Detriment (astrology)


In astrology, a celestial body is said to be in detriment, or exile, when it is positioned in the zodiac sign opposite the sign it rules. When a celestial body is in detriment it is said to be not comfortable in that sign and to tend to operate with the least strength.
The sign detriments are as follows:
BodyDomicileDetriment
SunLeoAquarius
MoonCancerCapricorn
MercuryGemini
Virgo
Sagittarius
Pisces
CeresVirgoPisces
VenusTaurus
Libra
Scorpio
Aries
TerraTaurusScorpio
MarsAries
Scorpio
Libra
Taurus
JupiterSagittarius
Pisces
Gemini
Virgo
SaturnCapricorn
Aquarius
Cancer
Leo
Uranus*AquariusLeo
Neptune*PiscesVirgo
Pluto*ScorpioTaurus

* Signs of detriment for the non-visible planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are not firmly established or as widely applied as those of the seven classical planets.