Part of Fortune in the Houses of the Natal Chart
What does it mean to have the Arabic Part, the Part of the Fortune (or Fortuna), in a particular house of the natal chart? The following interpret possible meanings of the Part of Fortune in each house of the horoscope.
See also The Part of Fortune in the Signs
Learn how to find or calculate the Part of Fortune in a chart.
The Part of Fortune points to innate talents that set us on a path to worldly success. It can be a key to working through issues related to the particular Moon phase into which we were born.
Look to the Part of Fortune’s sign and house placement as qualities and areas of life where we possess natural and innate talents or abilities. These can be considered keys to worldly success and prosperity.
The ruler of the Part’s sign can hold further clues, and so can the Part of Fortune’s aspects to other planets and points in the chart.
The following interpretations are examples of how we might interpret the Part of Fortune in the twelve different houses of the horoscope:
Part of Fortune in the First House

Part of Fortune in the First House
The Part of Fortune in the first house of your natal chart bestows you with the good fortune of strong personal initiative. You often act instinctively and independently, and doing so can bring you great rewards. This position encourages developing your distinctive character and individual personality. You tend to be most prosperous when you pioneer or lead your own endeavors. Competing with yourself, such as through besting your previous performances, is a good goal or strategy.
This position shares some traits with Part of Fortune in Aries.
Part of Fortune in the Second House

Part of Fortune in the Second House
With the Part of Fortune in your second house, you tend to succeed on material and financial levels. You have a special relationship with your things, money, and valuables–you take care of these things so that they take care of you! You are talented at knowing what’s a good deal and what’s most valuable and estimating what has longevity. Industries relating to finance, beauty, luxury, agriculture, biology, and comfort might be most fortunate for you. Your mission is to work on developing and honoring your inner values.
Part of Fortune in the Third House

Part of Fortune in the Third House
With the Part of Fortune in your third house, you can succeed through communicating, writing, teaching, studying, or connecting. Forging links and bonds with others can bring you opportunities and good fortune. Your quick mind, ability to multitask and pick up information, spread the word, share ideas, connect the dots, make connections, and coach or guide can be great assets. Connections with classmates, siblings, associates, neighbors, and your community can be fortunate for you. You could also benefit from manual dexterity and mental flexibility.
Part of Fortune in the Fourth House

Part of Fortune in the Fourth House
With the Part of Fortune in your fourth house, you succeed in pursuits where emotional sensitivity and the ability to nurture people and projects are instrumental. This placement favors guiding, helping, building, caretaking, baking, health occupations, history, tradition, archeology, and nostalgia. Benefits and opportunities can come through real estate, land, domestic endeavors, and property. Family business or money can be fortunate for you.
Your interest in origins, security, survival, and safety can be prominent and lead to successful careers or happy pursuits. Home life can be a major key to your success and happiness, and getting your foundations and support system into a good place is vital.
Part of Fortune in the Fifth House

Part of Fortune in the Fifth House
With the Part of Fortune in your fifth house, you can discover good fortune by expressing your creative or fun side and sparkling personality. Taking center stage can be fortunate and joyful for you, or expressing yourself through adornment, entertainment, hobbies, sports, fashion, art, or drama can be healing and lead to feelings of fulfillment. For some, banking, investment, speculation, and gold are prosperous. You find happiness and fulfillment through creating new things, developing new ideas and projects, and taking a chance. Bringing generosity and heart to what you do helps you succeed. You can be an inspiration to others, and you enjoy that role.
Part of Fortune in the Sixth House

Part of Fortune in the Sixth House
With the Part of Fortune in your sixth house, success comes more readily when you analyze, help, sort, and organize information. Your ability to find the flaws of a plan is outstanding. Getting a handle on your work, chores, health, and routines contributes significantly to your sense of fulfillment and personal success. Being busy and productive suits you well. Fields related to service, health, wellness, organization, crafts, and attention to detail can be prosperous for you. There can be good fortune with employees, employers, assistants, and caregivers.
Part of Fortune in the Seventh House

Part of Fortune in the Seventh House
With the Part of Fortune in your seventh house, success comes more readily when you express your ability to reason, mediate, and be objective and fair. You have an excellent sense of public tastes and trends and are an effective go-between. You’re also skilled at helping others get along, harmonize, bond, and balance their lives. You benefit through partnership, whether you prosper after forming a union, or a special person enables you to see your path, worth, or talents. You might find that you attract the most good fortune when your key relationships or relationship goals are in order. Counseling and advising can be talents. It can be important to you that you earn and conduct yourself fairly.
Part of Fortune in the Eighth House

Part of Fortune in the Eighth House
With the Part of Fortune in the eighth house of your natal chart, you can have a special interest and good fortune in healing, psychology, research, and support. Managing others and their resources can be a talent, and positions such as agent, coach, and accountant can be good for you. Gains may come through your powers of negotiation, psychological understanding, strong partnerships, handling what others have passed on to you or haven’t finished, remodeling and renovating, and your talent for research, investigation, and analysis.
Part of Fortune in the Ninth House

Part of Fortune in the Ninth House
With the Part of Fortune in the ninth house of your natal chart, your good fortune comes from your ability to see the silver lining, look ahead, and consider the bigger picture. You can be talented at guiding, teaching, sharing, and inspiring others with your vision. It can be particularly rewarding for you to seek truth, meaning, and new ideas or adventures. There can be life-changing, eye-opening, and mind-broadening experiences, education, or travel. A sense of joy comes from the feeling that you’re growing and improving.
Part of the Fortune in the Tenth House

Part of Fortune in the Tenth House
With the Part of Fortune in the tenth house of your natal chart, you tend to thrive when you’re in charge of your destiny or in a managerial position. Having a goal in mind lights a fire under you, and you prosper when you tap into your ambitions and have a plan. You readily take on responsibilities and work hard for your position. Overseeing things brings you joy, and keeping your affairs organized and orderly can be a special skill that helps you succeed. Gaining a good, solid reputation can also be integral to your good fortune.
Part of Fortune in the Eleventh House

Part of Fortune in the Eleventh House
With the Part of Fortune in the eleventh house of your natal chart, you can enjoy some good fortune, opportunities, and increased joy through your social connections, innovative spirit, or cooperative efforts. As you embrace your spirit for individuality, originality, progress, and community, you succeed more naturally. You can be talented at coordinating groups, connecting, or networking, or you frequently find inspiration through friends or networks, moving more spiritedly toward your goals as a result. You often work best on inspiration.
Part of Fortune in the Twelfth House

Part of Fortune in the Twelfth House
With the Part of Fortune in the twelfth house of your natal chart, very often, your path to fulfillment and satisfaction comes as a result of going within yourself and connecting with your intuition on a given matter. Your compassion and perceptiveness lead to important opportunities. Success often comes in non-traditional paths, routes, or timelines. You can derive much joy from healing, helping, and understanding. You might do your best work or come to the most valuable conclusions given enough time and space to yourself.
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See also Part of Fortune in the Signs
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