ascendant
Sign in to savethumb|right|The ascendant in this example is marked Asc and is usually in the nine o'clock position of the horoscope.
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18 sectionsContents
- History
- Vedic astrology
- Calculation
- Long and short ascension
- Effects of polar astrology
- Effects of the ascendant
- Planets and the ascendant
- Modes of the ascendant
- Ascendant cardinal signs
- Ascendant fixed signs
- Ascendant mutable signs
- Elements of the ascendant
- Ascendant fire signs
- Ascendant earth signs
- Ascendant air signs
- Ascendant water signs
- See also
- References
thumb|right|The ascendant in this example is marked Asc and is usually in the nine o'clock position of the horoscope.
The ascendant (Asc, Asc or As) or rising sign is the astrological sign on the eastern horizon when the person was born. It signifies a person's physical appearance, and awakening consciousness.