Curious about how to read a birth chart?

In todays world you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who isn’t.

after you snag your birth information, you’re able to input thathereand get your birth chart reading.

collage demonstrating how to read a birth chart

Design by Channing Smith

However, know that it won’t include your full astrological house system.

Because yourrising signdictates your houses, and the rising sign changes every two hours.

Let’s dive further into how to read a birth chartand what it means for you.

What are the core features of a birth chart that I need to know?

Degrees help us understand how late (or early) a planet falls into a sign.

Houses:The houses are, again, dictated by your rising sign.

Aspects:Aspects are the ways in which your planets and celestial bodies interact with one another.

Some aspects (oppositions, squares) are harder than others (conjunct, sextile, trine).

So I have my birth chart.

What are my big three?

Short answer: your sun, moon, and rising signs.

These three placements have become nearly synonymous with asking someone what their name is.

Moon:The moon gains its light and illumination from the sun.

Others are more likely to guess your rising sign than your sun sign because this is howtheyseeyou.

What are the personal planets?

They have the most direct effect on who you are in your day-to-day existence.

So the personal planets are your sun, moon, rising, Mercury, Venus, and Mars.

Venus:This is the planet of love, sex, beauty, and money.

Mars:The planet of aggression, this placement also dictates your actions and desires.

What do the outer planets and asteroids mean?

Unlike your personal planetary placements, the outer planets have a greater effect on a societal scale.

This planets sign and house help you understand where it’s possible for you to find abundance.

Saturn:The planet of karma, rules, dedication, restriction, and structure.

Neptune:The planet of imagination, dreams, and delusions.

Juno, another asteroid, helps us to understand the qualities that someone desires in their life partner.

As always, use astrology as a fun and additional tool to self-discovery than a rigid rulebook.

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