Sun
The Sun is you at your most essential — the steady flame of identity, ego and vitality.
Where the Sun sits by sign shows the quality of light you radiate; by house, the area of life where you most need to shine. The Sun is not who you are at birth but who you are becoming: the hero's arc, the quality of light a life organises around. Every other planet relates to it. To live well is, in part, to feed this fire honestly — to choose the path where you can genuinely be yourself, not the one that merely looks good from the outside.
The Sun in depth
The Sun is the centre of the chart as it is the centre of the solar system: the steady fire around which everything else turns. It is your core identity — not the mask you wear or the moods you move through, but the essential self you are here to become. Where the Sun sits by sign and house shows where you most need to shine, to be recognised, and to spend your vitality on something that feels truly your own.
What the Sun governs
The Sun rules identity, will and life force. It is the part of you that says I am — your sense of purpose, your creative spark, the warmth you give and the recognition you quietly need. In traditional astrology it governs Leo and the heart, and like the heart it works best when it gives generously and is appreciated in return. A strong, well-placed Sun lends confidence, dignity and a clear sense of direction.
Its light and its shadow
At its brightest the Sun is radiant, warm and wholehearted — a person fully themselves, generous with their light. In shadow it can tip into ego: a hunger for validation, a pride that needs to be the centre, a self so invested in being seen that it forgets to see others. The work of the Sun is to shine without scorching — to be confidently oneself while leaving room for everyone else to glow too.
Working with your Sun
To live your Sun well is to pursue what genuinely lights you up rather than what merely impresses. Its sign describes the style of your vitality; its house shows the arena where you are meant to express it. Aspects from other planets colour how freely that light flows.
The Sun asks a single question across a lifetime: are you becoming who you truly are?
Find your Sun sign and house in your chart to see where your own light most wants to burn.
See how this placement shows up in your natal chart.