Your rising sign, also known as your ascendant, is the zodiac sign that was rising on the eastern horizon at the time of your birth. It is an essential point in the interpretation of your individual horoscope, as it symbolizes your abilities and potentials, and how you react to the outside world and deal with certain situations based on these qualities. While your sun sign describes your ego, thinking, and personality, your rising sign stands for your reaction to your environment and fellow human beings, and how you are perceived and seen by other people. It says something about how you affect your environment on the one hand and how you are perceived by others on the other.

Your moon sign, on the other hand, represents your inner self, revealing how you feel on the inside. It is associated with your mother or primary caregiver, and the sign here says a lot about how you were mothered as a child and also gives you insight into how you nurture yourself and others as an adult. It is all about your needs, instincts, and motives.

To find out your rising sign, moon sign, and sun sign, you need your birth date, time, and location. You can use online birth chart calculators to get your free natal chart and find out your big three signs.