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ascendants. In other words, the signals they send out are consciously or unconsciously chosen for effect. Cancerians appear chatty and helpful and they do well in any situation that requires tact. Scorpio risers can use many different forms of camouflage with people they do not know, one of their favourites being offensiveness and an off-putting manner. Pisces risers appear soft, gentle, self-sacrificing and sometimes even helpless, but this is misleading, as they will fight strongly for what they think is right. Pisces are also known to be highly emotional and the most intuitive of the twelve signs.
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degrees will not rise above the horizon and can never become the ascendant. Therefore, the omission of extreme latitudes from most house tables due to the added complexity of calculating the ascendant implies that there is no ascendant at these latitudes. This is of course untrue, yet there is a limitation on the degrees that can ascend at extreme latitudes and a further restriction on degrees that can form
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respectful response from others. Aries rising gives out a well-organized, slightly stern bearing. Leo rising subjects have a dignified and rather formal manner which inspires confidence, while
Sagittarius risers have a cheerful, pleasant and rather witty outer manner which suits all kinds of situations.
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In the northern hemisphere, the signs of
Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus and Gemini take much less time than the theoretical two hours to cross the eastern horizon, whilst the signs of Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius take much longer than two hours to do so. For example,
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The water signs of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are noted for their emotion, intuition and feeling. When a water sign is on the ascendant the subject will hide their true feelings and have a strong need to protect themselves from the world around them. What you see is often not what you get with water
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Another factor concerning the effect of the ascendant is the theory that people become more like their sun sign after around 29 years old, as they grow older and more confident, as the sun embodies essential ego energy and self-esteem, and thus perhaps have less of a need to present a public face to
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Taurus, Virgo and
Capricorn ascendants are usually considered calm and stress-resistant individuals. The effect of the earth sign ascendant make people more material, reserved and collected, they don't tend to show their emotions and can be or appear to be cold. This particular effect is manifested
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becomes circumpolar. If the sun, for example, occupies that degree, it will neither rise nor set, but will lie upon the horizon for twenty-four hours. As we move into higher latitudes, more and more degrees of the ecliptic will neither rise nor set until at the north pole where half of the ecliptic
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The air signs of Gemini, Libra and
Aquarius are noted for their communication skills. When an air sign is on the ascendant the subject is friendly and sociable, but also independent and somewhat detached. The Gemini riser is constantly busy, fully engaged in a kind of juggling act, with at least a
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and has a particular significance in the chart. However, if a planet in the twelfth house is very close to (within one or two degrees of) the ascendant, then it can be interpreted as the rising planet instead. If a planet is actually in conjunction with the ascendant (within the same degree as the
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It is generally believed that the closer to the beginning of the sign the ascendant falls, the stronger it will be. This is because most of the first house will fall into that sign. If the ascendant falls late in a sign, most of the first house will fall into the following sign and thus weaken the
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Astrologers consider the differences between the rate at which the signs ascend to be of importance. In many house systems, houses can become very large when they cover
Aquarius, Pisces, Aries and Taurus because these signs are seen to be much smaller from the perspective of a northern hemisphere
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Because the ascendant is specific to a particular time and place, to astrologers it signifies the individual environment and conditioning that a person receives during their upbringing, and also the circumstances of their childhood. For this reason, astrologers consider that the ascendant is also
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The fire signs of Aries, Leo and
Sagittarius are noted for their energy, enthusiasm and optimism. When a fire sign is on the ascendant the outer manner is friendly, uncritical and non-hostile. They typically send out friendly but serious and competent signals which draw out a friendly and rather
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According to some, the sun may also be weaker in influence if it is unaspected; in other words, if it forms no major aspects (conjunction, opposition, trine, square or sextile) to the other planets. According to other astrological observations, unaspected suns and planets show greater than usual
823:), the twelve signs do not take the same amount of time to cross the eastern horizon. At the equator, there is very little difference (Pisces, Aries, Virgo and Libra take slightly less time than the other signs), but as one moves from the equator, larger and larger differences emerge.
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dozen activities on the go at any one time. The Libra riser occupies themself with business schemes which often need the aid of a more earthy partner to make them come to fruition. The
Aquarius riser makes wonderful plans for themselves or others and may even carry some of them out.
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and is said to be of particular importance. So for example, if the ascendant sign is Gemini, Mercury will be the chart ruler, and so "set the tone" for the chart in many ways. In addition, the planet nearest the ascendant, especially located in the first house, is usually called the
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The ascendant is thought to be stronger in influence when the sun is in a weak position in the chart. For example, it is traditionally believed that the sun is in a weaker position when it is placed at the bottom of the chart, near the
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observed the actual rising times of the signs, there is no specific mention of the ascendant in the texts that have survived on clay tablets. By the 3rd century BCE, Egyptians looked at the rising of specific
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ascendant), it then becomes vitally important in its effect on the personality, to the extent of being as important as the sun. Finally, any planets in the first house will always have an added emphasis.
608:{\displaystyle \lambda _{\rm {Asc}}=\arctan \left({\frac {y}{x}}\right)=\arctan \left({\frac {-\cos \theta _{\rm {L}}}{\sin \theta _{\rm {L}}\cos \varepsilon +\tan \phi \sin \varepsilon }}\right)}
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The sun in a sign that is intercepted, meaning it does not have a house cusp, may also be weaker and put more emphasis on the ascendant and house cusp of the solar house in such a chart.
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Aries, Cancer, Libra and
Capricorn are cardinal signs. The effect of these signs on the ascendant is to emphasize initiative, assertiveness and to some extent leadership.
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Planets have added importance in the birth chart due to their relationship to the ascendant. The planet that rules the astrological sign of the ascendant is called the
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cusps in time-based house systems. The simpler and earlier ecliptic-based house systems can form house cusps at extreme latitudes based on the available ascendant and
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Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces are mutable signs. The effect of these signs on the ascendant is to emphasize adaptability, dexterity, change and flexibility.
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Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and
Aquarius are fixed signs. The effect of these signs on the ascendant is to emphasize stability, steadiness and commitment.
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Longitude of ascendant at different northern latitudes. Above the Arctic Circle, discontinuity occurs when the horizon is parallel to the ecliptic.
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others. It is also theorised that when the progressed ascendant moves into the following sign, it weakens the influence of the natal ascendant.
738:(southern latitudes are negative, northern positive). The ascendant is then found in the correct quadrant (0° to 360°) by using the two rules.
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to the least extent in Taurus sign. Each of the earth signs ascendants are usually thrifty and good with planning things beforehand.
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to identify the ascending sign and get an approximate time of night, and that is reflected in the name subsequently given by the
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concerned with how a person has learned to present themself to the world, especially in public and in impersonal situations.
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on the eastern horizon when the person was born. It signifies a person's physical appearance, and awakening consciousness.
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or IC. This is because the sun was literally on the other side of the earth when the subject was born, hidden from view.
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Otherwise a direct result in the correct quadrant can be determined if calculator or programming software has the
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There are a couple of factors that influence how strong or weak a force the ascendant may be in the chart.
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planes do not intersect. Between those instants, the ascendant's longitude actually decreases.
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in which it is placed. These relate to the quality of the part of the season they occur in.
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Aquarius and Taurus ascend in two hours and twenty-five minutes.
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is the inclination of Earth's equatorial plane to the ecliptic (
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Practical astronomy with your calculator or spreadsheet-4th ed.
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Capricorn and Gemini ascend in two hours and fifteen minutes.
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Pisces and Aries have an ascension of thirty-five minutes.
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937:Sagittarius and Cancer ascend in two hours.
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901:Some astrologers, such as
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1198:"Ancient House Division"
1171:Teach Yourself Astrology
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969:Effects of the ascendant
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1247:Astronomical Algorithms
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1056:Ascendant mutable signs
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1281:Holden, Ralph (1977).
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445:Calculation
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274:Sagittarius
140:Hellenistic
109:Astrologers
1346:Categories
1157:References
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206:Locational
186:Electional
130:Babylonian
122:Traditions
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279:Capricorn
201:Financial
85:Classical
30:Astrology
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284:Aquarius
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398:History
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196:Medical
165:Western
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150:Islamic
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488:arctan
413:Greeks
312:Metals
307:Planet
289:Pisces
249:Cancer
244:Gemini
239:Taurus
191:Horary
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