This article was co-authored by Tara Divina and by wikiHow staff writer, Hannah Madden. Tara Divina is a California-based Vedic Astrologer. Vedic Astrology, also known as Jyotish, is an ancient, sacred art of self-understanding and divination. With nearly 10 years of experience, Tara gives personalized readings that answer her clients' biggest questions about relationships, money, purpose, career, and other big life decisions.
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Want to get into astrology, but not sure where to start? Creating a star chart for yourself will give you a ton of insight into your personality and who you are, according to the planets. In this article, we’ll walk you through creating your own astrological chart and how to interpret what’s in it. To learn more about yourself through an astrological lens, read on!
Things You Should Know
- Use a free astrology website to create your own birth chart. Know your birth date, time, and location for an accurate chart.
- Check out your Sun, Moon, and Rising signs to learn more about your deeper emotions and how other people view you.
- Look at the planets and signs in each of the 12 houses to find out more about your personality and your ego.
Steps
Sample Astrological Chart
Generating a Birth Chart Online
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1Enter your birth date, time, and location into an astrology website. To get an accurate astrology chart, you need to know 3 things: your exact birth date, the time of your birth (down to the minute), and which city you were born in. Once you have those 3 things, you can log onto any reputable astrology website and enter in your info.[1]
- Find a free astrological chart generator by googling “free online birth chart generator.”
- Creating an astrological chart by yourself is very complicated, and it requires a lot of background knowledge and math. It’s much easier to let a website do it for you.
EXPERT TIPTara Divina is a California-based Vedic Astrologer. Vedic Astrology, also known as Jyotish, is an ancient, sacred art of self-understanding and divination. With nearly 10 years of experience, Tara gives personalized readings that answer her clients' biggest questions about relationships, money, purpose, career, and other big life decisions.Vedic Astrologer
Tara Divina
Vedic AstrologerUse computer software like Shri Jyoti Star to read your Vedic chart. There are many different online chart generators, and their accuracy varies. If you don't have a computer on you, you can download an app on your phone like iHoroscope Vedic.
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2Choose “circular chart” if you have the option to. Most sites will give you a circular chart to read, but occasionally, there are different forms they might use. Circular charts are the most common types of charts and the easiest to read for beginners.[2]
- Other charts are usually made of tables, which are less easy to read and can be hard to understand if you’re new to astrology.
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3Choose “whole signs” under the “House system” options. There are a lot of different options for choosing a House system. The House system in your chart is how your chart is divided up. The most common are Placidus, Koch, and whole signs. Choose “whole signs” under the “House system” drop-down menu to get a good basic chart.[3]
- Most astrology sites, including Astro.com, have this option. If your astrology site doesn’t, feel free to skip this step.
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4Click “enter” to automatically receive your astrological chart. Once you’ve entered all of your information and settings, you’re ready to see your chart! On most sites, there will be a button near the bottom that says “enter” or “click here to show your chart.” After you click that, give the website a few moments to generate a chart for you.[4]
Reading Your Sun, Moon, and Rising Sign
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1Learn about your ego and personality with your Sun sign. The sun is usually denoted as a little circle with a dot in the middle. Look for the sun symbol on your chart, and then check to see which house and sign it appears in. You can use that information to learn more about what the sun represents - your ego and personality.[5]
- If you’re looking at a table, you can see your sun sign in the tables under the section titled "Planet Positions, Ascendant, & Houses."
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2Find out how you view the world with your Ascendant or Rising sign. The ascendant on your chart is marked by an “AC.” It represents which sign was rising over the eastern horizon at the exact time and place of your birth. In general, the sign in which your ascendant appears will dictate how you view the world and how the world views you. The slice of your chart where the ascendant appears is also called the first house. Look for a little number 1 down near the middle of the chart in the ascendant wedge.[6]
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3Learn about your feelings and intuition with your Moon sign. On your chart, the moon symbol looks like a little crescent moon. As with the sun and ascendant symbols, look for the house and sign the moon appears in. Where your moon appears can tell you about your feelings, intuition, and unconscious.[7]
- If you’re looking at a table, you can find the same moon symbol in the second row of the table on the left under the section titled "Planet Positions, Ascendant, & Houses."
Reading Your 12 Houses
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1Study the houses on your chart. Each house represents and/or controls something about your life, from relationships to careers. Once you know what each house represents, you can begin to look at them for help in understanding different aspects of your life.[8]
- The first house is your ascendent or AC. It represents how you carry yourself and how other people see you.
- The second house deals with security, money, and comfort.
- The third house deals with communication, thought, and neighbors and siblings.
- The fourth house deals with your early life and how it shaped you.
- The fifth house deals with fun, spontaneity, romance, and hobbies.
- The sixth house generally deals with your health, but can also tell you about your work environment.
- The eighth house is one of mystery. It deals with things like loss, intimacy, and transformation.
- The ninth house deals with higher powers. That might be higher education, philosophy, or religion.
- The tenth house deals with the future. What your goals are and what you want for the future.
- The eleventh house deals with collective consciousness, including your relationships with your friends and society in general.
- The twelfth and final house deals with the unconscious, subconscious, and spirituality.
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2Check to see which sign is in each house. Around the outer ring of your chart, you’ll see little glyphs representing each of the major zodiac signs. Each sign will correspond to a single house. To find out which zodiac rules which house, find the glyph on the outer ring, then follow that wedge down to the center of the circle. There should be a number there, telling you which house you’re in.[9]
- Aries tends to represent the fast-paced, exciting, childlike, and adventurous.
- Taurus deals with pleasure, beauty, and sensuality, but can also represent stubbornness and the self-indulgent and lazy.
- Gemini deals with wit and versatility.
- Cancer represents the clingy, moody, and empathetic.
- Leo represents enthusiasm, bravery, and loyalty.
- Virgo represents the critical, careful, and analytical.
- Libra is about diplomacy (as in being diplomatic) and fair but can also represent unreliability and impatience.
- Scorpio represents strength, jealousy, and control.
- Capricorn represents the hardworking, practical, and disciplined.
- Aquarius represents the socially conscious, friendly, and affectionate.
- Pisces represents the emotional, sensitive, and intuitive.
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3Look at the planets that represent each house. The planets are represented in the houses of your chart with symbols. Like the zodiac glyphs, you’ll need to look up the symbols online, so that you know which planets are where on your chart. Enter “astrological chart planet glyphs” into your favorite search engine.[10]
- The Sun represents you and your ego.
- The Moon represents your feelings and intuition.
- Mercury is about logical and communication.
- Venus is about love and romance, but also the feminine aspects of your personality.
- Mars is about your aggression, passion, and masculine side.
- Jupiter represents luck, confidence, and the big picture.
- Saturn represents responsibility, order, and restriction.
- Uranus represents higher thought, individuality, and higher powers.
- Neptune is about idealism, spirituality, and religion.
- Pluto is about money and sexuality.
Community Q&A
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QuestionHow does this help with a horoscope?
Community AnswerA newspaper/TV horoscope only 'sees' your sun sign and is often made with no actual information. This helps with a personalized horoscope: one designed just for you. -
QuestionCan you explain this better?
Community AnswerHouses can be only determined accurately if your birth time is known. Each house is represented by an aspect in your life. Most sun sign horoscopes (the ones in newspapers) omit this technique in astrology; thus, only a small part of astrology is displayed. Contact a professional astrologer for an in-depth reading of your natal chart. They also can construct your natal chart accurately. -
QuestionHow could I find out about my future financial status?Community AnswerThere are way too many factors to give a simple answer to this. It can get so complicated you'd honestly be better off consulting a professional astrologer. But this would be best done with a transit reading (comparing the natal chart aspected to current planetary positions). Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, and Saturn all often have a unique relationship to finances. The 2nd and 8th houses are also significant, and the 6th and 10th houses relate to job/career issues in particular. (For more generalized trends, you might also consider what's called a "progressed" chart reading.)
References
- ↑ https://www.astrology.com/birth-chart/
- ↑ https://youtu.be/iSmqxR3Ppk4?t=361
- ↑ https://youtu.be/iSmqxR3Ppk4?t=471
- ↑ https://youtu.be/iSmqxR3Ppk4?t=623
- ↑ https://cafeastrology.com/sun.html
- ↑ https://cafeastrology.com/risingsignsascendant.html
- ↑ https://thenatalchart.weebly.com/blog/how-to-read-your-natal-chart-for-beginners
- ↑ https://www.astrology.com/houses
- ↑ https://astrolibrary.org/interpretations/
About This Article
An astrological chart is a circular chart depicting the locations of various celestial bodies at the exact time and date of a person’s birth. According to astrologers, your astrological chart can give you information about all sorts of aspects of your life, such as your personality, relationships, family life, and financial future. The easiest way to create an astrological chart is to do it using a website, such as Astro.com or CafeAstrology. To get started, you’ll need to gather as much information as you can about the date, time, and location of your birth. The more specific you can get, the more accurate your chart will be. For example, you might enter that you were born in Chicago at 9:45am on September 21st, which will allow the website to calculate the exact locations of the sun, moon, and planets at that time and place. When you’re ready to generate the chart, choose an option such as “circular chart” or “natal chart wheel” to get a classic circular birth chart. You may also be able to choose from different House systems, which will affect the way the chart is divided up into different sections. The most common type is “whole signs,” but you can also choose something like Placidus or Koch. Then, go ahead and generate your chart. Based on the data you entered, the chart will show information like your sun sign—that is, the zodiac sign that the sun was passing through on the date of your birth—and your rising sign, which is the sign that was rising on the eastern horizon at the moment you were born. You’ll also be able to see which planets were located in each of the 12 houses when you were born. If you’re not sure what those details mean, consult an astrology book or website, or hire a professional astrologer to help you decipher your chart. For more information on creating an astrological chart, like how to interpret your chart, read on!
