Midheaven (MC) in Capricorn, Midheaven (MC) in the 3rd House

Midheaven in Capricorn ♑︎ in the natal chart

Public Life: The Midheaven point in Capricorn in the natal chart is a very strong placement as Capricorn is often associated with one’s career and life in the public. Capricorn represents leadership, parenthood, and a desire to do things the “right” way. If your Midheaven is placed in Capricorn this can indicate you are very driven towards the development of your career at the expense of all else. You like to work in situations where you are in control as you believe in your ability to make sound decisions. 

Career Possibilities: Some careers suitable to this Midheaven placement include business owner, hospice nurse, teacher, police officer, soldier, priest, administrator, dentist, chiropractor, midwife, economist, financial advisor, physician, witch doctor, architect, historian, headmaster, occultist, writer, risk analyst, military commander, teacher, professor, researcher, physicist, geneticist, botanist, chocolatier, contractor, child care worker, gardener, and security guard. 

Ruling Planet: Saturn is the ruling planet of your Midheaven in Capricorn. Saturn is associated with discipline and obstacles. With this ruling planet you may feel that you have more obstacles to overcome than others when it comes to developing your career. Prominence is often found later in life after many attempts, trials, and errors. You feel rewarded by hard work and dedication.

3rd House

Keywords: The keywords associated with the 3rd house are communication, siblings, local travel, learning, writing, comedy, early childhood, social media, humor, elementary school, and language. 

Cadent House Type: A Cadent house type is ruled by a mutable sign. Gemini is the air sign ruling the 3rd house. 

The 3rd house in astrology is the location in your chart representative of early childhood, how you relate to your immediate environment, and learning and communication styles. Due to the fact that this house is associated with early childhood it also relates to siblings as a part of your family upbringing. The 3rd house can also indicate how much of a role your siblings did or did not play in your early home environment. This is also the house of learning, therefore; it is associated with education, elementary school, and early learning environments. 

If you have a heavy emphasis of planets in the 3rd house this implies you have strong ties to your local community. You may be a local activist, a voice for your community, or a teacher. The sign on the 3rd house in your natal chart can help illuminate one’s particular learning styles. It can show you if you are more of a visual, auditory, or hands on learner.