The 7th House Angle
The Descendant is the cusp of the 7th house the point on the western horizon where the ecliptic sets. It is always exactly opposite the Ascendant. While the Ascendant describes your instinctive self-presentation, the Descendant describes what you seek, attract, and project onto significant others. It marks the qualities you find compelling in partners and the traits you may not fully own in yourself.
Descendant by Sign
The Descendant sign is always opposite the Ascendant sign. Aries Ascendant = Libra Descendant (seeking balance and partnership). Taurus Ascendant = Scorpio Descendant (drawn to intensity and depth). Cancer Ascendant = Capricorn Descendant (attracted to ambition and structure). Whatever sign sits on the Descendant reveals the type of partner and relationship dynamic you are magnetized toward.
Working With Your Descendant
Planets near the Descendant (within 8°) powerfully shape your relationship patterns they often describe types of people you attract or project qualities onto. If Mars sits on your Descendant, you attract assertive partners or project your own drive onto others. Studying your Descendant sign and any planets in the 7th house clarifies recurring relationship themes and what integration looks like.