सूर्य · Karma Bhava · Kendra · Upachaya
Sun in the 10th house
The Sun in the tenth is his directional strength — digbala — and the classical signature of a public career. Authority, government, administration and any work where a person is the visible head. The texts are unusually unanimous here: this is a rise, and it comes through action rather than luck.
What it gives
- •Career authority and public reputation
- •Government, administration, leadership
- •Directional strength — the strongest solar placement
What to watch
- •Identity fused with the job
- •Difficulty as a subordinate
- •Reputation matters more than it should
Where Sun actually is today
Computed at sunrise for the reference place. A planet sits in a given house for exactly one ascendant at a time — the sign it occupies is the 10th house of only one lagna.
Sun right now
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Who has Sun in the 10th today
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It depends on your ascendant
The same placement reads differently from each of the twelve ascendants, because the 10th house is a different sign for each — and Sun is exalted in one sign and debilitated in another. This table is computed from the classical rulership and dignity tables, not written by hand.
| Ascendant | 10th house sign | Sign lord | Sun’s dignity | Sun rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Capricorn | Saturn | Enemy’s sign | 5th |
| Taurus | Aquarius | Saturn | Enemy’s sign | 4th |
| Gemini | Pisces | Jupiter | Friend’s sign | 3rd |
| Cancer | Aries | Mars | Exalted | 2nd |
| Leo | Taurus | Venus | Enemy’s sign | 1st |
| Virgo | Gemini | Mercury | Neutral | 12th |
| Libra | Cancer | Moon | Friend’s sign | 11th |
| Scorpio | Leo | Sun(own house) | Moolatrikona | 10th |
| Sagittarius | Virgo | Mercury | Neutral | 9th |
| Capricorn | Libra | Venus | Debilitated | 8th |
| Aquarius | Scorpio | Mars | Friend’s sign | 7th |
| Pisces | Sagittarius | Jupiter | Friend’s sign | 6th |
Strongest from Cancer — Sun is exalted in Aries. Weakest from Capricorn, where it falls in Libra.
What it aspects from here
From the 10th house, Sun aspects the 4th houses. Every planet aspects the 7th house from itself; this planet has no special aspects. An aspect carries the planet's nature into those houses, so a placement is never confined to the house it sits in.
The 10th house
The tenth is the top of the chart — the most visible point, the house of what you do and what you are known for. It is a kendra and an upachaya: a house that grows with effort. All four of its karakas are planets of action, which is unusual and tells you how much weight the texts put here.
Karaka: Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn · Signifies: profession and livelihood; status, authority and reputation; action in public life; government, superiors and command
Sun as a planet
Surya is the atmakaraka — the soul in the chart. He rules the father, authority, government, bones and the eyes, and gives dignity, confidence and the will to be somebody. Classified a malefic because he burns: planets too close to the Sun are combust, and the house he occupies is lit brightly but scorched at the edges.
Nature: Malefic · Karaka of: the soul, the father, authority and vitality · Day: Sunday
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FAQ
Sun in the 10th house — common questions
What does Sun in the 10th house mean?
The Sun in the tenth is his directional strength — digbala — and the classical signature of a public career. Authority, government, administration and any work where a person is the visible head. The texts are unusually unanimous here: this is a rise, and it comes through action rather than luck. The 10th house (Karma Bhava) rules profession and livelihood, status, authority and reputation, action in public life, and Sun is the karaka of the soul, the father, authority and vitality. Classically it is a kendra, upachaya house, which shapes how a malefic planet behaves there.
Is Sun in the 10th house good or bad?
It depends on the ascendant, and this is where most articles stop. From an Cancer ascendant the 10th house is Aries, where Sun is exalted. From Capricorn it is Libra, where Sun is debilitated. The table on this page gives the dignity and rulership for all twelve ascendants.
Which houses does Sun aspect from the 10th house?
The 4th houses. Every planet aspects the 7th house from itself; this planet has no special aspects.
Which ascendant has Sun in the 10th house right now?
Exactly one at any moment: the sign Sun currently occupies is the 10th house of a single ascendant. The card on this page computes it from today's ephemeris and says when Sun moves on. In a birth chart, though, what matters is where Sun stood at your birth — the free kundli calculator gives that.
Does Sun in the 10th house affect marriage?
Not directly. Marriage is read from the 7th house, its lord, Venus and the Navamsa. A 10th-house placement matters only through the houses Sun rules and aspects from there — which this page's table sets out per ascendant.