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Sun · house 10 · angular
Sun in the tenth house
The Sun in the tenth house is visible. Career, reputation and public standing carry the identity, and the person is known for what they do; the private self can be neglected in the process. Ambition is usually present early, along with a strong sense of the role a person is meant to occupy. Authority figures loom large, first as models and later as measures. Success here is real but exposed. What this asks is a reputation earned in the same terms the person would use in private, so the public face is not a costume.
What the tenth house covers
Profession, rank, reputation and the standing a person holds in public life. The full tenth house →
Which sign holds it
Under whole-sign houses the rising sign settles every other house at once. If you know your Ascendant, this is the sign your tenth house holds and the planet that rules it.
| Aries rising | Capricorn · ruled by Saturn |
|---|---|
| Taurus rising | Aquarius · ruled by Saturn |
| Gemini rising | Pisces · ruled by Jupiter |
| Cancer rising | Aries · ruled by Mars |
| Leo rising | Taurus · ruled by Venus |
| Virgo rising | Gemini · ruled by Mercury |
| Libra rising | Cancer · ruled by Moon |
| Scorpio rising | Leo · ruled by Sun |
| Sagittarius rising | Virgo · ruled by Mercury |
| Capricorn rising | Libra · ruled by Venus |
| Aquarius rising | Scorpio · ruled by Mars |
| Pisces rising | Sagittarius · ruled by Jupiter |
Quadrant systems such as Placidus cut the houses by the angles instead, so a planet near a cusp can land in a different house from the whole-sign answer. The chart page shows both.
Reading it in context
A keynote is a starting point, not a verdict. What Sun actually does in your tenth house depends on its sign, its aspects, its dignity, and whether it is in sect. Two people with the same placement and different charts around it live it differently.