Natal Sun Sign Calculator
Discover your astrological Sun Sign by entering your birth date below. Your Sun Sign represents your core personality, ego, and spirit.
Understanding Your Natal Sun Sign
A natal chart, also known as a birth chart, is a celestial map of the sky at the exact moment and location of your birth. It's a snapshot of the planets' positions in the zodiac, revealing insights into your personality, potential, and life path. While a full natal chart involves complex calculations of all planetary positions, houses, and aspects, your Sun Sign is the most fundamental and widely recognized component.
What is the Sun Sign?
Your Sun Sign is determined by the position of the Sun in the zodiac at the time of your birth. It represents your core identity, ego, and conscious self. It speaks to your fundamental nature, your drive, and how you express yourself in the world. Knowing your Sun Sign is often the first step in exploring astrology and understanding your unique cosmic blueprint.
The Twelve Zodiac Signs and Their Dates:
- Aries: March 21 – April 19
- Taurus: April 20 – May 20
- Gemini: May 21 – June 20
- Cancer: June 21 – July 22
- Leo: July 23 – August 22
- Virgo: August 23 – September 22
- Libra: September 23 – October 22
- Scorpio: October 23 – November 21
- Sagittarius: November 22 – December 21
- Capricorn: December 22 – January 19
- Aquarius: January 20 – February 18
- Pisces: February 19 – March 20
Beyond the Sun Sign: The Full Natal Chart
While your Sun Sign is crucial, a complete natal chart offers a much deeper and nuanced understanding. It includes:
- Moon Sign: Represents your emotional nature, instincts, and subconscious.
- Ascendant (Rising Sign): Dictates your outward personality, how others perceive you, and your initial approach to life. This requires your exact birth time and location.
- Planetary Positions: The signs and houses each planet (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) occupies, influencing different areas of your life.
- House System: Divides the chart into 12 houses, each governing specific life areas like career, relationships, family, and finances. This also requires exact birth time and location.
- Aspects: The angles and relationships between planets, indicating how different parts of your personality interact.
Calculating a full natal chart accurately requires precise birth time and location (latitude and longitude) and involves complex astronomical algorithms. This calculator focuses on providing your foundational Sun Sign, a key piece of your astrological puzzle.
How to Use This Calculator
Simply select your birth month from the dropdown, enter your birth day, and your birth year. Click "Calculate Sun Sign" to instantly discover your core astrological identity. Use this as a starting point for your astrological journey!