1st house — Self
angular · natural sign Aries
Traditional meaning
Traditionally associated with the body, vitality, and the immediate self. The cusp of the 1st house is the Ascendant.
Hellenistic name: Helm of Hermes
Planets in the 1st house
Sign on the 1st house cusp
Other houses
Reference, not advice
This is cultural and astronomical reference, not personal prediction or advice.
House cusps depend on birth time and birth latitude, and on the house system used. Whole-Sign and Placidus can disagree by 30° or more on intermediate cusps — see methodology.
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