The The Archer
Sagittarius
November 22 – December 21
The arrow toward horizon. Meaning as direction — the part of you that only lives in pursuit of the bigger picture.
Element
fire
Modality
mutable
Polarity
positive
Ruler
Jupiter
Natural house
9th house
Body rulership
Hips, thighs, liver
Where Sagittarius sits in the wheel
Axis partner · 180°
Gemini
The sign directly opposite. Every axis has a lesson: the way Sagittarius’s instinct gets completed — or challenged — by Gemini’s.
fire triplicity
Sagittarius · Aries · Leo
The three signs that share Sagittarius’s elemental key. Trines form naturally between them — they move by the same logic even when they look nothing alike.
Decans — the sign in three acts
Each sign divides into three 10° decans, each with its own Chaldean planetary ruler. A Sun at 4° Sagittarius lives in the first decan and takes a different colour from a Sun at 24°, even though both are Sagittarius.
I
0° – 10°
Ruled by Mercury
II
10° – 20°
Ruled by Moon
III
20° – 30°
Ruled by Saturn
Planets that live here
Which bodies find their home, their honour, their friction, or their humbling when they fall into Sagittarius. Hover any planet to open its reference page.
How to use this reference
Practitioner facts above. Personal interpretation below.
The structured reference above — element, modality, ruler, natural house, body rulership, the one-line practitioner read — is what you need to ground your work with Sagittarius. For how this sign shows up in yourchart specifically (Sun, Moon, or Rising, with the houses and aspects that modify it), bring the chart to a calibrated reading rather than a generic essay. That’s where the depth lives — in the specifics of your chart, not in another paragraph about the archetype.
In the meantime — your chart doesn’t wait. If you want to see how Sagittarius actually sits in your sky, run your birth chart. The tool uses real ephemeris math and the interpretations already live in the Natal chamber.
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Tarot correspondences
Tarot cards classically attributed to this sign
In the Golden Dawn tarot tradition, every Major Arcana card walks a zodiacal or planetary path on the Tree of Life, and every minor pip card carries a specific decan. The cards below are the Tarot keys that resonate with this sign’s energy.
Combinations with Sagittarius
How Sagittarius pairs with the other 11 signs
Your Sun is one of three foundational reference points in a chart. Pair it with each Moon, Rising sign, or partner’s sign for the full combinatorial reading. 36 reference pages below — pick the configuration that matches your chart or relationship.
Sagittarius Sun + Moon (12 pairings)
Sagittarius Sun + Rising (12 pairings)