Ruling Planets

Western Tropical Information:

Each zodiac sign has a planetary ruler.  This is a planet that is harmonious in temperament (it's nature or personality) with the sign it rules.  "The planet is the motivating power or force." (1p2)  The sign rulerships are:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sign	Traditional Rulers	Modern Ruler/coRuler
^ - Aries	Mars	Mars
_ - Taurus	Venus	Venus
`  - Gemini	Mecury	Mecury
a - Cancer	Moon	Moon
b - Leo	Sun	Sun
c - Virgo	Mercury	Mercury
d - Libra	Venus	Venus
e - Scorpio	Mars	Pluto
f - Sagittarius	Jupiter	Jupiter
g - Capricorn	Saturn	Saturn
h - Aquarius	Saturn	Uranus
i   - Pisces	Jupiter	Neptune

 

This is what the modern planetary rulerships look like on the natural wheel.

 

 

 

So far that is all the book really says about the ruling planets.

 

I had to modify this article to account for all the rulers of the signs as to account for differences of opinion in the world of astrology.  I wanted to be sure to include this information though so that you would be aware of it should the debate ever arise.

 

The traditional rulerships are based off of ancient Greek text that account for eons of observation of the visible sky and it's affects on people.  Once Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto were discovered many astrologers started studying them and after decades of research and experimentation the modern rulers were accepted by most astrologers.  As new planetoids are discovered they are proposed as new rulers/co-rulers for Taurus and Virgo since their planets rule two signs.  This is a subject of many articles and debates.  Much examination and experimentation needs to be done before an appropriate new modern ruler can be assigned to either.

For the purposes of a beginner learning astrology I am going to continue to use what the book I am learning from uses and that is the currently accepted and established modern rulers of each sign.

 

More information from other sources will be added as I find it, so stay tuned.

 

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Resources:

1. The Only Way to Learn Astrology: Vol. I-Basic Principles by Marion D. March & Joan McEvers.