What is Chiron in astrology?
Chiron is a small body that orbits the Sun between Saturn and Uranus, and in astrology it points to an old hurt and the wisdom that grows from healing it. Astronomer Charles Kowal discovered it in 1977, and astrologers named its meaning after Chiron, the wounded healer of Greek myth who could cure others but not himself.
Your Chiron sign describes the kind of sore spot you carry, and your Chiron house shows the area of life where it shows up. Many astrologers also see Chiron as the place where you become able to help other people with the same struggle.
Where is my Chiron placement?
Enter your birth date, time and place in the calculator above to find your Chiron sign and house. Your date gives the sign, and your time and place give the house. Chiron positions come from the Swiss Ephemeris and cover births from 1880 to 2160.
Why does Chiron spend so long in some signs?
Chiron's orbit is stretched, taking it from inside Saturn's orbit out almost to Uranus's, so it moves fast through some signs and slowly through others.
It can spend as little as about two years in Virgo or Libra and more than eight years in Aries. That is why whole generations share a Chiron sign, and why the house it falls in matters so much for reading it personally.
What is a Chiron return?
A Chiron return is when Chiron comes back to its position at your birth, which happens once, around age 50. Astrologers treat it as a turning point for making peace with old hurts and sharing what you have learned. Your results give the month and year of yours.
What does Chiron in my house mean?
Your Chiron house shows where the sore spot lives day to day. Chiron in the 1st house often touches on identity and appearance, in the 4th on family and belonging, in the 7th on relationships and in the 10th on career and recognition. Your results explain the house your Chiron is in.
Chiron in each sign
- Chiron in Aries. Your sore spot is self-worth and the right to take up space. Healing comes from acting with courage and standing up for yourself.
- Chiron in Taurus. Your sore spot is security, your body or your sense of value. Healing comes from learning to feel safe and enough as you are.
- Chiron in Gemini. Your sore spot is being heard or feeling clever enough. Healing comes from trusting your voice and your own way of learning.
- Chiron in Cancer. Your sore spot is belonging and being cared for. Healing comes from building the emotional home you once needed.
- Chiron in Leo. Your sore spot is being seen and celebrated. Healing comes from expressing yourself without waiting for applause.
- Chiron in Virgo. Your sore spot is perfectionism and feeling useful enough. Healing comes from accepting imperfection, in yourself and in others.
- Chiron in Libra. Your sore spot is relationships and fairness. Healing comes from balancing your own needs with other people's.
- Chiron in Scorpio. Your sore spot is trust, loss or control. Healing comes from letting people in and letting old pain go.
- Chiron in Sagittarius. Your sore spot is meaning and belief. Healing comes from finding your own truth instead of borrowed answers.
- Chiron in Capricorn. Your sore spot is achievement and authority. Healing comes from defining success on your own terms.
- Chiron in Aquarius. Your sore spot is feeling different or left out. Healing comes from accepting your individuality and finding your people.
- Chiron in Pisces. Your sore spot is boundaries and sensitivity. Healing comes from protecting your energy while staying compassionate.
Questions people ask
Is Chiron a planet?
No. Astronomers class Chiron as a minor planet and a centaur, a type of icy body that orbits among the giant planets. It also has a comet designation, 95P/Chiron, because it sometimes shows a faint cloud.
What house is my Chiron in?
You need your birth time and place to find it. Enter them in the calculator above and your Chiron house appears with your sign.
Why don't all chart sites show Chiron?
Chiron isn't one of the traditional planets, and calculating it needs extra orbital data. Many sites leave it out of the main chart, as this site does, and give it a page of its own.