Astrology Guides: Learn to Read Your Birth Chart

Astrology is a language for understanding yourself, your relationships and your timing. These guides explain the essentials in plain words, from reading your first birth chart to working with your shadow.

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Birth ChartGet your free birth chart and learn how to read it: planets, signs, houses, aspects and your Big Three, explained in plain words..The Big ThreeWhat are your Big Three in astrology? Learn what your Sun, Moon and Rising signs mean and how they work together..Rising SignWhat does your rising sign mean? Learn what the Ascendant is, why it needs your birth time, and how each rising sign shows up..Moon SignWhat does your moon sign mean? Learn how the Moon in your birth chart shapes your emotions, needs and inner world..The 12 HousesWhat do the 12 houses in astrology mean? A simple guide to each house in your birth chart, from the 1st house of self to the 12th house of the subconscious..Solar ReturnWhat is a solar return chart? Learn how your birthday chart predicts the themes of your year ahead, and why your location on your birthday matters..Lunar ReturnWhat is a lunar return? Learn how the monthly return of the Moon to its birth position sets the emotional tone of your month..Saturn ReturnWhat is a Saturn return? Learn why your late twenties and late fifties bring big life changes, and how to work with Saturn’s lessons..TransitsWhat are transits in astrology? Learn how the current positions of the planets activate your birth chart and shape what you’re living now..Mercury RetrogradeWhat does Mercury retrograde mean? Learn why it affects communication, travel and technology, and how to use it for reflection instead of chaos..Synastry & CompatibilityHow does astrology compatibility work? Learn what a synastry chart and a composite chart reveal about love, friendship and family relationships..Shadow WorkHow can astrology help with shadow work? Learn how your birth chart reveals your shadow side, and how each zodiac sign’s shadow shows up..

The zodiac signs

♈︎AriesMar 21 – Apr 19 ♉︎TaurusApr 20 – May 20 ♊︎GeminiMay 21 – Jun 20 ♋︎CancerJun 21 – Jul 22 ♌︎LeoJul 23 – Aug 22 ♍︎VirgoAug 23 – Sep 22 ♎︎LibraSep 23 – Oct 22 ♏︎ScorpioOct 23 – Nov 21 ♐︎SagittariusNov 22 – Dec 21 ♑︎CapricornDec 22 – Jan 19 ♒︎AquariusJan 20 – Feb 18 ♓︎PiscesFeb 19 – Mar 20

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Your Sun sign is only the beginning. Get your complete natal chart with your Ascendant, Moon, planets, houses and shadow readings, plus your Solar Return, Lunar Return and daily transits. In English, Spanish and Portuguese.

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