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The Twelve Houses blog
Articles on the questions people actually ask about their charts, each starting with the plain-English version.
Start with the guides
New articles land here as they are written. Until then, these short guides cover the basics.
- Astrology vs Human Design Astrology reads where the planets were at your birth. Human Design uses the same birth data in a different system. What each is and why we show both. Read
- Birth chart without a birth time You can still read your Sun sign and often your Moon sign without a birth time, but not your Rising sign or houses. Here is what holds up. Read
- How to read your birth chart Read your birth chart in five steps: Sun, Moon and Rising, then planets, houses and aspects. A plain-English guide for beginners. Read
- Sun, Moon and Rising Your Sun sign is who you are becoming, your Moon sign is how you feel, and your Rising sign is how you come across. Plain-English guide. Read
- What the houses mean The 12 astrology houses are the areas of life in your birth chart, from self and money to career and the hidden. Each house explained in plain English. Read
Looking for your own chart instead? Try the free birth chart calculator, the Big Three finder or the Human Design chart.