Determining the nature of your profession or sources of income is a very difficult task for any astrologer. The choice of profession between work and business is a very important decision in life. There are many astrological factors that need to be taken into account. Astrological readings can also suggest if you can enjoy smooth success in your job or business.

Upward: Whatever the field of education, marriage or profession, the strength of the ascendant and his lord play a very important role.

10th house/lord: The 10th house and its lord from the ascendant/moon sign/sun sign are pivotal in determining career and business. Authority, advancement of power and ambitions, business in general, rank, social status and a person’s profession, name, fame abroad, sources of livelihood, self-respect and self-control are indicated by the tenth house.

3rd house/lord: indicates courage and initiative for professional life, risk and speculation taken in life. Sometimes it indicates overconfidence of the native.

5th house/lord:represents the knowledge, education, intuition and intelligence of a person. In addition to a high position, it indicates risk and speculations taken in professional life.

6th house/lord: indicates loans from banking or financial institutions, increased funds and employees working for the native.

7th house/lord:Represents professional relationships and trade associations, independent skilled professions.

9th house/lord: this is the house of luck or fortune of the native; it also indicates distribution or circulation of money, dignity of a person, foreign travel and government favors.

11th house/lord: this is a house of profit and income in one’s life.

Planetary transition: the nature of the profession also depends on the planetary period of the main periods/sub-periods of a horoscope. The Dasha/Antradasha of the native forces him to change his profession in a very drastic and dramatic way. Through the strong and favorable Dasha / Antradasha, even a weak and badly situated planet can handicap the native with success in his profession and career.

Astrological factors that influence work/business:

Job/Department:

• If the lord/sign or the planets placed in the tenth house are strong, it indicates guarantee of service.
• If the number of planets of fixed signs is greater than the number of planets in common or mobile signs in a horoscope, the native will choose the profession that demands patience, peace, tolerance and stability, such as government jobs, medical profession or in achievements.
• If the planets of common signs are more than the planets of fixed and moving signs in a horoscope, the native will have different sources of income, as a teacher, he can deal with real estate or, as a profession, he can own his own consulting companies, centers teaching. etc.
• The lord/sign of the 10th house has a weaker force than the lord/sign of the 7th house, indicating the profession of lawyer, doctor and teacher.
• If the lords/signs of the 10th and 7th houses are equally strong, it indicates that the native will have individual affairs alongside their own service. Like a doctor who runs a private practice along with her own service or the person will start their own business after retiring from work.
• If the lord of the 10th house is strong but is located in the 6/8/12 house or of medium strength, the person will work in autonomous institutes or in the private sector.
• Sun/Mars/Saturn favorably influence the 10th house, and the lord of the 10th house being in a strong position indicates the profession of a doctor.
• The lords of 6/3/10 and Jupiter are strong indicates the profession of lawyer.
• The Moon and Mercury influencing the tenth house indicate that writing or journalism is a profession.
• Strong Mercury and Jupiter influencing the tenth house denote writers or poets.
• The Moon and Jupiter in aspect to the tenth house indicate a gazetteer position.
• The Moon placed in the tenth and Jupiter in the fifth house indicates a position of very high rank.
• The lord of the 11 placed in the 10 house or its lords exchanging signs/houses indicates a very good administrator.
• The lord of the ascendant and the tenth placed together or the lord of the ascendant and the tenth house is the same planet, the person will do an excellent job with his own hard-earned money.
• Jupiter as lord of the tenth placed in trine indicates a highly acclaimed position of the native.
• The Sun placed in the 10th house from the ascendant/Moon or lord of 10 posited in the Navamansa of the Sun indicates appreciation from the government but if the Sun is weakened/malefic/misplaced it indicates unscrupulous means of winning.
• Lord of 10th is Mars or Lord of 10th postulated in Navamansa of Mars indicates police, army and wrestling as a profession.
• Mercury is the lord of the 10th house or the lord of the 10th goes in Navamansa de Mercury indicates service in banking, writing, education, astrology, arts and crafts.
• Mercury rising and Jupiter in the 9th house indicate government services.
• The lord of the ascendant placed in quadrant and aspected by lords of 2º/5º indicates government work.
• The sun having favorable aspects of Saturn indicates government work, managerial authority, and power of a person’s high authorities.

Business:

• The lords/signs of the 4th and 7th houses are weak, but the lords/signs of the 7th house are very strong, indicating strong business skills of the native.
• If the number of planets in mobile signs is greater than the number of planets in fixed or common signs in a horoscope, it indicates the best qualities that the native will have as a businessman since he will have initiative and the ability to make decisions, intelligent, alert and possess the quality of leadership
• If any or all of the planets such as Mercury, Jupiter and Venus are placed in quadrant with the Moon, it indicates an independent adventure.
• Mercury, Jupiter and Venus and the Moon are placed at 2/12 of each other, indicating independent or owned companies.
• Jupiter is located in the 3rd house and Venus is located in the 11th house from the Moon, indicating that the native will start their own business.
• The gentlemen of exchange houses 2 and 11 indicate very good commercial skills.
• Mercury related to the 10th house indicates business skills. The malefic influence on the 10th house indicates the native’s laziness.
• All the planets placed in a quadrant indicate money obtained from agriculture.
• If there are 7 planets placed in the ascendant and the 7th house, it indicates transportation businesses, lumber, wagon wheels, etc.
• If any malefic planet is placed in a quadrant that has no beneficial influences and Jupiter is placed in the eighth house, it indicates excellence in the meat, poultry, and fish business.