sun Trine Mars: With the Sun and Mars in signs of the same element, the path from wanting to doing is wide open. You are confident and lively and get things done without much strain, so you are seldom forced to go all out.
• Sun Opposite Mars: With the Sun and Mars at opposite ends, your will keeps running into challenges from outside. You are quick to compete and argue, and you come to recognize your own strength in your rivals and partners.

The Sun and Jupiter

• Sun Conjunct Jupiter: With the Sun and Jupiter joined, your sense of self is magnified. You are naturally optimistic, generous in spirit, and willing to think big, and you tend to overestimate the situation and promise more than you can deliver.
• Sun Sextile Jupiter: With the Sun and Jupiter two signs apart, confidence and vision back each other up. You are optimistic without being showy, and when you make the effort to learn and to meet people, opportunities appear one after another.
• Sun Square Jupiter: With the Sun and Jupiter competing, you have large ambitions and refuse to settle for a small stage. You often overdo it or promise too much, yet that dissatisfaction keeps stretching you to a larger size.
• Sun Trine Jupiter: With the Sun and Jupiter in signs of the same element, confidence and good fortune echo each other. You are cheerful and generous, much goes well without forcing it, and so you may put in less effort than you could.
• Sun Opposite Jupiter: With the Sun and Jupiter facing each other, the self stands on one side and larger expectations on the other. You are easily carried along by praise or promises, and the task is to balance inflation against reality.

The Sun and Saturn

• Sun Conjunct Saturn: With the Sun and Saturn side by side, self and responsibility are bound into one. You were mature beyond your years, you hold yourself to high standards, and success tends to come late but stand firm.
• Sun Sextile Saturn: With the Sun and Saturn two signs apart, self and discipline get along. You know how to line up the steps toward a goal, and when you sit down and plan, steadiness works in your favor.
• Sun Square Saturn: With the Sun and Saturn at cross-purposes, the urge to show yourself runs into resistance or self-doubt. In youth you often feel tied hand and foot, and the long grind ends up building real skill.
• Sun Trine Saturn: With the Sun and Saturn in signs of the same element, self and discipline are in step from birth. You are steady and patient, and you may take that reliability for granted and shy away from risk.
• Sun Opposite Saturn: With the Sun and Saturn facing each other, the side that wants to be yourself pulls against the side of duty and authority. You keep meeting that strict judge in a boss or a partner.

The Sun and Uranus

• Sun Conjunct Uranus: With the Sun conjunct Uranus, a current of restless originality runs through your identity. Living by someone else’s script is hard for you; being different is simply who you are, and it keeps life eventful.
• Sun Sextile Uranus: With the Sun sextile Uranus, two signs apart, your identity and your appetite for the new get along well. You take to fresh ideas quickly, and when you act on them, inspiration becomes part of your signature.
• Sun Square Uranus: With the Sun square Uranus, just as you settle into being yourself, an urge that something must change breaks in. Life takes sharp turns, and they push you toward real independence.
• Sun Trine Uranus: With the Sun trine Uranus, in signs of the same element, being yourself and seeking the new go hand in hand. You’re different without strain, ideas come easily, and it’s easy to take them for granted.
• Sun Opposite Uranus: With the Sun opposite Uranus, steady selfhood and the urge to break everything sit at opposite ends. Change often arrives through other people, and in relationships you learn to own your freedom.

The Sun and Neptune

• Sun Conjunct Neptune: With the Sun conjunct Neptune, imagination and sensitivity dissolve into your identity. You’re perceptive and a little otherworldly, quick to feel what others feel, and slower to say exactly who you are.
• Sun Sextile Neptune: With the Sun sextile Neptune, two signs apart, your identity and your imagination are on friendly terms. You have fine feeling and a sense of beauty, and with time and practice they become usable skills.
• Sun Square Neptune: With the Sun square Neptune, a fog rolls in whenever you try to define yourself. You tend to overrate and underrate yourself by turns, and your dreams gain real power once you’ve seen reality clearly.
• Sun Trine Neptune: With the Sun trine Neptune, in signs of the same element, your identity and imagination connect naturally. You have an inborn sense of beauty and kindness, life flows smoothly, and drifting is easy.
• Sun Opposite Neptune: With the Sun opposite Neptune, a clear self and boundless longing sit at opposite ends. You tend to rest your ideals on other people, and relationships are where you learn to see what’s real.

The Sun and Pluto

• Sun Conjunct Pluto: With the Sun conjunct Pluto, being yourself carries unusual weight. Your will is strong and your insight runs deep, and you don’t readily let anyone else have a hand in running your life.
• Sun Sextile Pluto: With the Sun sextile Pluto, two signs apart, you have a steady resilience that keeps its cool. It doesn’t show most days, and when you choose to use it, you can take things very deep.
• Sun Square Pluto: With the Sun square Pluto, you often feel some force trying to overpower you, so you push back with an even stronger will, and along the way you build uncommon resilience.
• Sun Trine Pluto: With the Sun trine Pluto, in signs of the same element, you’re born with a steady inner strength. When life shifts you can get back on your feet by yourself, and you often forget that strength is there.
• Sun Opposite Pluto: With the Sun opposite Pluto, you often meet forceful energy in a partner, boss, or rival, and through the back-and-forth you learn to take back charge of your own life.

Other planets: Moon aspects, Mercury aspects, Venus aspects, Mars aspects, Jupiter aspects, Saturn aspects, Uranus aspects, Neptune aspects, Pluto aspects · Planet aspects overview