Understanding the 12 Houses in Your Birth Chart

The Blueprint of Life

Your birth chart is a 360-degree map of the sky at the moment you were born, divided into 12 sections called "Houses" (Bhavas). Each house represents a specific area of human experience.

• 1st House (Tanur Bhava): Self, personality, physical body, and appearance.
• 2nd House (Dhana Bhava): Wealth, family, speech, and food.
• 3rd House (Sahaja Bhava): Siblings, courage, communication, and short travels.
• 4th House (Bandhu Bhava): Mother, home, property, vehicles, and inner peace.
• 5th House (Putra Bhava): Creativity, education, children, and past-life merit (Purva Punya).
• 6th House (Ari Bhava): Enemies, debts, diseases, and daily work/service.
• 7th House (Yuvati Bhava): Marriage, partnerships, business, and public image.
• 8th House (Randhra Bhava): Longevity, sudden events, occult knowledge, and transformation.
• 9th House (Dharma Bhava): Luck, father, guru, higher education, and spirituality.
• 10th House (Karma Bhava): Career, status, authority, and public reputation.
• 11th House (Labha Bhava): Gains, income, older siblings, and social networks.
• 12th House (Vyaya Bhava): Losses, expenditure, foreign lands, isolation, and spiritual liberation (Moksha).

When a planet sits in a house, it activates these themes. For example, Jupiter in the 2nd house often expands wealth, while Mars in the 1st house might give a person a very energetic or aggressive personality.