House 7 of 12 · Angular
The 7th House: Partners
The house of marriage, partners, contracts and open rivals.
At a glance
- Rules
- marriage, partners, contracts and open rivals
- Natural sign
- Libra, ruled by Venus
- Type
- Angular: the strongest houses, where planets act openly
- Vedic
- Kalatra bhava: the spouse, marriage, partnership and business. A kendra (a pillar of the chart), maraka; its aim is kama, desire.
- Its cusp
- The Descendant
Planets in the 7th house
Sun in the 7th house
You find yourself through others: partnership, marriage and one-to-one work are where your life happens.
Moon in the 7th house
You need a partner to feel complete; relationships are emotional, and you may attract caring or moody partners.
Mercury in the 7th house
You think in dialogue; partners are often clever or younger, and contracts and negotiation suit you.
Venus in the 7th house
Partnership and marriage are blessed; you attract kind or attractive partners.
Mars in the 7th house
Passionate or combative partnerships; you attract strong partners and open rivals.
Jupiter in the 7th house
Fortune through partnership and marriage; partners are generous or wise.
Saturn in the 7th house
Serious, lasting commitments; marriage may come late or to someone older, and it endures.
Uranus in the 7th house
Unconventional partnerships with sudden starts and endings; freedom is needed even in marriage.
Neptune in the 7th house
Idealised partners: love can be inspired or deceived, so look clearly.
Pluto in the 7th house
Intense, transforming partnerships, and power struggles in relationships.
In Vedic astrology
- Rahu in the 7th
- Rahu in the 7th, Ketu in the 1st: an unusual or foreign spouse and an obsession with partnership; strangely detached from yourself.
- The Lagna lord in the 7th
- your life turns around partnership. Marriage, business partners and the public shape you; you may live or work abroad.
- The 10th lord in the 7th
- Your career comes through partners, trade, the public, travel or work abroad.
- The 7th lord in the 7th
- Where you meet your partner. Through partnership itself: an introduction, a matchmaker, a contract, a business partner. Marriage is one of the great themes of your life.
Every house
Questions and answers
What does the 7th house represent?
Marriage, partners, contracts and open rivals.
What sign and planet rule the 7th house?
Its natural sign is Libra, ruled by Venus. In your own chart, the sign on the cusp of the 7th house and that sign's ruler tell more.
What does an empty 7th house mean?
Nothing bad. Most charts have empty houses. Read the sign on the cusp of the 7th house and look at where that sign's ruler sits.