4
4 centers on home, roots, family history, and the inner room where you feel safe. It naturally resonates with Cancer themes and the pull of belonging.
4: what it really shows
This house is the base of the chart: private life, ancestry, home space, emotional foundations. The first relevant link points to House 4 as the root system that feeds the rest of the chart.
What the 4th House rules
- Home, land, property, living situation
- Parents or caretakers; family patterns
- Emotional security and recovery
- Memory, roots, lineage, archives
- Retreat, privacy, nesting, safeguarding energy
Cancer and Moon correspondences
Traditionally, the 4th resonates with Cancer and is colored by Moon qualities: care, mood, memory, and the need to feel sheltered.
Ruler of the 4th: where you build a base
Take the sign on your 4th House cusp, find its planetary ruler, then see which house it occupies. If the ruler sits in the 1st, home equals identity; in the 6th, routines and health shape the household; in the 10th, career decisions set the address.
Planets in the 4th House (snapshot)
- Moon: strong family ties; changeable home needs.
- Sun: home as center stage; host, lead, protect.
- Venus: cozy aesthetics; harmony matters more than size.
- Mars: active house; renovations, moves, assertive boundaries.
- Jupiter: bigger spaces, extended family, generous hosting.
- Saturn: duty at home; patient building, long-term stability.
- Uranus: unconventional setups; sudden moves or upgrades.
- Neptune: dreamy nest; watch clarity, leases, and noise.
- Pluto: profound family work; deep transformation over time.
- North Node: growth edge in anchoring and belonging.
4th–10th: private roots, public branches
House 4 anchors you; House 10 shows career and reputation. When one shifts, the other reacts. Read the opposite point at House 10 to balance schedules, moves, and ambition.
Aspects: family stories in motion
Soft aspects to 4th House planets smooth domestic flow; hard aspects demand boundary work. For aspect basics and examples, visit the Aspects hub.
Transits & timing: when the 4th activates
- When the Moon moves through House 4, moods and family plans cycle quickly.
- Venus favors decorating and peace at home; good for gatherings.
- Mars drives moves and DIY; schedule rests to avoid burnout.
- Jupiter expands space or family; Saturn consolidates and defines.
How to read your 4th House
- Generate your chart at Birth Chart.
- Note the sign on House 4 and identify its planetary ruler.
- List planets in House 4; check their aspects and dignity.
- Read the ruler’s house to see where you invest in home and care.
- Balance with House 10 so goals and rest can coexist.