Find your rising sign from birth time and place, calculated from local sidereal time rather than guessed.
How this calculator arrives at its answer
The rising sign is the zodiac degree coming over the eastern horizon at the moment of birth. Because the Earth turns a full circle each day, the whole zodiac passes the horizon every twenty-four hours — which is why two people born the same day in different hours have different ascendants.
That also makes it the placement where accuracy matters most. A degree passes every four minutes, so an hour of uncertainty in your birth time can move the ascendant most of the way through a sign.
The default scenario, worked through
The calculator opens with a longitude of -0.13. On those figures the rising sign is ♎ Libra. Underneath, Exact degree comes out at ♎ Libra 11° 05′ and Sun sign at ♊ Gemini 23° 59′. Change any field and every figure updates as you type.
How to fill it in
- Enter your birth date and the most exact time you have.
- Enter the UTC offset in force at that place and date.
- Enter the birth place latitude and longitude.