your solar return is a once-a-year chart generated on your birthday that identifies the position of your sun and certain events or predictions that may happen within that year, before the next solar return is due.
a solar return lasts for 365 or so days; sometimes earlier, and sometimes later, but generally speaking, the position of the solar return is its returning position back to its natal position.
one can use the solar return to inform the self of what changes are to be expected and in what way these changes can be handled. these changes can be small or drastic, exciting or troubling, though enlightening all the same.
when your solar return falls in your first house –
if your sun falls in your first house, you may expect major themes of identity, self-actualisation, new boundaries, and more opportunities for personal growth in the coming months.
the first house associates itself with the arian qualities of action, competition, self-actualisation, new experiences that help shape perception and understanding of the self, and a new perspectives on life as a whole. this may be a time of singleness or loneliness, depending on the path or journey you want to take during this time, but the whole point here is that an internal shift happens within you, aligning you further to your innermost desires and higher self. there's a pull to do something new and different. you may feel pushed to re-create yourself in some way.
generally, the urge to re-evaluate the self is strong here, as it becomes apparent what you no longer align yourself with and what you want out of life. there's a demand for authority or respect here as you begin building upon your self-esteem and confidence levels. it's a hugely transformative time for your personal values and the types of people you want to continue engaging with.
it may be a time for you to take more action and leadership within your life, especially if you feel pushed to do something new. it's necessary you take more risks and chances in achieving more for yourself, too. you're being called to become independent and to think of yourself and your own needs.
if the sun is positively aspected here, expect new waves of leadership, independence, competition with others, and establishing your dominance in your life. there may be opportunities that challenge your authority or challenge you to be more courageous. if negatively aspected, expect troubling dynamics with yourself and others. you may fall into a trap of miscommunication or misunderstanding with yourself; you may find it difficult to establish your presence or dominance amongst other people.
when your solar return falls in your second house –
if your sun falls in your second house, expect major themes of changing or developing upon your values, building inner strength and worth, re-thinking your career, or pursuing some other niche and lucrative business opportunities.
you may find yourself feeling lonely or isolated as you begin re-evaluating your internal and external values. when the sun falls into the second house it may be fair to assume a period of focusing on these values, boundaries, and your form of security. there may be a sudden interest in finances or re-thinking your career. there may also be an opportunity or an idea for self-employment.
this is the season of improving the quality of your life through removing or upgrading your possessions and relationships, as well as introducing new ways of wellbeing and safety. it's a time of re-thinking how your values, perspectives of others, and boundaries are reflected in your personal relationships also, and how you can level up your relationships with others both materially and immaterially.
if there's a focus on a new business or income venture, it could be useful to check what other planets are in the 2h, or what the ruler of the 2h is.
if negatively aspected, this period can bring a troubling financial time or a time where you feel troubled or anxious in your own skin. you may feel lowly or lack confidence in yourself. you may doubt your relationship with money – maybe you find yourself tracking your money more, losing it more often, or generally spending more. if positively aspected, can suggest great success in business or income ventures, positivity in your relationships with others, and a massive upgrade in your personal life.
when your solar return falls in your third house –
if the sun falls in your third house, you may expect major themes of education, traveling, communication, and your peers. the third house is associated with early environments, friends and neighbours, traveling, and education, so if your sun falls in this house, can suggest new ventures in educational or traveling matters.
having your sun in your third house can suggest an interest in new information/knowledge and education. whether this information is provided through the internet or through an actual institution, you may find yourself wanting to know more about something. you may want to travel or explore different environments, especially if it pertains to school or changing your career. where school and college are concerned: this placement could suggest being more serious about your education or wanting to go back to college or school.
the importance of communication is strong during this time, so you may prioritise communication in this period of time, meaning you may find yourself being more social or outgoing. where neighbours and siblings are concerned: usually suggests more harmonious and balanced dynamics between everybody.
there's a re-evaluation of the intellect and how you may broaden your knowledge and skills. you may want to pick up a new hobby or do something new.
this placement can also show an emergence of new friendships that teach you valuable skills or information.
positively aspected can show harmonious dynamics between people, a strong understanding of the self, and an objective, precise, and well-focused attitude towards things. negatively aspected can indicate times of trouble with transport or traveling – such as car or transportation issues. can also suggest being misunderstood or misread by others. lastly, a negatively aspected solar return can indicate troubling dynamics with others – possibly some sort of competition.
when your solar return falls in your fourth house –
if your sun falls in your fourth house, you may expect major themes of family, relationships, your emotional patterns or habits, your values, and your comfort zones.
the fourth house associates itself with family (mother and children), the early environment and early childhood of the self, the emotional patterns and habits internalised from young, and other domestic matters. there may be an interest in starting a family or a rekindling with the past – could be someone from the past returning or a fix with past family. for the next number of months there may be a nostalgic pull to revisit something... it may also be an important time to go inward and do some shadow work. the emotional self is on display here, and it's important not to ignore it.
in the context of shadow work, you may re-evaluate your emotional boundaries or values, and what you need to let go of and surrender to feel emotionally happy and free. there's a rekindling with some karma also, where you may be challenged to face some forgotten cycles. in general, it's a highly introspective time, and it's crucial to re-evaluate what's truly bringing you happiness and what is not; what's serving you emotionally and how your spirituality or spirit can be nurtured more. is it the toxic family? the job? the relationship?
positively aspected can bring a very insightful and emotional time of year as you contemplate true happiness and what it means to be comfortable. can also indicate harmonious family and relationship dynamics. re-establishing boundaries and your version of emotional fulfilment will come to you eventually though naturally. it's important to stay optimistic and grounded during this time. negatively aspected can suggest troubling dynamics within the home or with others. the domestic scene may be troubling – maybe you're finding it hard to ground or understand yourself. it will become crucial to re-evaluate your place in life and how you may detach from whatever is causing you discomfort.
when your solar return falls in your fifth house –
if your sun falls in your fifth house, you may expect major changes surrounding your creative or self expression, relationships (platonic and romantic), and your ego or soul purpose. the fifth house associates itself with what brings us joy or allows us to express our inner creativity. being the house of leo is the house of ego and purpose and how we find our ego or purpose in or through our self-expression. the sign of this house or the planets within this house indicate how we may achieve our self-expression or ego or soul purpose.
the sun, then, in the fifth house can suggest a huge interest in the self where you become concerned with your ego or purpose in life. you become concerned with how you express yourself and how you come off to others. you are encouraged to explore your creative capabilities more and to look within to re-evaluate your values to establish a better understanding of the self. there's a need to live in a more dignified and personal way here; you are encouraged to better yourself through working on your self-esteem, your honest and pure self-expression, and your values.
your relationships become important as this solar return can introduce different relationships, platonic or romantic. if interested in more casual dating, you may use this opportunity to learn more about yourself and how you express yourself through intimacy or love. in the context of friendship, you may use friendships to better understand how you function in relationship dynamics and what values you have or express to others. it can also suggest a very fun time with your friends or partners – you are encouraged to have a lot of fun.
there may come an interest in doing different things, projects and the like, or developing your creative skills or abilities. whatever you choose, it must come from a genuine interest to express yourself.
a successful (positively aspected) solar return in fifth house suggests a strong knowing of the self; the self's values, confidence, and self worth. it's encouraged you work on your confidence and approach things with little fear. this is the house that wants admiration and popularity, and maybe you feel the same way. in general, a positively aspected fifth house will result in wholesome relationships with others and a total re-learning of the self through improved values, confidence, and self-esteem. negatively aspected can show troubling dynamics with others or a weak link to the self – can also suggest being resistant to change or fearing the spotlight. can also suggest a rejection of self-expression.
when your solar return falls in your sixth house –
if your sun falls in your sixth house, you may expect changes in your career, health, work ethic, skills or hobbies, and routine.
the sixth house associates itself with our daily routines, our health, our work ethic and our skillset or hobbies. in the context of your health, there may come an emphasis on health, physical or spiritual, as there's a pull to live in a way that's more personal and spiritual. you could be pulled towards exercise, nature activities, or eating whole foods, for example. in general, there's a need to treat the body better as you become aware of its current state or health. can also suggest wanting to heal through spiritual or medicinal practices (yoga, reiki, whatever). there's a more introverted introspection here where you re-evaluate your routine and how to improve your way of living.
this can be a tough time of year when it comes to your work ethic as you may feel pressure to perform or to work. it's good to work hard for your material things and to provide yourself with the life you deserve, yes, but it is not fair to work too much where you cannot enjoy what you're working for. again: re-evalauting our daily routines and how these routines affect the body. but this year can also help expand our interest in our skills or hobbies, and maybe you want to master a certain skill or open your mind to the different skills or hobbies you may do.
this is an important and crucial time in balancing your routine and physical/mental/spiritual health to develop and maintain an internal rhythm that powers you through everything you do in your life. by establishing healthy habits now, you can guarantee smart use of your time and resources going into the future.
where 6h is concerned with the material acquirement of money and status, it may also be an acquirement of better materials for the improvement of the self's quality of life or health.
positively aspected, this placement can suggest a healthy approach to improving the self's health or quality of life; investing in a more rewarding career or skillset; becoming more aware of the self's habits and improving them. negatively aspected can suggest an unhealthy work ethic or focus on work. can also suggest resistance to change which may manifest as illnesses. may also suggest scrutinising the self and wanting to achieve perfection or "cleanliness" – which is impossible to do.
when your solar return falls in your seventh house –
if your sun falls in your seventh house, you may expect major changes surrounding the themes of marriage, commitment, relationships, career, communication, and the law.
in typical interpretations a solar return in the seventh house brings about change in relationships, typically indicating to marriage or deeper commitment. you may expect a relationship, or a number of them, over the next few months or so. the general energy here is a healthy and improved circulation of friendship and romance as you begin living your life through others. you may find yourself more concerned with those you spend time with and how they align with your values or beliefs.
there may also be an interest in career or you may find yourself involved in legal matters. could be legal papers, signing things over, buying something and signing documents, whatever it may be. it's encouraged you remain cautious and careful in whatever you find yourself legally involved in – use your negotiation skills wisely.
the interest in communication with others is also found here, and this may encompass almost every area of your life, where you become concerned with the health or stability of your friendships and romantic relationships. there's a need for something more longterm here, perhaps something more sustainable. this house isn't exactly indicative for casual hookups or dating, but rather something more meaningful and serious. there's a need to communicate with others more, spend time with others more, and establish balance and harmony in relationships as well as the self. where balance is found in the self may come from the balance of relationships.
the presence of other planets may encourage a more introspective or personal experience, wherein you may establish more personal values or boundaries to establish better, more peaceful ways of living. you could be re-evaluating your worth, self-love, and your self-esteem. the general consensus here is establishing BALANCE in all areas of your life, whether through others or yourself.
positively aspected can suggest a harmonious flow in the dynamics of your relationships or friendships. can also suggest a strong knowing of the self and boundaries or values. negatively aspected can suggest troubling dynamics, divorce, or failure of a relationship. compromise communication. a strong urge to establish balance but lacking the courage or know-how.
when your solar return falls in your eighth house –
if your sun falls in your eighth house, you may expect major changes to your career, resources, spirituality, values, and beliefs.
the eighth house associated itself with death and rebirth; changes in spirituality and thus changes in the knowing or understanding of the self. typically the changes experienced here are deeply internal, ranging from trauma wounds or karmic cycles that are waiting to be purged or released. this may be an introspective and personal time for you where you turn inward and re-evaluate your values, worth, and your belief system. it's a time where you go through your wounds or negative habits and think about how you may improve them.
in the context of career or money, there may be an interest in shifting or developing on your career or finances. your resources here are both material and immaterial, and it's crucial you use your immaterial resources (intuition, dreams, your "gut feelings") to guide you through your material resources (your career; whether you're looking to progress in your career or switch).
this is a transformative time for you if you are looking for change in your life. there's a need to shed old skin and grow a new one. the themes of identity and ego may be concerned where you want to understand yourself and others on a more innate level; you may be wanting to completely scrutinise and re-construct your identity, ego, or yourself, and build it into something more understandable or relatable. this feeling can come from feeling disconnected from yourself or not knowing what you want out of life. the need to control or observe something is strong during this time, and you may find yourself controlling yourself in certain ways to give you that satisfaction or relief.
positively aspected can suggest a willingness to change or transformation. it can suggest developing a stronger understanding of the self and being more familiar with the self's values, worth, and belief system. can indicate being open to change rather than resistant. negatively aspected can suggest being resistant to change or denying the self's innermost desires or needs. can also suggest being out of control and being misdirected or misguided in life. can suggest neglecting the self's intuition.
when your solar return falls in your ninth house –
if your sun falls in your ninth house, you may expect major themes revolving around your faith, spirituality, higher education, and travel.
the ninth house in our lives is the area where we establish our faith, spirituality, and our belief system. this is where we establish our code of ethics and try to live our most dignified life, according to what we believe in. the sun in this house can symbolise a change in beliefs or broadening of knowledge and education that not only causes you to rethink your life, values, beliefs, and boundaries, but also encourages you to share your knowledge with others through traveling, relationships, and the like, especially with those from other cultures.
it may be fair to assume you may travel or engage with other communities or foreign people during this time. where the sun represents ego and purpose, you may find ego and purpose through learning and engaging with others; essentially broadening your mind and thus purpose. through doing all of this you expand your knowledge on how other people live and what they believe in, thus improving your quality of life as you re-evaluate how you want to live your life in a way that's more spiritual and aligned to the higher good.
you may feel encouraged to take more risk or chances for the next while, and it's encouraged you to do so. there's a more divine reason for doing things, and you are thus encouraged to follow your intuition and seek knowledge or experience from places you would have been afraid of jumping in for before. it can introduce new interests, skills, or wisdom you can use later down in life. this is jupiter's house, so it is encouraged to expand your life in any way you can, though responsibly.
positively aspected can suggest the willingness for change and new responsibility, as well as openness to learning and engaging with others. on a more specific level, there may be political or societal influence, especially when it comes to immigration (maybe you could end up moving?). there's also a healthy gambling streak from within that challenges the self to open up and grow. negatively aspected can suggest resistance to change or an unwillingness to learn and engage with others, mirroring a more sinister arrogance or ignorance of others. can also suggest a possibility of an unhealthy attitude towards risk taking or gambling.
when your solar return falls in your tenth house –
if your sun falls in your tenth house, you may expect major shifts or changes revolving around the theme of your identity, ego, purpose, societal and reputational status, your career, and material comforts.
the tenth house associates itself with our status or position in our external environment, specifically what our status or reputation is to others. it can be concerned with external validation inasmuch as it is concerned with the internal validation from us. there's a strong need to be productive, responsible, and successful in this house, and thus having a solar return in the tenth house may bring changes to these areas of your life, as well as personal values and independence.
this house may manifest as an independent or self-focused house, meaning the quality of your life will be re-evaluated in many ways. firstly, your career and how it influences your life (are you happy or dissatisfied with it?); secondly, your material comforts (are you placing too much emphasis on the material things, do you need these things, and how do you view material things?); thirdly, your societal or reputational standing (do you feel satisfied with where you sit in society – do you crave authority and recognition?); and lastly, your version of productivity, performance, and responsibility.
during the next few months you may turn inward and work very hard and bear a lot more responsibility. there comes a readiness for responsibility with this placement wherein you search for means of being productive and "useful". it can include improving your career and what fulfils you or does not fulfil you in your life; similarly it may involve re-thinking your personal values and boundaries and how you may further elevate your confidence and presence through these changes.
in the context of relationships, this placement can suggest taking relationships more seriously. can perhaps discuss improved flow of workplace relations. can suggest serious steps towards marriage or family.
the tenth house concerns itself with authority, and there seems to be a demand for authority and respect. you may turn more dignified and authoritative in your life during this time. maybe you seek more admiration and respect from others. you are ready to stand up for what you believe in and you are proud to show your contributions, successes, and accomplishments. you feel you have a purpose through hard work and validation. you feel connected to your self when you feel the most productive and efficient.
if positively aspected, this placement will bring a hardworking, responsible, yet rewarding need to work and to perform. there's a serious nature towards achieving desires and goals, and you do not play around with what you want or think you deserve. can suggest a very personal and introspective season where you improve the innermost quality of your life, from your routines to your actual belongings. negatively aspected can introduce some competition or troubling dynamics at work or in society. can introduce a tough time of working with what seems to be little reward. very confusing placement when it comes to relationships – there may be a hesitancy towards commitment. can indicate loss of purpose, ego, or authority, also.
when your solar return falls in your eleventh house –
if your sun falls in your eleventh house, you may expect major themes of friendship, societal or political interests, self-actualisation from rebellion, independence, and travel. the twelfth house associates itself with the external influences more than the internal influences, so you may find yourself involved in the political or social climate more; you may find yourself challenged with opportunities for leadership or change, where you play a significant role. in the context of your personal life, you may feel more rebellious or open to change or expanding your boundaries.
this is uranus' house, and uranus symbolises itself with sudden or spontaneous change. the general consensus here is to expect a change of speed and direction of your life as you begin thinking about what really matters in your life and where you need to free yourself from. it may also suggest where you need to be more rebellious and how you can expand your comfort zone. this can be done on a more personal level where you evaluate what matters and what does not matter in your personal life up to this point, or it may be done on a more societal or political level where you question how you may contribute or affect the external world around you. you could have more of a push to lead something or to influence something in a certain way. there's an expansion of influence over others, as well as an expansion of your boundaries and knowledge. there's also a push for communication and understanding of others on a level that is broad/objective yet personal.
travel could be involved as you evaluate where you want to stay or where you want to live. could also include traveling for work or school, or traveling for networking with others, where you work with members in the political, social, or institutional areas. could also indicate some changes to education – you could be going back to college or experiencing a change in mind.
the innate pull towards community or humanity as a whole is significant to this house, and thus you may experience new friendships or the deepening of current relationships; you may experience a more hands-on involvement with people or the community; you may also experience significant changes surrounding your networking skills, your circle, or other relationship dynamics.
if positively aspected, this placement can suggest openness to change and leadership. can suggest being open to traveling, learning, communication with others, and humanitarian involvement with others. negatively aspected can suggest troubling friendship dynamics or sudden changes that can become volatile or overly serious – caution is recommended. whilst the general message here is to remain positive and optimistic towards change and leaving your comfort zone, you are encouraged to remain open but manage your risk wherever you can.
when your solar return falls in your twelfth house –
if your sun falls in your twelfth house, you may expect major themes of self-redemption, retribution, spirituality, isolation, and shadow work. the twelfth house associates itself with the innermost spiritual condition of ours; how we view spirituality and our spiritual connection to ourselves, how we balance spirituality with our physicality, and how we may establish a more harmonious balance within our lives through the use of spirituality. the twelfth house can associate itself with methods of escapism or what is difficult for us to grasp.
in the twelfth house, a solar return can indicate a shift in behaviour or priorities. the focus turns inward where you are expected to observe and face your most karmic self. this can introduce an emotional and intensive time of healing and rejuvenation as you begin clearing out what no longer serves you or where you can improve your life. there's a focus on dealing with others and yourself, maybe you feel pulled to working with others as a way of healing yourself. there may be an immense guilt over the journey of your life; maybe some form of identity or midlife crisis. there may be a weak or disillusioned understanding of the self or what you really want out of life.
in general, this can be a troubling time if not taken with care and compassion. the need to pull inward is not to ambush you with your darker and lesser beautiful qualities. it's actually to re-evaluate the condition of your spirit and to re-evaluate how you let your spirit leave through you in your day-to-day. you may become very isolated and introspective as you figure out who you really are and what you really want out of life. can indicate a temporary loss of direction in life.
positively aspected, can bring a myriad of healing and rejuvenating opportunities to strengthen your inner value and belief system. by using the power of spirituality or religion you establish a stronger self-knowing and foundation within you, from which you may build your career and relationships. negatively aspected can suggest a temporary loss of guidance from others, a loss of identity, and a complete crisis regarding who you are and what you were made for. you may feel as though you have no purpose.
