Astrological Birth Signs
Each planet rules one or more signs, and in each case these are the signs in which the planet can most easily express its innate characteristics. A planet encounters most difficulty in manifesting its energies in the signs of its detriment, which are always the opposite signs to those of its rulership.
| Symbol | Planet | Rulership | Exaltation | Detriment | Fall |
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Sun | Leo | Aries | Aquarius | Libra |
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Moon | Cancer | Taurus | Capricorn | Scorpio |
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Mercury | Gemini/Virgo | Aquarius | Sagittarius/Pisces | Leo |
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Venus | Taurus/Libra | Pisces | Scorpio/Aries | Virgo |
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Mars | Aries/Scorpio | Capricorn | Libra/Taurus | Cancer |
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Jupiter | Sagittarius/Pisces | Cancer | Gemini/Virgo | Capricorn |
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Saturn | Capricorn/Aquarius | Libra | Cancer/Leo | Aries |
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Uranus | Aquarius | Scorpio | Leo | Taurus |
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Neptune | Pisces | Cancer | Virgo | Capricorn |
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Pluto | Aries/Scorpio | Leo | Libra/Taurus | Aquarius |
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