Venus is the planet of love, values, justice, finances, and desire. It’s all about the exchange of information and can also represent topics related to siblings. Your Mercury sign represents the way you speak, your opinions, the way you listen, and learn. Mercury is all about communication in the birth chart. It can speak to early relationships with parental figures, as well. Your Moon sign speaks to your emotional world, what you need to feel safe and secure, and how you nurture yourself and others. It’s important to note that we spend our lives growing into our Sun sign, it’s something we are constantly evolving and changing and working toward embodying. Your Sun sign is all about your personality, your identity, and soul’s purpose. In astrology, the planets are seen as the actors, they bring specific parts of your birth chart to life depending on where they are located, the conversations they are having with other planets, and the zodiac signs they are in. (Image credit: Adrian Medesi / EyeEm) What Do the Planets Mean in a Birth Chart? Let’s say you’re an introverted Cancer sun, but your rising sign is Libra, you may come off as more social and charming, while on the inside you’re just eager for the small talk to end so you can hop back in bed with your cat and enjoy some Netflix binging. Your Rising sign can also speak to first impressions, it’s the energy you first give off when you meet people. The Rising sign can also literally speak to our appearance–for example, Leo Risings are known to have stunning, thick hair, and Virgo risings are generally taller. The rising sign, taking place in this house, also speaks to these parts of our life. In ancient astrology, the First House marks our identity, personality, our soul, our appearance, vitality, and health. The Rising sign always represents the beginning of our birth chart and marks the First House. This is one of the most sensitive points in the birth chart, as it marks the start of your chart and aligns directly with the minute and second, you were born. Plug in your information and enjoy your cosmic trip down the rabbit hole! What is my rising sign?įirst, let’s start with our Rising sign, or ascendant. There are many free sites online that allow you to calculate your birth chart like (opens in new tab)or (opens in new tab). For example, your Taurus Sun may land in your Tenth House of career and reputation, making for a more public figure who seeks attention rather than the stereotypical homebody Taurus personality you may read about online.īelow is a guide to your Rising sign, the planets, zodiac signs, and houses so you can begin to piece together your chart. It’s not enough to simply say I’m a Taurus Sun and my personality traits are similar to everyone else who was born during Taurus season. This will add descriptive layers to understanding what each planet means. are you a Taurus Sun with a Scorpio Moon?) and which houses in their birth chart those planets land in. The best way for beginners to start reading their birth charts is by learning what signs their planets are in (i.e. (Image credit: sarayut Thaneerat/ Getty Images) How do I read my birth chart? You can already start to piece together how the location of the planets and which sign they are in all influence your unique birth chart and personality. This would mean that your Sun sign is in the Second House in your birth chart, the house that relates to finances, values, resources, and income. Let’s say you are a Cancer Rising, but a Leo Sun. Your rising sign sets up your birth chart and is the marker of where your First House begins. Each house represents a different area of your life from love to work to finances and beyond. The wheel is divided up into 12 different sections, which are known as Houses. The birth chart is made up of each of the 12 zodiac signs. If you are unable to access your time of birth, some astrologers practice rectification charts, a process where they track your major live events and work backward to find a rising sign that makes the most sense based on your life events. The time of birth is critical, as it sets up the entire zodiac wheel and solidifies your rising sign, or ascendant, the zodiac sign that was rising on the Eastern horizon at your time of birth. In order to get started, you will need your date of birth, year of birth, location of birth and exact time of birth.
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