How to Understand Your Astrology Rising Sign

To understand your astrology rising sign you need to find out the sign that was on the eastern horizon at your time of birth. The horizon is the exact place where a person looking to the east as the sun rises first sees the sun appear in the morning. This sign changes every 2 hours, so it is important to use your exact birth time.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Get a copy of your birth certificate to be sure you have the precise time of your birth, as even 1 or 2 minutes can make a difference in finding the accurate rising sign.

2. Calculate your astrology rising sign by using astrology software online or finding an astrologer to do it for you.

3. Plug in the time, date and location of your birth into the astrology software program to get your rising sign.

4. Turn to reference material online or in astrology books about your particular rising sign. The ascendant in astrology indicates the differences in people's temperament, outer personality, physical appearance and health--even when they have the same birthday.

5. Find the rising sign because it determines the houses your planets are in. The houses your Sun, Moon and planets are placed in, along with the signs they were in at your birth, are unique to you.

6. Understand that most of the time, but not always, your astrology rising sign is the sign that rules your chart. It's the repetitive theme seen in your chart.

7. Look at your astrology rising sign as your personal and unique way of seeing the world. Just as that first peek of the sun sees something new as it rises over the horizon, you too have your unique way of seeing the world determined in astrology by what was on the horizon of your world when you were born.

Resources

• This site gives a rough estimate of your rising sign.