A Capricorn Sun sign person born at 12:06 pm would have Taurus rising. For example, an Aries Sun person born at 2:20 am would - according to this table - have a Pisces ascendant. To find your rising sign using this table, locate your Sun sign in the left column and your approximate birth time in the top row. If your birth time is “iffy” this may help you to determine your rising sign (ascendant). However it’s far from precise and we can’t stress enough the importance of learning your exact birth time if you want an accurate astrological interpretation. Or use the table below for for an approximate representation based on the 12 Sun signs. Scroll down for the Rising Sign Calculator. Most predictive work relies more heavily on houses (which are again determined by the birth time and thus the ascendant) than most lay people realize.Įven weekly horoscopes and monthly forecasts are written more from the perspective of rising signs than Sun signs. This is why knowing the exact moment of birth is so important to astrologers. It sets up the rest of the astrological house structure - the 12 sectors that correlate to important life areas - and determine where the planets and other points fall in a natal chart. The “ascendant” (or “rising sign” - these terms are used interchangeably) refers to the sign that is “rising” or on the Eastern horizon at the time of birth.

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