All about the Sun in Capricorn/the 10th house

What is the special light that you shine into the world? The Sun’s heat and energy radiates outward, warming all the planets. Without the Sun at the center of our solar system, there would be no life for us Earthlings. Symbolically, astrologers view the Sun quite the same way: Its position in the zodiac is central to your personality.

How you express yourself outwardly is greatly revealed through your Sun sign. El Sol can influence everything from wardrobe to social style, and even career path. As your astrological energy source, your Sun sign can reveal places to draw your strength, confidence and creative expression from.

What kind of fuel do you burn? Where do your passions lie? This heavenly body inspires humans to produce great, historical works; to garner applause and earn our bragging rights. But the pride ego and the ego are also the Sun’s domain. When imbalanced, those beams can produce arrogance, swagger or a mask of false confidence.

The meaning of the Sun in astrology

In astrology, the Sun is associated with the father and masculine figures. How well do you relate to your dad or the male-identified people in your life? Historically, indigenous people have prayed to “Father Sky,” pointing heavenward. Whether this resonates for you or not, the Sun reveals your leadership style and gives clues about how you deal with authority.

Whatever zodiac sign and house the Sun was orbiting through (from our vantage point here on Earth) at your time of birth determines your “natal Sun” or “Sun sign.” More specifically, this will guide you in the following ways:

Self-expression: How do you shine to the world? What color is your parachute?
Creativity: What ways do you like to be creative and playful?
Passion: What are you passionate about pursuing or expressing?
Pride: Where do you get tripped up by your ego?
Leadership style: What kind of a leader or boss are you?
Energy source: What lights you up and energizes you?
Authority: How do you deal with people in charge and how comfortable are you with your own authority?
Attention: How much attention do you like—and what lengths will you go to get it?

The moon orbits through all twelve zodiac signs in a 29.5 day lunar month, spending 2.5 days in each zodiac sign before moving on to the next. This is one of the key differentiators of people born under the same Sun sign. Since a friend whose birthday is three days before or after yours will already have a different moon sign, your emotional temperaments will differ notably.

Read more about transiting planets here.

What is your Sun sign?

Your Sun sign is considered your “main sign” and it’s the forecast you read on websites and in newspapers. The Sun changes zodiac signs approximately every thirty days, so people born in these clusters will share a Sun sign and many basic personality traits. For example, those born between November 21 and December 21 will have a Sagittarius Sun.

Use our cosmic calculator to discover what zodiac sign and house the Sun was in when you were born. To accurately determine the house, you will need to know your birth time. Note: The beginning and ending day of each solar cycle will vary based on your year of birth—and it changes at a different minute each year. Those born “on the cusp” will need to know their time of birth to accurately find their Sun sign.

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What if the zodiac sign and house are different?

This is common! Read both the sign and house description below. Do these interpretations feel like a paradox? That’s not uncommon. Astrology is an interpretive dance, a tool which provides a fascinating layer of self-discovery. Do some “astro mixology.” Reflect on how you can work with both energies to express your solar-powered radiance.

Special positions of the Sun in your chart

Domicile: Leo

The planet’s home base, an easy flow if placed here in the chart

Detriment: Aquarius

Opposite sign of home base, may need to work harder to integrate the planet’s energy if placed here in the chart

Exalted: Aries

The planet’s most powerful position; indicates ease and added fortune with using the planet’s energy if placed here in the chart

Fall: Libra

Opposite sign to the exalted position, can indicate struggles with utilizing the planet’s energy if placed here in the chart

Read more about the 4 essential dignities of the planets here.

The Sun in Capricorn or the Sun in the 10th House

If you were born with the Sun in Capricorn/the 10th house

Eyes on the prize! People born with the Sun in Capricorn or the 10th house have tireless focus. Once you’ve set your sights on something, you work steadily toward that goal. Often you become so fixated on reaching the finish line that you fail to pay attention to the journey, looking neither to the right nor the left. Flexibility may not be your strongest suit, but achievement (as you define it) certainly is. Maybe your goal is locking down a soulmate relationship, hiking the Incan trail or dredging plastic from the oceans. When you set your mind to something, you are committed!

Capricorn is ruled by Saturn

Serious Capricorn is ruled by Saturn, the planet of tough lessons and wisdom. As a result, many people born with the Sun in Capricorn or the 10th house are “old souls” who play by the rules and follow tradition. Accustomed to regular butt-kickings from taskmaster Saturn, you often see life as an uphill battle, with the ultimate reward arriving only through suffering and sacrifice. You’ll skip the good stuff today if it means getting the reward tomorrow. Maybe that explains why you have more trophies and loyal friends than most people. When you get moody, let your family and closest friends be there for you—just as you always are for them.

Capricorn is an earth sign

But even then, you’ll eventually put a plan behind it all. How else will you make these fanciful dreams a reality? As one of the zodiac’s three earth signs (along with Taurus and Virgo), Capricorn is connected to the tangible, material plane. The 10th house is also an “earth house” like the 2nd and 6th houses. Even the body parts you rule are all about structure: the bones that shape us, the teeth that allow us to form words and chew food for strength and the skin that holds it all together.

Capricorn is a cardinal sign

Fact is, you’re one of the zodiac’s trailblazing cardinal signs, along with Aries, Cancer and Libra, the signs that begin every season. The 10th house is considered a cardinal house—or angular house—along with the 1st, 4th and 7th houses. These are significant points on the zodiac wheel, much like the NSEW points on a compass. The 10th house lives at the top of the chart, directing you to your true north! Whatever zodiac sign corresponds with the 10th house when you were born is what determines your Midheaven (MC), revealing clues about your career and life purpose.

People with the Sun in Capricorn/the 10th house also have these traits

It’s no surprise that people with the Sun in Capricorn often develop tight bonds with people you meet on the job or through a team project. Mixing business with pleasure may be the only way you’ll have a social life! Despite your relentless drive, when you slip into lounge mode, you can relax with the best of ’em, becoming practically immobile! Work hard, play hard is the name of the game!

Ambitious Capricorn is symbolized by the Sea Goat, with the head of a goat and the tail of a mermaid. Picture the goat climbing up a rocky hill, taking one cautious step at a time. And that’s exactly how your patient, persistent Sun sign likes to do everything. Legend has it that your sign ages in reverse, and in a sense, it’s true. Once you realize that life doesn’t have to be a struggle, you suddenly learn what it feels like to be young and carefree.

Here’s where that mermaid tail of the Sea Goat comes into play. While you can be a straight-arrow at times, you’re magical and outrageous in plenty of other ways. With your wacky, down-to-earth humor you know how to hit people straight in the funny bone. And when it comes to your creativity, the ideas you dream up are game-changing and original!

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