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House 10 of 12

The Tenth House — career and reputation

The tenth house covers public standing, vocation and what you are known for. The cusp is the midheaven.

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Kind of house
Angular the strongest kind
Natural sign
Capricorn ruled by Saturn
Opposite house
4 the other end of its axis
Begins
270° past the ascendant, equal houses

Its neighbors, its opposite and the same house between two charts: 9th house, 11th house, 4th house and 10th house overlay in synastry.

Houses are the second of four layers, right after the big three — how to read a birth chart in the order that makes it learnable.

The Tenth House in Astrology: Career and Reputation

What the Tenth House covers

The tenth house begins at the midheaven in most house systems, the highest point of the chart, and describes public life: career, vocation, reputation, status and the achievements you are known for. It also covers authority figures and, often, the parent who shaped your ambitions. Planets here are the most visible in the chart, because they act in front of the world.

Its cusp is the midheaven — the highest point of the ecliptic at birth, which is why it depends so heavily on an exact birth time.

Its older names

Medieval Latin Regnum — kingdom
Hellenistic Mesouranēma, the Midheaven
Planet’s joy None — no planet has its joy in this house

Planets in house 10

The Sun, Moon and planets in the Tenth House

Sun in the 10th house

A drive for recognition and a career that expresses identity. You are seen in a public role, and leadership often follows.

Moon in the 10th house

A public life that is emotionally important. Careers dealing with people, care or the public suit, and reputation can fluctuate.

Mercury in the 10th house

A career built on communication, trade, writing or teaching. You are known for your ideas and adaptability.

Venus in the 10th house

A pleasant public image and success through charm, the arts, beauty or diplomacy. Relationships and career often intertwine.

Mars in the 10th house

Ambitious and competitive in career. Leadership, entrepreneurship and physical or demanding professions suit; conflict with authority is possible.

Jupiter in the 10th house

Traditionally one of the most favorable placements for success and reputation. Growth in status comes through generosity and vision.

Saturn in the 10th house

Slow, steady climbing toward authority. Recognition comes late but lasts, and setbacks are part of the path to earned respect.

Uranus in the 10th house

An unconventional career with sudden changes of direction. Technology, innovation and self-employment suit better than hierarchy.

Neptune in the 10th house

A career in the arts, healing or spiritual work, or an elusive public image. Career direction may take time to clarify.

Pluto in the 10th house

A powerful drive for influence and control in career. Public life may involve major rises, falls and reinventions.

A planet shows what, its sign how, and the house where — so these are starting points, colored by the sign and aspects in a real chart. An empty house is read through the planet ruling the sign on its cusp. Work out your own chart →

The Sun in house 10

What time of day puts the Sun in the Tenth House

Hours a day the Sun spends in the 10th house, New York, 21st of each month, 2026
Hours a day the Sun spends in the 10th house, New York, 21st of each month, 2026 Born in New York on June 21 between 10:27 AM and 12:59 PM EDT, a baby has the Sun in the 10th house; on December 21 the window is 10:44–11:55 AM EST. The Sun stays longest here in May (2 h 34 min a day) and shortest in December (1 h 11 min). 0 h2 h4 hJan: 1.2 hFeb: 1.48 hMar: 1.93 hApr: 2.4 hMay: 2.57 h2.57 hJun: 2.53 hJul: 2.53 hAug: 2.57 hSep: 2.38 hOct: 1.95 hNov: 1.45 hDec: 1.18 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: AstroHot calculation, equal houses, New York 40.7° Nastrohot.com

Born in New York on June 21 between 10:27 AM and 12:59 PM EDT, a baby has the Sun in the 10th house; on December 21 the window is 10:44–11:55 AM EST. The Sun stays longest here in May (2 h 34 min a day) and shortest in December (1 h 11 min).

Birth date, New YorkSun in the 10th house
January 21 9:56–11:08 AM EST
February 21 9:09–10:38 AM EST
March 21 9:41–11:37 AM EDT
April 21 9:37 AM–12:01 PM EDT
May 21 9:57 AM–12:31 PM EDT
June 21 10:27 AM–12:59 PM EDT
July 21 10:53 AM–1:25 PM EDT
August 21 11:21 AM–1:55 PM EDT
September 21 11:53 AM–2:16 PM EDT
October 21 12:16–2:13 PM EDT
November 21 11:14 AM–12:41 PM EST
December 21 10:44–11:55 AM EST

Local clock time with daylight saving. At other latitudes the windows stretch or shrink; the birth chart calculator works it out for any place and minute.

Where this house sits in the structure

Natural sign Capricorn — Earth, Cardinal
Natural ruler Saturn
House type Angular
Opposite house Fourth House — Home and roots
Trinity Houses of substance — houses 2, 6, 10

This is angular: the four strongest houses — they sit on the chart’s axes, and a planet here acts most visibly. It pairs with the Fourth House across the chart, and those two are read together — career and reputation against home and roots. An axis, not two separate topics.

Other houses

1 Self and appearance 2 Money and values 3 Communication and siblings 4 Home and roots 5 Creativity and pleasure 6 Work and health 7 Partnership 8 Shared resources and transformation 9 Belief and distance 11 Community and hopes 12 The hidden

All twelve houses · a partner’s planets in your 10th house · the planets

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