Your Rising sign — also called the Ascendant — is the zodiac sign that was rising on the eastern horizon at the exact moment of your birth.
If your Sun sign is the actor and your Moon sign is the character's inner life, your Rising sign is the costume, the lighting, and the stage.
The Rising sign does more than shape appearances — it sets the entire structure of your natal chart.
Aries Rising enters rooms with energy. Taurus Rising radiates calm steadiness. Gemini Rising is the eternal conversationalist.
Libra Rising charms with grace. Scorpio Rising projects intensity. Sagittarius Rising brings expansiveness and humor.
Your Rising sign also determines your chart ruler — the planet that rules your Ascendant sign.
Throughout life, your experience of your Rising sign evolves from a mask to a natural expression.
To discover your Rising sign, you need your birth time accurate to within about 15 minutes.