Because this sign is so specific to you, it forms your 1st House of self and identity. In a birth chart, this is the point that most intimately represents you: your body, your vitality, your sense of self. The rising sign (also known as the ascendant) is the sign climbing over the Eastern horizon at any given moment. If you were born on a day when the Moon traveled from one sign to another, only your birth time would pinpoint what sign it was in when you were born. Knowing the exact time, date, and place of your birth is essential for an accurate chart reading.įor example, the Moon changes sign every 2-3 days. It is a snapshot of the sky from the moment and location you entered the world.
Your birth chart provides a freeze-frame. The planets are constantly moving, and so is the sky, thanks to Earth’s daily rotation.
