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Astrology guides and explainers
Short, specific guides to the parts of astrology that are easy to misunderstand: the birth chart, the houses, the Ascendant and the comparison of two charts. Every guide links to the calculator that puts it to work.
What is a rising sign?
A rising sign is the zodiac degree on the eastern horizon at your birth. Learn what the Ascendant means and why the birth time changes it.
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Saturn return meaning
What a Saturn return is, when the first and second returns happen, and what the transit tends to test. Calculate your own dates free.
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What is synastry?
Synastry compares two birth charts planet by planet. Learn how it differs from a composite chart and what it can and cannot tell you.
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How to read a birth chart
Learn to read a birth chart in layers: the Sun, Moon and Ascendant, the planets in signs, the houses and the major aspects.
12 sectionsRead the guide
Houses in astrology
The twelve houses of the birth chart, what each one rules, and how the house system and birth time change the reading.
4 sectionsRead the guide
Start with a chart
A guide is easier to follow with your own chart in front of you. The birth chart calculator is free and shows every planet, both nodes, the Ascendant, the Midheaven and the major aspects.
For entertainment only. Not medical, legal, financial or mental health advice. You are the authority on your own life.