The 10th house: Career
The 10th house (bhava) of a birth chart is the house of career: work, status, reputation and what you achieve in public.
The tenth house, called Karma Bhava, is the highest point of the birth chart, representing your work in the world. It governs professional achievements, public honor, and social responsibility. Classical wisdom teaches that work performed selflessly without greedy obsession creates lasting respect and benefits the whole community.
What it rules
- Represents public profession, career achievements and work status
- Governs public reputation, honor and community esteem
- Signifies leadership roles, governance and executive authority
- Reflects contribution to society through constructive labor
- Covers knees, posture and standing upright before the public
In daily life
Arrive punctually for daily work, perform tasks with focused honesty, treat workplace colleagues with fairness, and take pride in clean craftsmanship.
Planets in this house
Sun · Moon · Mars · Mercury · Jupiter · Venus · Saturn · Rahu · Ketu