The planets in astrology

Ten bodies, from the Sun's one-year cycle to Pluto's 248 years. Faster planets colour daily life; slower ones define generations.

In astrology the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars are personal planets that move through a sign in days to weeks; Jupiter and Saturn are social planets taking about one and two and a half years per sign; Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are generational, spending seven to twenty-plus years in a sign.

Orbital facts

Orbital period and geocentric mean time per sign (NASA planetary fact sheets); retrograde figures are long-run averages.

Planet	Rules	Orbital period	Mean time per sign	Retrogrades / year	Retrograde length
☉ Sun	Leo	1 years	30.4 days	never	—
☽ Moon	Cancer	27 days	2.3 days	never	—
☿ Mercury	Gemini, Virgo	88 days	30 days	3.3	19–24 days
♀ Venus	Taurus, Libra	225 days	30 days	0.62	40–43 days
♂ Mars	Aries, Scorpio	1.8809 years	57 days	0.47	58–81 days
♃ Jupiter	Sagittarius, Pisces	11.862 years	361 days	0.92	116–122 days
♄ Saturn	Capricorn, Aquarius	29.457 years	2.5 years	0.97	135–142 days
♅ Uranus	Aquarius	84.02 years	7.0 years	0.99	150–156 days
♆ Neptune	Pisces	164.8 years	13.7 years	1	156–160 days
♇ Pluto	Scorpio	247.9 years	20.7 years	1	160–165 days
⚷ Chiron	—	50.39 years	4.2 years	1	148–152 days