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Calculate your rising sign
The rising sign (Ascendant) is the sign that was rising on the eastern horizon at the minute you were born. It changes roughly every two hours: the exact time matters as much as the date. Enter it and you get your rising sign with its meaning, plus your complete birth chart.
- ✦Computed from astronomical ephemerides and the sidereal time of your birthplace: no approximate table.
- ✦Daylight saving, wartime hours, historical time zones: all corrected automatically from the date and the city.
- ✦You also get your Midheaven, your houses and all your planets: the Ascendant is only the front door.
What is the rising sign?
The rising sign, or Ascendant, is the point of the ecliptic that was rising in the east at the precise moment of your birth. It opens the 1st house and sets the tone of your chart: your appearance, your vitality, how you approach life and the first impression you leave. Many people recognise themselves more in their rising sign than in their Sun sign, especially in social settings.
It cycles through the twelve signs in twenty-four hours, so it changes sign roughly every two hours (less for the “fast” signs such as Pisces or Aries at European latitudes, more for Virgo or Libra). A half-hour error can be enough to tip it over: that is why the exact birth time, the one on the birth certificate, is essential.
How to find your exact birth time
It appears on your full birth certificate: ask the civil registry of your place of birth (in France, free online via service-public.fr; in the UK and US, the long-form certificate or hospital records). Family record books and health booklets often mention it too.
If the time cannot be found, calculate your chart without it: the Sun, the planets and most aspects stay correct; only the Ascendant, the Midheaven and the houses are missing. An astrologer can also “rectify” the time from life events, during a consultation.
The twelve rising signs
Click a sign to read what this Ascendant gives: appearance, approach to life, chart ruler, the rising sign in love and at work.
Sun and rising sign: the 144 combinations
Your Sun sign says what you are, your rising sign how you show it. Read your combination:
Aries Sun
Taurus Sun
- Taurus Sun, Aries rising
- Taurus Sun, Taurus rising
- Taurus Sun, Gemini rising
- Taurus Sun, Cancer rising
- Taurus Sun, Leo rising
- Taurus Sun, Virgo rising
- Taurus Sun, Libra rising
- Taurus Sun, Scorpio rising
- Taurus Sun, Sagittarius rising
- Taurus Sun, Capricorn rising
- Taurus Sun, Aquarius rising
- Taurus Sun, Pisces rising
Gemini Sun
- Gemini Sun, Aries rising
- Gemini Sun, Taurus rising
- Gemini Sun, Gemini rising
- Gemini Sun, Cancer rising
- Gemini Sun, Leo rising
- Gemini Sun, Virgo rising
- Gemini Sun, Libra rising
- Gemini Sun, Scorpio rising
- Gemini Sun, Sagittarius rising
- Gemini Sun, Capricorn rising
- Gemini Sun, Aquarius rising
- Gemini Sun, Pisces rising
Cancer Sun
- Cancer Sun, Aries rising
- Cancer Sun, Taurus rising
- Cancer Sun, Gemini rising
- Cancer Sun, Cancer rising
- Cancer Sun, Leo rising
- Cancer Sun, Virgo rising
- Cancer Sun, Libra rising
- Cancer Sun, Scorpio rising
- Cancer Sun, Sagittarius rising
- Cancer Sun, Capricorn rising
- Cancer Sun, Aquarius rising
- Cancer Sun, Pisces rising
Leo Sun
Virgo Sun
Libra Sun
Scorpio Sun
- Scorpio Sun, Aries rising
- Scorpio Sun, Taurus rising
- Scorpio Sun, Gemini rising
- Scorpio Sun, Cancer rising
- Scorpio Sun, Leo rising
- Scorpio Sun, Virgo rising
- Scorpio Sun, Libra rising
- Scorpio Sun, Scorpio rising
- Scorpio Sun, Sagittarius rising
- Scorpio Sun, Capricorn rising
- Scorpio Sun, Aquarius rising
- Scorpio Sun, Pisces rising
Sagittarius Sun
- Sagittarius Sun, Aries rising
- Sagittarius Sun, Taurus rising
- Sagittarius Sun, Gemini rising
- Sagittarius Sun, Cancer rising
- Sagittarius Sun, Leo rising
- Sagittarius Sun, Virgo rising
- Sagittarius Sun, Libra rising
- Sagittarius Sun, Scorpio rising
- Sagittarius Sun, Sagittarius rising
- Sagittarius Sun, Capricorn rising
- Sagittarius Sun, Aquarius rising
- Sagittarius Sun, Pisces rising
Capricorn Sun
- Capricorn Sun, Aries rising
- Capricorn Sun, Taurus rising
- Capricorn Sun, Gemini rising
- Capricorn Sun, Cancer rising
- Capricorn Sun, Leo rising
- Capricorn Sun, Virgo rising
- Capricorn Sun, Libra rising
- Capricorn Sun, Scorpio rising
- Capricorn Sun, Sagittarius rising
- Capricorn Sun, Capricorn rising
- Capricorn Sun, Aquarius rising
- Capricorn Sun, Pisces rising
Aquarius Sun
- Aquarius Sun, Aries rising
- Aquarius Sun, Taurus rising
- Aquarius Sun, Gemini rising
- Aquarius Sun, Cancer rising
- Aquarius Sun, Leo rising
- Aquarius Sun, Virgo rising
- Aquarius Sun, Libra rising
- Aquarius Sun, Scorpio rising
- Aquarius Sun, Sagittarius rising
- Aquarius Sun, Capricorn rising
- Aquarius Sun, Aquarius rising
- Aquarius Sun, Pisces rising
Pisces Sun
- Pisces Sun, Aries rising
- Pisces Sun, Taurus rising
- Pisces Sun, Gemini rising
- Pisces Sun, Cancer rising
- Pisces Sun, Leo rising
- Pisces Sun, Virgo rising
- Pisces Sun, Libra rising
- Pisces Sun, Scorpio rising
- Pisces Sun, Sagittarius rising
- Pisces Sun, Capricorn rising
- Pisces Sun, Aquarius rising
- Pisces Sun, Pisces rising
Frequently asked questions
How do I calculate my rising sign for free?
Enter your date, time and place of birth in the form above: the Ascendant is computed instantly from astronomical ephemerides and the sidereal time of your birthplace, then shown with its meaning and your whole birth chart.
Why is the birth time essential?
Because the rising sign changes roughly every two hours: the Earth rotates in twenty-four hours and brings the twelve signs across the horizon. Without the time, it cannot be determined with certainty.
I don’t know my birth time: what can I do?
Request a full copy of your birth certificate from the registry of your place of birth. Failing that, calculate your chart without the time: everything stays correct except the Ascendant, the Midheaven and the houses.
What is the difference between the Sun sign and the rising sign?
The Sun sign (your “sign”) is the Sun’s position on the day you were born: your core identity. The rising sign is the sign rising in the east at your birth time: your image, how you enter relationships, your body. The two combine, hence the 144 Sun–rising portraits.
Are the rising-sign tables found online reliable?
Rarely: they ignore your latitude, daylight saving time and the exact date within the sign. Near a sign boundary they are often wrong. An astronomical calculation like this one avoids those errors.