A day is made up of 24 hours. And, our birthchart ( janam kundali ) is divided into 12 equal parts, known as the TWELVE HOUSES. So, each house is equal to approximately two hours of the day ! Also, The Zodiac belt of 360 degrees is divided into 12 equal parts of 30 degrees each, called Rashis / Signs.
On your birth chart each planet and each rashi falls within a House, which illuminates the spot it occupied at the exact time when you made your earthly debut.
The sign rising in the eastern horizon at the time of birth of the native is called the 1st house ( Lagna or Ascendant ). The subsequent rashis rising after that are respectively called 2nd house, 3rd house, 4th house and so on upto 12th house till the same sign rises again. This complete round of the circle gives us 1st to 12th houses of the Birth Chart; and the position of the 9 planets transiting in these different signs ( called different houses or bhavas ) comprise a horoscope.
For predictive purposes, we believe that these 12 houses cover all the areas of life from the natives birth till death, i.e., from personal growth, to survival methods, to relationships, to the existential.
To know what every house represents in our birthchart, read on…..
1st HOUSE- self, body, character, appearance
2nd HOUSE- family, finances, possessions, speech
3rd HOUSE- siblings, short trips, communication
4th HOUSE- mother, home, conveniences
5th HOUSE- children, creativity, pleasure, intelligence
6th HOUSE- illness, debts, competition, subordinates
7th HOUSE- marriage, partnership, other people
8th HOUSE- death, inheritance, obstacles
9th HOUSE- father, religion, fate
10th HOUSE- career, actions, reputation
11th HOUSE- friends, hopes, gains, alliances
12th HOUSE- loss, seclusion, hospitals, foreign things