THE HOUSES IN YOUR NATAL CHART

In reality, your birth chart is a representation of the sky as it appeared at the exact moment you were born. Wherever on Earth you were born, the 12 houses indicate where in the sky each luminary—the sun, moon, and planets—appeared when you were born.
Over the course of a 24-hour period, the world rotates around its axis as shown by houses. The sun and all the planets seem to move through the 12 houses clockwise as it rotates. They rise in the east (on the edge of the ascendant, on the left side of the chart), spend the day at the top of the chart, set in the west (on the right side of the chart), and then spend the night at the bottom of the chart.
So, while it’s more than just a personalized star map, you can think of it that way. The luminaries and planets’ house placement affects how they express themselves because each house stands for a specific area of life.
You’ll notice as you go through the houses of your chart, that each area is ruled by one of the 12 zodiac signs and that each house corresponds to one of your planetary placements, such as your sun sign, moon sign, Mercury sign, etc.
In some charts, the planets are concentrated in just a few homes, while for others, they’re dispersed throughout. You should pay close attention to themes connected to both the sign and the house if you observe that you have clusters of placements in a specific sign and house, since there will mean that there’s gonna be a big amount of energy accumulated in that specific area of your life.