The Ascendant and the First House

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In a personal horoscope, the Ascendant is the sign rising in the East at the time of birth. Its exact position marks the beginning of the horoscope as well as the beginning of the first house. Its position also dictates in which houses all the Zodiac signs and planets fall. This means that although we can calculate the sign positions of the planets and the all important links between them, without your time of birth we cannot calculate the planets' house positions. Like the first house, the Ascendant represents your out look on life, the lens through which you see the world. It also governs your personality, your appearance and the way you come across. Because it is the sign that was coming up over the horizon at the moment of your birth, it also represents your first impression of life - and how you continue to see it. Any planets found on or near the Ascendant are of especial importance in your psychology.

 

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