The Planets in Human Design
Each planet brings its own theme to the gate it's in, and the line within the gate colors how that theme is lived.
Personality
The Personality planets are where the Sun, the Moon and the planets were at the moment of birth, and describe the side of a person that they're aware of.
Design
The Design planets are where the Sun, the Moon and the planets were about three months before birth, when the Sun was 88 degrees before its place at birth, and describe the side of a person that works without them noticing.
Sun
The Sun carries the largest part of a chart, about 70 percent in Human Design, and its gate is the core theme of how a person expresses themselves and lives.
Earth
The Earth is always opposite the Sun and gives the Sun's theme its ground. It's where balance and stability come from.
Moon
The Moon is the driving force, what moves a person along and pushes them to act.
North Node
The North Node describes the environment and the direction of the second half of life, from about the age of 40.
South Node
The South Node describes the environment of the first half of life, up to about the age of 40, and is always opposite the North Node.
Mercury
Mercury is about communication, what a person needs to say and to think through.
Venus
Venus is about values, what a person finds right or wrong, and their sense of what's good in relationships.
Mars
Mars is about immaturity and growth, the energy that's raw at first and matures with experience over time.
Jupiter
Jupiter is about law and the rewards of following it, the principles that bring protection and good fortune when they're lived.
Saturn
Saturn is about discipline and restraint, what holds a person back and the consequences of not living by their own rules.
Uranus
Uranus is about what's unusual and unexpected, the way a person stands out and what's different about them.
Neptune
Neptune is about illusion and what's hidden, something that hides the theme of its gate and can also be a source of inspiration.
Pluto
Pluto is about truth and transformation, the deepest changes that come from within over a long time.
Chiron
Chiron isn't one of the planets of a Human Design chart, so this site shows it on the wheel and in the rows, but it never activates gates, channels or centers. It's linked with wounding and healing, and its return, around the age of 50, marks the start of the last stage of life. Its gate and line describe where it is, not something that it activates.