Rising Sign Calculator
The Rising sign, or Ascendant, is the zodiac sign on the eastern horizon at the moment and place you were born.
Questions
Is the Sun, Moon, and Rising the same as a full birth chart?
No. Those three signs are the foundation. A full birth chart also places Mercury through Pluto, the lunar nodes, the houses, and the aspects that tie them together. Use the birth chart calculator when you want that wider map.
What is the difference between Sun, Moon, and Rising?
The Sun is the direction of the life. The Moon is the private emotional style. The Rising sign is the zodiac sign rising on the eastern horizon, which is why it needs a birth time and a place. People often meet the Rising sign before they know the Sun.
How accurate is the Rising sign?
A few minutes of clock time, or the wrong timezone, can move the Ascendant by a degree or more. Pick the real birth city and the time from a record if you have one. Whole-sign houses begin with this sign, so the rest of the chart inherits the same clock.