The above image, originally displayed at 3.5m wide in our shop, shows the planetary line up and although it is not to scale in distance terms the actual sizes are. In order from left to right are Mercury, Venus, Earth (the blue marble), Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. (A couple of useful acronyms to remember the order of the planets are 'My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas' and 'My Very Educated Mother Just Showed Us Nine Planets'.

 

To see the symbol (glyph) for each of these planets along with details of which zodiac sign they rule and which day of the week that seven of them are associated with click here.

 

Each of these planets plus the sun and our moon exert a different influence on our lives and their position at the exact time and place of your birth create your unique cosmic blueprint.

 

If you would like to learn more about the planets we have recently discovered a couple of websites that presents the information in a palatable and fun fashion rather than overtly technical - visit the solar system and planetary psychology