To determine the planet’s sign, consider the notation right next to it. In our sample chart, Venus lies in the sixth house accompanied by the notation, 3°W. That tells us that Venus is in the part of the sky we call Virgo – specifically, in Virgo’s fourth degree. Knowing it is in the sixth house lets us know that at the instant of the man’s birth, Virgo had rotated below the western horizon, carrying Venus with it.
3W for West?
Is it not Virgo's 3rd degree?
