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Rising sign calculator
Your Ascendant is the sign coming up on the eastern horizon at the minute you were born. It sets your 12 houses and shapes how people see you.
Result
Your rising sign, its exact degree and all 12 houses.
- SignThe sign on the eastern horizon at your birth minute.
- NakshatraThe lunar mansion and pada the Ascendant falls in.
- HousesWhich sign rules each of your 12 houses.
How it works
The fastest-moving point in your chart.
It moves every two hours
The horizon passes through all 12 signs in a day, so the rising sign changes roughly every two hours. Four minutes moves it by about 1°.
It sets your houses
The rising sign becomes your 1st house. Each following sign becomes the next house, which is the Whole Sign system used here.
Check your birth time
If you were born close to a sign change, a few minutes either way can flip the result. Use the time on your birth certificate if you have it.
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