Planet Sun in Astrology represents the Soul, the Father, Govt, Power, authority, and how you come out and deal with the people. Simply understand a strong Sun gives you life-giving energy, willpower, immunity, the ability to fight with all evils of your life including infighting with the diseases. A strong Sun basically gives you the power to lead in all odds in life but can also give you aggression leading to self-centered tendencies. On the other hand, a weak Sun can cause a lack of confidence, poor self-expression, and challenging situations vis-à-vis authorities. Sun signifies how will be a person's tolerance level with father and how far you can benefit from your father. Sun with a good association with Jupiter (Guru) shows what all good you will learn from your father as the father is your biggest Guru. Sun with Rahu is like you get all bad habits from your father like smoking, drinking, and other addition. Sun with Ketu shows what good habits and spiritualism you learn from your father and elders. The same way relation of Sun with Venus shows what you give to your wife and what you will get.
Role of Sun in astrology
Sun is so powerful a planet that it can overshadow the natural energies of all planets. But on the other hand, if it comes under the shadowy planet Rahu, it also loses all its sheen and goes under Eclipse. So, in a nutshell, no planet is powerful or powerless, only on its own. It needs a breather, aspect support, and even safeguard from many other planets and the results depend on the intrinsic relationship of any planet with other planets. One does not need a strong Sun in all phases of life as if you need a rising Sun, Sunlight, and Sunshine; you need Sunset and Moon also in life.
The role of the Sun is, by nature it is Authoritative, argumentative, and dominative. It rules Krittika, Uttara Phalguni, and Uttara Ashadha Nakshatras. Its friendly planets are Mars, Jupiter, and Moon. Its enemy planets are Saturn and Venus. Sun is seen as a neutral planet for Mercury. Sun is exalted in Aries 10 degrees and debilitated in Libra 10 degrees. So role/importance of Sun in astrology is immense when we consider different aspects of persons’ life related to all planets. Sun as a planet is so powerful that it can eat away good natural results of any planet and can bless or affect the results of many planets.
Another role/importance of Sun in astrology is that it deals with Govt. Father and higher authorities. It rules and affects the Heart, Brain, head, eye, chest, and lunges. Another significance/importance of Sun in astrology is that it is associated with many diseases related to Heart, Eyesight, headache, bones, palpitation, etc.
Sun in horoscope is the ruler of all planets that stays in one sign for about one month and takes around a year to complete its journey over twelve Zodiac Signs. Now Sun has a journey every moment in which it keeps transiting; it has different impacts/effects in the different houses in the horoscope. Now let us understand in brief how does Sun in different houses affects us. For this, we need to know the role of Sun in different houses.
Sun in 1st House
Sun in the 1st House of the horoscope, blesses a person with leadership, striking personality and passion. He will be a respected person and obey his father. On the contrary, fury, aggression, and laziness can prevail. These natives can also be self-centered at times. So, Sun in 1st House dealing with authorities, Govt and where leadership skills mainly in professional life are required is helpful. But on the contrary, this can bring issues in personal life, with the kids, and family matters. Sometimes in financial matters also can make a person overstep due to over-confidence. Sun in 1st House can make people look ambitious and self-centered, but they are caring like Sun. Also, individuals with Sun in 1st House can be straightforward and extroverted. Such attitudes in many stages of life may not be good.
Sun in 2nd House
Sun in 2nd House is 5th position from the 10th House, the House for Career and can be useful for best career success. Sun in 2nd House can also help a person join Public services and Politics. Sun in 2nd House in a horoscope makes a person generous. Sun in 2nd House is in center position from 11th House, giving good earning & regular income. But If the earning is good, the person can be generous in spending also. So at some stage of life, when family responsibilities are there, it is not good. Sun in 2nd House can make a person melodious, be good at attaining materialistic pleasures, and be straightforward. But it can also make a person inclined excessively towards mundane or take things lightly. Sun in 2nd House sometimes gives success without person’s actual hard work and efforts also.
Sun in 3rd House
Sun in 3rd House in horoscope supports person becoming influential, joining politics, have a brave nature. This position of Sun blesses person with luxury, and such people are faithful. Sun in third House can make a person good in expressing, good in publishing and editing work. A person with Sun in 3rd House may have a striking personality and bless with good fortune. They like travelling and sharing thoughts with others. But sometimes it makes a person wanderer, too much open in talking. Sometimes these people can give extra comfort to their subordinates. It can also deprive a person of support of colleagues, and the person can be prone to exploitation, backbiting, and blackmailing. Sometimes best of their efforts are not recognized contrary to Sun in 2nd House, as stated above, and they can feel low and deprived.
Sun in 4th House
Sun in fourth House, the House of family blesses the person with possessions and properties. Home is always in their mind. These people take good care of the family and family’s welfare and social status. They are more introverts and find success in the latter half of their life. A person with Sun in 4th House can contribute to social work, schools, and the welfare of the deprived ones but may tend to boast what they do. Sun in 4th House can also inherit property from their maternal side and can own immovable properties. Sun in 4th House can give health issues, troubled relationships on domestic fronts, and even situations like separation in the first half of their life. These people can have short-term relationships, may fall in love but with the chances of breakups. These people can have such issues due to their family members, parents, and other associates they come in contact with.
Sun in 5th House
The 5th House in the horoscope is the natural House of Sun. This represents creativity, academic education, joyfulness, speculation business like broking, cinema etc. Sun in 5th House can prompt a person to enter the entertainment industry, TV, acting, singing, and these people can turn out to be excellent producers and directors. Sun in 5th House can also bless a person to prove their talent in sports, and they can attain fame and a good amount of wealth from these activities if they become professional in these fields.
Sun in 5th House offers a creative mind; such people are full of energy and intelligence. They are bold and eccentric. These people are more sensitive towards others and in carrying the relationships. A person with Sun in 5th House loves taking risks and being adventurous, but sometimes such tendencies can incline them towards gambling and betting also. This position of Sun makes a person tad egoistic. Along with this, they share a great bond with their father. These people are amicable and supportive towards their family and friends, more generous towards their off-springs. They will leave no effort to bring up their children, but sometimes it becomes like imposing themselves on them. Sun in the 5th House in birth chart makes a person natural lover and romantic who can meet their love at the early stage of life and can marry in their mid-twenties.
Sun in 6th House
Sun in the 6th House lets a person win over their enemies. It represents politics as well because war and conflicts are a part of politics. A lot of litigation attorneys, physicians, advocates, and folks in the medical business or in safety divisions have Sun in 5th House in horoscope. Sun in 5th House is also known as Ripu Hanta, Shatru Hanta who will conquer over enemies. These people help others to any extent and share the best of the bonding with their mother. Sun in 6th House enhances person’s ability to combat anything that bothers them in life. But a negative Sun in 6th House can bring many adversities in a person’s life on all these aspects and can feel defeated on all fronts.
Person with Sun in 6th House are perfectionists in themselves extremely demanding when it comes to taking work from others. They appreciate their skills, but sometimes people feel jealous of them. Sun in 6th House along with Ketu in 1st or 7th House can give them a child of their “dream” who will bring them fortune. People with Sun in this position are determined and are also very helpful in nature. This person will have good immunity and stamina. Some planetary combinations here can bless a person with Govt job once they turn 22 years of age. Sun in 5th House of Male will immensely help them to select the life partner because these persons are very authoritative and dominating. But again, too much dominance can bring unpleasantness post marriage.
Sun in 7th House
Sun in 7th House, the House of marital bliss, has a very significant impact on a person’s personal and married life. The 7th House represents committed and legal bindings like marriage, business partnership, and sexual relationship. An adversely placed Sun in the 7th House means the person will have a troubled married life. It also means that the spouse could be more egoistic and aggressive or full of anger a time. A positive Sun in 7th House makes a person motivated, takes care of wife , improves romance and love life, and keeps a person away from diseases. Since Sun represents energy, it can bless a person with a good career, high authority, and position in Govt. One will need a positive and balanced Sun in this House for the best of marital life and a strong Sun to achieve career success, especially in Govt. Organisation but after facing stiff competition. These people may have more than one marriage. An exalted Sun gives leadership qualities and makes the people judges and lawyers.
Sun in 8th House
The 8th House signifies occult knowledge, secretive things, confidential information, and major ups and downs. Natives can get assets and wealth from in-laws. This position is good for the Sun. The folks have wonderful personality. They are curious about mysteries and occult.
Sun in 9th house.
The 9th House represents religion, spirituality, House of your teachers, law, and your father. These people will be under a great influence of their father and like to follow the rules. Constant search for wisdom comes as a trait of this position.
Sun in 10th House
The people having the Sun in 10th House are in authoritative position in Private or Government sector. This represents government work, authority, career, executive work. This House is a house of Presidency, and is common for Athletes, fighters, Soldiers, and CEOs. In fact Sun in 10th house needs to be studied much in details as Sun here rules your professional life so better read more about Sun in 10th house in detail.
Sun in 11th house
The 11th House is the House of Wealth. Although it is not a very favorable position for the Sun, but this position makes a person, a good leader. Sun in this House blesses the native with long life and a lot of wealth.
Sun in 12th house.
The 12th House is the House of hidden talents, hidden enemy, hidden treasure, and religiousness. Sun in this House augments the ability to recognize hidden enemies, hidden talents. It gives a pretty good understanding of art. This House helps the fashioning of international relations with other countries or business in foreign lands. Sun in 12th house sometimes can play havoc in a person’s life. Read more how does Sun in 12th house affect us.
Sun is best in which house/sign
Sun is best in which House or in which House Sun gives the best results is like saying: which is the best or most important House in horoscope; which is most important planet in horoscope/astrology. You see, Sun placement in different houses comes from the horoscope that you get when you are born. Your life on the earth is 00 minutes when you get the placement of Sun in your different houses. So placement of Sun comes from your past live(s). But what you derive out of it depends on your present karmas. Sun in any house has a dual role, both negative and positive. We have read above that Sun in each House can give both positive and negative results depending on how we use the power and energy of Sun. Just one example here: if you need strong Sun for Career, the 10th House, you need a balanced Sun for marital life, the 7th House. Now balanced Sun in 7th House supports your 10th House also since 7th House is the secondary House of the profession. One can read more about Sun in different houses on my website.
No planet is good or bad, no house is more or less important, no planet in any house give results on its own. What you got placed in the horoscope is what you did in your previous birth(s) and what you will get depends how you regulate your Karmas of the present life. And don’t forget, it also lays foundation of your next Horoscope. Read similar thing on vinaybajrangi.com and for any specific things, call my office on +91 9278555588/9278665588.