Each house signifies how the effects of the heavenly bodies positioned in it will be felt in the moment for which the horoscope has been drawn.

First house

Identity, self-image, movement and expression, physical appearance, and the impact of the personality on the environment. This is the way one presents himself and how he start things. Planets located here also indicate the manner of one's birth. In horary astrology, the first house signifies the querent. In medical astrology, it rules the face and head. This house's qualities are cardinal, masculine, and diurnal.

Second house

Values, substance, money, possessions, security, stability, the here and now, sense of self-worth, emotional resources, rewards, comfort, inner talents and resources. In horary astrology, this house rules personal posessions and financial matters. It rules the throat and neck. Its qualities are succeedent, feminine, and nocturnal.

Third house

Awareness, mental expression, early education, travel over short distances, siblings, attitudes, daily life, companions, all forms of communication and short journeys, adaptability to new ideas, ability to relate to one's surroundings and environment. It rules the shoulders, arms, and hands. Its qualities are cadent, masculine, and nocturnal.

Fourth house

Home, foundations, parents, domestic matters, heritage, roots, sources of nourishment. In horary astrology, this house represents the father, leasing contracts, and buildings. It rules the breasts and lungs. Its qualities are angular, feminine, and nocturnal.

Fifth house

Anything added or taken away from the fourth house, children, romance and love affairs, ego, creative expression, play and gambling, attitude to change. In horary, it rules children of the querent and the sex of the potential child. It rules the stomach, heart, back, sides, and liver. Its qualities are succeedent, masculine, and diurnal.

Sixth house

Housework, disease, employment and employees, attitude to work, general health, purification, ritual, habits, hobbies. It rules the guts and kidneys. Its qualities are cadent, feminine, and nocturnal.

Seventh house

All kinds of partnerships, marriage, awareness of others, how one relates to people. In horary, it represents the astrologer. In medical astrology, it represents the doctor and the navel to the beginning of the legs. Its qualities are angular, masculine, and diurnal.

Eighth house

Joint or shared resources, sex, inheritance, death and regeneration, emotional union, taxes. In horary, it represents death, loss, fear, and the financial affairs of spouses. It rules the genitals, bladder, and groin. Its qualities are succeedent, feminine, and nocturnal.

Ninth house

Travel over long distances, religion, search for meaning, higher education, goals and aspirations, seeking and finding. In horary, it rules grandchildren and the siblings of the spouse. It rules the buttocks, hips, and thighs. Its qualities are cadent, masculine, and diurnal.

Tenth house

Public image, profession, persona, reputation, values and standards, ideals, how one would like to project himself. In horary, it rules property owned by the spouse and wealth of grandchildren. In medical astrology, it represents the cure, the knees, calves, and shins. Its qualities are angular, feminine, and nocturnal.

Eleventh house

Friends, social values and concerns, groups and group awareness, hopes and dreams, attitude to humanity. In horary, it rules friends of the querent, step-children, wealth of mother, wishes and hopes. It rules the legs to the ankles. Its qualities are succeedent, masculine, and diurnal.

Twelfth house

Hidden motives, confinement, retreat, self-transcendence, service and sacrifice, escapism, charity. It rules the feet. Its qualities are cadent, feminine, and nocturnal