Ayana

Ascendant calculator

Your rising sign — the sign coming up in the east at your birth — with its exact degree, and how much your birth time would have to be off to change it.
Date of birth

As exact as you can — from a birth certificate if possible. A few minutes can change the rising sign.

Advanced settings (optional — the defaults suit most people)

Vedic astrology measures the zodiac from the fixed stars. Traditions place the starting point slightly differently (under 2°). Keep Lahiri unless you follow KP or Raman.

How the sky is divided into the 12 houses — the life areas like career, family and money.

Exact location

Only needed if your town isn't in the list. Leave the timezone blank to work it out from the coordinates (historical daylight saving is handled).

How it works

  1. 01Enter your birth date, time and place.
  2. 02The engine finds the sign rising on the eastern horizon at that minute, for that place, in the sidereal zodiac.
  3. 03See your ascendant, its degree and how sure it is for your birth time — then save it as your chart.

Questions about the ascendant calculator

What is the ascendant (lagna)?

The sign rising on the eastern horizon at the moment and place of your birth. In Vedic astrology it fixes the houses — which life area each sign rules for you — so it is read first.

How sure is my rising sign?

It depends on how close to a sign's edge you were born. Ayana shows how many minutes earlier or later your birth would have to be to change it; if that is only a few minutes, check the time on your birth certificate.

Why is it different from my Western rising sign?

Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac (here with the Lahiri ayanāṁśa), about 24° behind the tropical one used in Western astrology — so the rising sign is often one earlier.

Can I find my ascendant without a birth time?

No — it changes about every two hours, so it needs your time. Your Moon sign usually doesn't: try Find my Moon sign.