This is the Planet that rules the Sign on the Ascendant of your Natal chart and its placement in your chart strongly affects all other parts of the chart.

There can be more than one ascending sign, in the case of an intercepted sign in the 1st house. In a natal chart, the ruler represents whosever chart it is. In predictive charts the ruler represents the person/entity the chart is drawn up for.

The ruler for each sign are:

Ascendant  Ruler

Aries              Mars
Taurus           Venus
Gemini          Mercury
Cancer           Moon
Leo                Sun
Virgo              Mercury
Libra               Venus
Scorpio           Pluto
Sagittarius       Jupiter
Capricorn        Saturn
Aquarius          Uranus
Pisces              Neptune


Sun - gives health, physical strength, vitality. This is one of the most fortunate placements, tending toward a long life and strength even in old age. Very strong recuperative powers, an optimistic disposition and much energy. Even in a bad chart, this one helps to offset anything negative. This placement also gives charisma and makes one well liked by others.


Moon - Good for cooking, domestic ability, family. Sensitive and emotional. Psychic ability, these people are moody and often fond of places near water. They are maternal. Home and family are very important to them. Often there is an ability for chage in the area of having different identities, aliases. Changes in looks. Sometimes they may change color of their hair often.


Mercury - Intellectual, talkative, active mind, adds quickness and speed in thought and action. Often this placement gives intelligence. More than likely the person will remain young, even in old age. Writing ability is indicated. These people can excel in careers specific to communication; media, speaking, journalism and so on.


Venus - Makes one attractive, charming, gives beauty, artistic talent and a sense of good taste. These people have charisma. Unless Mars is strong, they are usually refined and well mannered, with a strong dislike of coarseness or crude behavior in others.


Mars - Outgoing, hot headed, energetic, good for heath, impatient Gives competitiveness and athletic ability, fearless pioneering spirit. The born leader. Many military leaders have this conjunction. Officers, Generals and those who have extensive careers in the military.


Jupiter - Protects, gives confidence, luck. Optimism, lucky, these people often overextend themseves and get away with it. Overindulgent and fond of travel. This gives a pleasant disposition and they are generally well liked. There is also a tendency to be large in some way, either large boned, tall or heavy.


Saturn  - This one is bad. The tighter the conjunction, the more malefic the influence. Pessimism, hard luck, hard life, overly serious. Other aspects need to be taken into consideration.


Uranus - Rebellious, freedom loving, original, unusual. This can give genius, a talent for electronics, invention, and advanced mathematics. Nervous outbursts are common. The person with this placement is likely to be exceptional in some way.


Neptune - This can also be malefic when conjunct a ruling planet. It is often found in charts of the mentally ill, drug addicts, alchoholics, aberrants, people who are abnormally sensitive, unreliable. (Only with the conjunction does this apply) On the upside, the chart ruler conjunct Neptune is found in the charts of many famous composers and musicians. Neptune is the higher octave of Venus in the ability to create beauty. Poets, artists and dancers often have this conjunction.



Pluto - Extreme intensity, gives ability in magickal practice, strong feelings, much inner strength, do or die, death before dishonor attitude, all or nothing. Frequently seen in the charts of those who are born sorcerers. These people tend to transform those they come into contact with.

When the Chart Ruler is in the:

1st House: This person plays the role of a real go-getter and do- it-myself sort of person. This is the self-made man or woman who will always express their own point of view.

2nd House: This person is interested in money and possessions and deciding what his own values will be. Security issues and self-worth are of paramount importance.

3rd House: This is the person who may choose the role of the go-between or the link in the family. A good communicator and mentally active.

4th House: This may have been the little "mother" in the family and continues the role to adulthood. This person needs the solid foundation of a home and family.

5th House: This may have been the scamp, the romantic or the fun loving type. They may have a natural bent for creative ventures and could also express their ego and their love through children.

6th House: This can be the hypochondriac or the workaholic. They are the list-keepers and the organizers. They can also be the ones who complain the most when they are overburdened with what they take on themselves.

7th House: There is a need for sharing and for other people. This may be a competitive person and one who needs to express themselves through others. They might also be dependant types.

8th House: This person may be one who handles other people money for them. They may have a high interest in research, psychology, occult matters, death and birth, and sex.

9th House: This is the roamer in the family. The one who wants to spread their wings and fly away. Higher education, travel and ideas are all important.

10th House: Status and prestige, career fulfillment, being an authority figure are all important to this person.

11th House: Planning for the future and working with friends and groups are key. This can be an idealist or a techno freak.

12th House: This person may want to be very private or secret. They may enjoy working behind the scenes rather than up front.

What's a ruling planet? Is the sun one of them?

I have Sun conjunct Neptune
          Moon square Neptune
          Mercury conjunct Neptune

Is this bad?

Seriously, is this bad? I'd really like to know.

neptune isn't really as bad as uranus.
neptune can be malefic only in few positions to ascedent and in few signs