This Part Of Your Birth Chart Holds Major Clues About Your Learning Style

What does the 9th house mean in your birth chart?

Planets in the 9th house:

Got those natal charts ready? Read on to find out what each planet means when it falls in the ninth house.

Sun

If your sun is in the ninth house, according to Pennington, you'll have a strong sense of personal philosophy and beliefs, and may place a heavy emphasis on travel or studies. Similar to Jupiter in the ninth house, the sun here lends itself to expansive thinking and even careers that allow you to explore the world and/or different belief systems.

Moon

With the moon in the ninth house, Pennington notes, your religious or spiritual beliefs will strongly influence your worldview. You place high importance on the needs of your heart, which likely include travel and studies, and you are very intuitive. You may lean away from orthodox traditions and prefer mysticism and the occult.

Mercury

Mercury is all about information and communication, and with this planet in the ninth house, Pennington says you will thrive on branching out or expanding your inner catalog of interests and sharing them with others. Particularly, she adds, you may notice a strong emphasis on writing, languages, and information at large—and then communicating your findings to others.

Venus

With the planet of love in the ninth house, you may enjoy partnerships with people from different cultures or walks of life. The ninth house is, after all, about travel and expansion, and with Venus here, you have a soft spot for far-away places. You may want a career in higher learning or one that allows you to travel, or lean towards more Venusian studies like art or music.

Mars

According to Pennington, those with Mars in the ninth house are the first people to dive right into something—whether it's living overseas, or making massive changes in your life. "It allows you a certain bravery or courage to make a big jump. You could be an expat, dropping everything and moving, or changing your major, for instance" she explains.

Jupiter

Jupiter rules the ninth house, so similar to the sun, having Jupiter here lends itself to a natural optimism and flowing energy. As Pennington explains, "There's a constant continuation of [ninth house themes], like an upward movement in life—whether it's promotions or traveling farther away," adding that people with this placement are often very influential without really having to try.

Saturn

Saturn is known as the planet of restriction, but also discipline and hard work. This planet paints the ninth house with a certain seriousness, according to Pennington, who notes you might take your studies or religion very seriously. You may also experience tests of faith throughout your life, she says. This placement also hints that your Saturn return (which happens around your late 20's) will also be a particularly revealing time for your own personal philosophy and ethics.

Uranus

Uranus in the ninth house will likely result in a very progressive and forward thinking person who thrives on avant-garde ideas and cutting edge studies, Pennington says. You may experience a series of unexpected twists throughout your life, with Uranus being the planet of innovation and radical change, but this energy will feel encouraging to your own personal growth.

Neptune

With Neptune in the ninth house, Pennington tells mbg you may be inclined to more "out there" systems of belief, leaning into new age spirituality, mysticism, and even psychedelics. These things will heavily influence your perspective and code of ethics, as contrary to the status quo as they might be. You may also have a particularly proclivity for ocean travel and being on the open sea.

Pluto

Pluto is a very psychological planet, so to have it in the ninth house may lend itself to a particular interest or skill in human psychology. Pennington notes you may choose to go that route in higher learning, with an endless curiosity about the subconscious. Your interests in travel, philosophy, and beliefs are also intense and colored with an air of loftiness that keeps you both inspired and aspiring.

North node

Your north node relates to your destiny in this life, but also the obstacles you'll have to overcome to reach it. As holistic psychiatrist and strologer Kayse Budd M.D. previously wrote for mbg, having your north node in the ninth house "relates to a destiny to be a literal or figurative 'explorer,' including the possibility of living in or working with other cultures.

South node

Where the north node is your destiny in this life, the south node is the exact opposite zodiac sign of the north node, and reveals the gifts that you bring into this lifetime. "You will be innately good in these areas of life and may begin your early path based on your south node leanings," the twins previously wrote for mbg. The south node in the ninth house, then, indicates a natural sense of higher learning, philosophy, and travel, but not necessarily what this lifetime will be emphasizing for you.

Chiron

Chiron represents the core wounds you're meant to deal with in this life, and having Chiron in the ninth house, according to the twins, can result in "Fanatical or zealous beliefs, disruptive nomadic tendencies, aggressive or tactless communication style, chasing the 'high' of the next big thing." But someone with this placement will also be able to reveal higher truths with compassion, foster diversity and inclusivity, and share laughter as medicine, the twins add.

Transits in the 9th house.

The takeaway.

We hear a lot about the planets and signs of astrology, but the houses are where you really start to understand how these astrological themes are playing out in your own life. Understanding your ninth house placements can give you insight into your own belief systems, philosophies, and overall sense of growth and expansion.