HOW TO FIND YOUR RISING SIGN & LOOK UP YOUR BIRTH CHART
If you know your time of birth, then you can find your Rising Sign and look at your whole birth chart. Look on your birth certificate to find your exact time of birth. Once you have that, follow my instructions below. If your birth certificate does not display your time of birth, scroll down to the bottom section.
Go to https://astro-charts.com/. Click on “Birth Chart”, Enter your birth details, then click “Create Chart”.
The website will pull up your chart. Under “Settings” at the top, click on “Houses” and choose “Whole Sign”, then click “Apply”. This is the house system I use, and it will make it easier to see which planets are in which house.
The chart you’re looking at will show you a bunch of things, which might look overwhelming, especially if you have never seen your chart before. Don’t worry about all of that. The most important things you want to know are your “Big 3” - your Rising Sign, Sun Sign and Moon Sign.
To find your Rising Sign, you want to look at the sign that occupies the 1st sign. You can also scroll down below the chart to look at the sign it says your “Ascendent” is in. This is also your Rising Sign. The Ascendent is the point (the degree) of your Rising Sign, but they are the same sign. Your Sun sign is the Sun symbol and your Moon sign is the Moon symbol. Look below for example images.
In this example chart (Angelina Jolie’s), Cancer is her Rising Sign (as I’ve circled in green), the Sun is in Gemini (as I’ve circled in orange) and the Moon is in Aries (as I’ve circled in blue).
You can also scroll below the chart and see what signs your Ascendant/Rising Sign, Sun and Moon (and other planets) are in as written. Again, I’ve highlighted the Rising Sign/Ascendant in green, the Sun in Orange and the Moon in blue.
So, now you can see which planets are in which signs in your birth chart. You can also see which houses they are in. When you hear me say “pay attention to the house that X planet is in”, you can now reference your chart and see. I have FREE Astro Cheatsheets that show what each house represents, which you get access to in both my freebies: Discover Your Soul’s Multiple Purposes and your 2024 Rising Sign Horoscope.
Want to understand your birth chart and get an astrology reading? Go to my Readings page to book the reading that’s right for you.
Don’t know your time of birth?
Does your birth certificate not display your time of birth? Want to know your Rising Sign? It takes some detective work to find out, and this is something I can help you with in an astrology consultation session. The intention is to find your Rising Sign together. We will NOT be able to find your exact time of birth, but we will try to discover your Rising Sign.
Please note that this session is a collaboration where I ask you a series of questions about your life to try to find your Rising Sign. There is NO GUARANTEE that we will find it. I will do my best, but if we don’t, there is plenty we can talk about based on the other planets in your birth chart. Plus, you get a recording of our reading emailed to you afterwards.
You can book here if you’re interested in this session.
*Please note that NO refund is available if we don’t find your Rising Sign. It’s still worth the time and effort because there’s lots we can talk about regardless.
If you’re not able to book a reading to try and find your Rising Sign, you can pay attention to the signs that the other planets are in. You won’t be able to know the houses because your Rising Sign sets up the houses, but you can still pay attention to the signs.
I hope you found this information useful. If you’re brand new to astrology and feel overwhelmed, just focus on one thing at a time starting with your Sun, Moon, and/or Rising Sign.
I highly recommend getting an astrology reading to better understand your birth chart.