Leo is the sign of radiance: pride, generosity, the need to be seen and recognized. A planet in Leo expresses itself with warmth and a certain flair for the spectacular, for better (panache) as for worse (vanity).
A Venus or Mercury in Leo, for example, love to please or to express themselves with flair — the same principle of radiance applies to any planet, not just the Sun.
Element: Fire. Modality: Fixed. Ruler (domicile): the Sun — the only sign it rules outright. Opposite sign: Aquarius. Natural house: 5 (creativity, play, romance, children).
No classical planet is in exaltation or fall here in the seven-planet system.
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