Once again, I have brought anger down on my head. I am just a wittle, honest Astrologer 
Let me dive into the theory behind good and bad placements and see if I can assuage egos. Maybe, your ego would not be so bruised if you did not have it hanging out there so far. Huh?
Onto the subject of this article. One must look at the nature of each planet. One must look at the nature of each sign. One must combine these to find the nature of that planet in that sign. This seems easy enough. When a planet does not marry well with a sign, it will not flow well.
There is no personal insult in this. One does not choose one’s chart. Each chart has easy and hard placements. Some charts are harder than others. Only God knows why this is. That answer cannot be answered while we are on this earth. However, let’s look at what I mean when I say good and bad placements.
Let’s start with the Sun. The Sun was made to shine just as one’s ego was made to shine. A man was made to be confident and assertive. He was made to go after his needs in a strong way. This would be what is called a healthy ego. Lets look at the Sun in the Domicile and Exaltation. They are Leo and Aries.
Leo is the friendly, gregarious lion. He comes into the room, walking like he owns the place. He extends his hand to all. If he were on a job interview, he would be hired. He would make the company proud. Leo uses his ego like poetry in motion. The reason is because the sign of Leo is at home in the planet of the Sun.
The person with the Sun in Aries has courage and he is direct. If you want a friend who will stand up for you when the bullies surround you( and they do), find an Aries Sun. Aries is like Leo in that he makes a strong, confident presentation. He would be hired, too. Hence, we see the Sun working in it’s Exaltation.
I think you are getting the point here. Some planets do well in a sign. Others will struggle. It is not personal. It does not make you a bad person if you have a planet or two which is not in a sign in which it is compatible.
Lets look at the Sun in it’s Detriment and Fall. The Sun in the detriment is Aquarius. This stands to reason because the Sun is all about personal goals. Aquarius is all about group goals. Aquarius never seems to really fit when it is in the Sun. It does not feel right. It feels as if your clothes are too tight or too loose and you are in a group of people who are perfectly coiffed and tailored like a man who sells suits at Brooks Brothers.
Aqua Suns seem as if they won’t accept that they have an ego. They seem to be saying that they are “better than that”. In doing so, they seem hypocritical.This is my general feeling about Aquarius except when it is in Mars or Venus. Then, it seems to fit with an authenticity. This is my personal opinion, as I said in another article.
Back to the Sun, Aquarius is not a good fit for the Sun for the above reasons. A planet in it’s Detriment will not have a good flow. It will be like a car that stops, starts and sputters. That is just the nature of the Detriment and Fall. There is nothing personal here, again. Most people have planets in the Detriment and Fall. Most people have planets in the Exaltation and Domicile. It is called being human.
Let’s look at the Moon. The Moon is in the Domicile in Cancer. It is in the Exaltation in Taurus. These Moons will be the best places for the Moon. They are tender, kind and gentle, as the Moon was meant to be. You love with your Moon. You may be attracted with your Venus, but you love with your Moon. Falling in love is Moon to Moon, in my opinion. The Moon is the inner child. The Detriment position is Capricorn. The Fall position is Scorpio.
The Moon in Capricorn schemes when it should feel. This can be wonderful in a friend. I would not want it in a lover. If you have a Moon in Cappy friend, he will be loyal. He values loyalty. If you have a Moon in Cappy business partner, you have struck gold. He will out- think everyone and your business will rise to the top. He will be loyal to you in the process.Many of my friends seem to be Cappy Moons. One has to look at one’s own chart when seeing if someone is compatible with you. I have Moon in Cancer. Opposite signs will help balance you out. So, only you know to which signs you gravitate.
Moon in Scorpio is the Fall position. I find this to be a loyal Moon but it is too intense of a placement for the gentle Moon. The person is driven by passions which overwhelm him. The sign of Scorpio is an intense sign. Mars loves to be in Scorpio. Mars is at it’s finest in Scorpio. It chases with a sexy poetry in motion. The Moon does not. It simmers and plots. One must be careful with a Moon in Scorpio person lest he turn on you. This is not pretty. However, most Scorpio Moons seem to be reasonable. If you treat them well, they will do the same to you.
Let’s look at Mars. I have Mars in the Fall position, so can speak to the Fall, here. Mars is in it’s Home in Scorpio. It is in it’s Exaltation in Capricorn. It is in it’s Detriment in Taurus and it’s Fall in Cancer. Mars in Scorpio moves like a leopard in the wild: beautiful and strong . It is a poetry in motion placement. The Detriment is in Taurus. Taurus is kind of a lazy bull. He does not want to fight the prey. He wants to relax on his warm rock in the sun and eat grass.
Let’s look at Mars in Cancer. Mars in Cancer does not like strong emotion. It is afraid of passion. It is afraid of anger. The Fall and Detriment make one struggle to overcome the inertia that is part of these placements. You will find this to be the case no matter which planet you have in the Fall or Detriment. I may like the Moon in Cappy, personally, for example, but that does not mean that it is a comfortable place for it for the person.This brings us to the point of one’s liking various placement, even if they are in the Detriment or Fall. I like Cappy moon. This is because it fits with my Cancer Moon as a balancing opposite. However, one’s personal likes does not take away from the fact that a planet in the Detriment or Fall does not function with an easy flow. There will be some hindrance and hardship to the native.
Let’s look at Venus as our last planet. Venus is in it’s Domicile in Libra and Taurus. I do not think that Taurus is the right sign for Venus’ Domicile. I think it would be Vesta or something that has not been discovered. I feel the same way for Mercury which rules two signs, at present. I think it is the Ruler of Gemini and not Virgo. I think Chiron rules Virgo. At any rate, Libra and Taurus are the accepted Domiciles for Venus. Libra in Venus is the most refined Venus sign. It has a natural refinement to which it was born.
Venus in Aries is the Detriment. Venus in Aries does not seem to work for either sex. The woman chase and the men need to be chased. It is an interesting phenomenon to watch for in charts. I have not seen it fail. If the man seems to chase at the beginning, it will not last. The man with Venus in Aries needs a dominant woman. If that is not you, watch out if you see this placement.
I hope I have answered some questions and not gotten myself in more hot water. The truth hurts. The truth heals. I deal in truth. What can I say