Sagittarius rising traits
Most descriptions share one picture: this ascendant arrives mid-conversation. You ask the stranger beside you where they grew up and mention the trip you want to take. Astrologers read that frankness as the Sagittarius manner, with the thought on the table before anyone has edited it.
The frankness has a price. Plain speech can land harder than you meant, and a promise made with enthusiasm may be gone when the next idea arrives. People close to a Sagittarius ascendant often say the schedule slips quietly, because the one slipping it is so good-humored.
This ascendant is also described as restless, wanting a horizon: a trip on the calendar, a course to start, a long argument about what a good life looks like. Routine feels fine for a while and then feels like a lid.
Sagittarius is a mutable fire sign. Astrologers link the mutable modality to flexibility and a quick change of course, and the fire element to enthusiasm, which together explain the pace. Its ruler, Jupiter, stands for growth and belief in the tradition. This page covers the ascendant; for the sign as a Sun sign, see Sagittarius.
Sagittarius rising appearance
"It represents a wel-favoured Countenance, somewhat long Visage, but full and ruddy, or almost like Sun-burnt; the Hair light Chestnut colour, the stature somewhat above the middle Size; a conformity in the Members, and strong able body." So wrote William Lilly about Sagittarius in his Christian Astrology (London, 1647).
The passage has two halves. One is the face: pleasant, long but full, and ruddy, as if the person lived outdoors, which suits a sign tied to the road. The other is the frame: some extra height and a well-matched, able body. Later writers usually keep the height and the athletic build and add a wide smile and an easy laugh. Some link a fuller build to Jupiter, since the tradition associates that planet with abundance, though that is only a reading.
Take all of it as folklore. Genes, age and your other planets shape a face far more than one sign, and plenty of Sagittarius ascendants match none of it. What holds up better is expression: a quick, open look that seems about to say something.
The Sagittarius rising woman, and the man
Picture a Sagittarius rising woman at a work dinner. She asks the visiting client what the best meal of their year was, and the table loosens up. That is the usual portrait: direct, funny, a trip ahead of her calendar. Guides add a practical style of comfortable layers and shoes she can walk in, chosen by how fast she can get out the door.
The Sagittarius rising man is the same ascendant under different expectations. He tells the story with his hands, offers to drive and knows a good place near wherever you are going. The warning attached to him is bluntness, along with a habit of leaving before the job is done.
Both are one ascendant in two settings. Before saying how a given woman or man behaves at work or in love, an astrologer would look at Mars and Venus.
Who is Sagittarius rising attracted to? Love and the descendant
The partnership house is the 7th. It begins at the descendant, the point opposite the ascendant, and with Sagittarius rising that point is always in Gemini. Astrologers treat it as a sketch of the people you look for or keep meeting.
Gemini is quick, curious, chatty and a little changeable. The partner it sketches answers back, knows something you do not and keeps up on a long drive. Gemini and Sagittarius face each other across the wheel, so each has what the other lacks, and each can irritate the other for the same reason.
In a relationship this ascendant is described as warm, honest and allergic to being managed. The tradition's warning is the pull of freedom: keeping the door open can look like not committing. The ascendant shapes how things begin, while Venus and the Moon say more about what you need after the start.
Sun-sign pairs with Sagittarius: Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces
Compatibility means comparing whole charts. The pairs above link Sagittarius with each Sun sign, and more is on our compatibility pages.
Example: July 15, 1990, 5:45 p.m., New York
Yes: you are a ♐︎ Sagittarius rising, 15°51′.
Your ascendant is in Sagittarius. That is 1 hr 5 min from the nearest sign change, so a few minutes of rounding will not move it.
On that date in New York City, Sagittarius was rising from 4:27 p.m. to 6:49 p.m. Anyone born there in that window is a Sagittarius rising.
For your Sun, Moon and rising sign together, with every step of the calculation, use the rising sign calculator.
Sun sign by Sagittarius ascendant: all 12 combinations
The Sun sign is where the Sun stood on your birthday. Because houses start at the ascendant, each Sun sign takes a different house in this chart, and the season fixes the hours of the day when Sagittarius can be on the horizon. Under each sign you get the Sun's house and the New York window for that time of year. Compare it with your birth time.
♈︎ Aries Sun
Fire meets fire, and the room warms up quickly. The Sun sits in the 5th house, which the tradition gives to dating, play and creative projects, so the Aries push turns into flirting, games and making things. Expect someone competitive who laughs at the competition.
Sun in your Whole Sign 5th house. In New York around April 4, Sagittarius rises midnight to 1:32 a.m. and 11:06 p.m. to midnight. Aries zodiac sign
♉︎ Taurus Sun
A slow earth Sun hides behind a fast-talking front. The 6th house covers routine, work and health, which is where the Taurus steadiness gets spent. Friends tend to see the contrast before the person does.
Sun in your Whole Sign 6th house. In New York around May 5, Sagittarius rises 9:04 p.m. to 11:26 p.m. Taurus zodiac sign
♊︎ Gemini Sun
Gemini stands across the chart from the ascendant, in the 7th, the partnership house, which makes these births evening ones. The usual portrait sees both sides of an argument at once and argues the weaker one for fun.
Sun in your Whole Sign 7th house. In New York around June 5, Sagittarius rises 7:02 p.m. to 9:24 p.m. Gemini zodiac sign
♋︎ Cancer Sun
The Sun falls in the 8th, the house old texts give to inheritance, debts and deep bonds. A soft Cancer core sits under the open front. Descriptions come down to someone who jokes loudly and worries in private.
Sun in your Whole Sign 8th house. In New York around July 7, Sagittarius rises 4:56 p.m. to 7:19 p.m. Cancer zodiac sign
♌︎ Leo Sun
Leo and Sagittarius are both fire, a trine apart, which astrologers count among the easiest links in the zodiac. The Sun lands in the 9th, the house of travel, study and belief. Generous and dramatic, and a little too sure of the plan.
Sun in your Whole Sign 9th house. In New York around August 7, Sagittarius rises 2:54 p.m. to 5:17 p.m. Leo zodiac sign
♍︎ Virgo Sun
Virgo carries the Sun to the top of the chart, the 10th, which governs public work. The earth sign brings method to a front that likes to improvise: the colleague with the big idea who also reads the fine print.
Sun in your Whole Sign 10th house. In New York around September 7, Sagittarius rises 12:52 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Virgo zodiac sign
♎︎ Libra Sun
Libra smooths and Sagittarius speaks plainly. The Sun is in the 11th, the house astrologers give to friends and shared goals, so the usual picture is sociable and diplomatic with a blunt streak, and a big circle.
Sun in your Whole Sign 11th house. In New York around October 8, Sagittarius rises 10:51 a.m. to 1:13 p.m. Libra zodiac sign
♏︎ Scorpio Sun
A cheerful front over a guarded interior. Scorpio puts the Sun in the 12th, the house right before the ascendant, which the tradition links to what is private or hidden. These births come in the hours after sunrise.
Sun in your Whole Sign 12th house. In New York around November 7, Sagittarius rises 7:53 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Scorpio zodiac sign
♐︎ Sagittarius Sun
Double Sagittarius, with the Sun and the ascendant in one sign and the Sun in the 1st house. The birth hour sits close to sunrise, and nothing in the first impression dilutes the sign. Candid, adventurous and bad at keeping to a schedule.
Sun in your Whole Sign 1st house. In New York around December 7, Sagittarius rises 5:55 a.m. to 8:17 a.m. Sagittarius zodiac sign
♑︎ Capricorn Sun
Capricorn moves the Sun to the 2nd, which handles earnings and what you own. The earth sign supplies discipline to an ascendant that could spend as fast as it earns. Ambitious, with a sense of humor about it.
Sun in your Whole Sign 2nd house. In New York around January 6, Sagittarius rises 4:00 a.m. to 6:22 a.m. Capricorn zodiac sign
♒︎ Aquarius Sun
Both signs like company and an opinion. Aquarius sets the Sun in the 3rd, where astrologers file talk, siblings, short trips and neighbors, so the result is an inventive talker with a wide circle and little patience for hypocrisy.
Sun in your Whole Sign 3rd house. In New York around February 5, Sagittarius rises 2:02 a.m. to 4:24 a.m. Aquarius zodiac sign
♓︎ Pisces Sun
Pisces drops the Sun into the family and roots house, the 4th. Traditionally Jupiter rules Pisces as well as Sagittarius, so Sun sign and ascendant share a planet: a dreamy, generous core under a restless front. Look for these births well after midnight.
Sun in your Whole Sign 4th house. In New York around March 5, Sagittarius rises 12:08 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. Pisces zodiac sign
Moon sign with a Sagittarius ascendant
A popular idea says the Moon is the real you and the ascendant a mask. The tradition is less tidy: the Moon covers instinct and what calms you, the ascendant covers manner, and both are in play at once. Next to a Sagittarius ascendant, each Moon gets one line here. To find your own Moon sign, use the birth chart calculator.
| Moon sign | With this ascendant, in the tradition |
|---|---|
| ♈︎ Aries Moon | fast to react and fast to forgive; a hot start under a friendly front |
| ♉︎ Taurus Moon | wants good food, comfort and a steady home to come back to after the roaming |
| ♊︎ Gemini Moon | Moon in the descendant sign: needs talk, variety and a partner who keeps up |
| ♋︎ Cancer Moon | feels deeply and hides it behind jokes; home matters more than the front suggests |
| ♌︎ Leo Moon | warm, proud and generous; wants an audience and returns the favor |
| ♍︎ Virgo Moon | settles by making lists and fixing small things; worries in private |
| ♎︎ Libra Moon | needs company and harmony, and smooths over the arguments the front would start |
| ♏︎ Scorpio Moon | strong feelings that last, kept behind the friendly surface |
| ♐︎ Sagittarius Moon | Moon in the rising sign: restless, honest and in need of room to move |
| ♑︎ Capricorn Moon | keeps feelings in check and shows care through work and reliability |
| ♒︎ Aquarius Moon | friendly but detached; needs independence inside close relationships |
| ♓︎ Pisces Moon | soft, dreamy and easily moved; recharges in quiet |
Jupiter as chart ruler for Sagittarius rising
Whatever planet rules your ascendant sign takes charge of the whole map, and astrologers call it the chart ruler. For Sagittarius that planet is Jupiter. Modern astrology added no second one here, unlike Pisces or Aquarius, so a single planet carries the job. Its sign shows how the Sagittarius manner gets expressed, and its house shows where that manner is aimed. Counting Whole Sign houses from Sagittarius as the 1st, Capricorn takes the 2nd and Aquarius the 3rd, and the count ends with Scorpio in the 12th.
In the old texts Jupiter expands whatever it touches. For this chart that means an appetite to learn more, go farther and say yes. The cost is the same expansion: more commitments than hours, a plan that outgrows its budget. The house where Jupiter sits shows which area of life gets stretched.
In our count Jupiter lands most often in the 11th house (9.0%) and least often in the 4th house (7.4%), a narrow spread. Its sign shares agree with the shares across every date in the sample, with no gap larger than a tenth of a point, because the sky decides the sign and your ascendant only decides the house. Jupiter in Gemini, for example, falls in the 7th house for Sagittarius rising and in the 3rd for Aries rising.
Where Jupiter falls with this ascendant, by Whole Sign house. We took every third date from 1930 to 2025 and one moment every 12 minutes of New York clock time, and kept the 138,998 moments with Sagittarius on the horizon.
| House | 11th | 8th | 10th | 12th | 1st | 9th | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♃ Jupiter | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 8.9% | 8.7% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.2% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.5% | 7.4% |
Jupiter by sign in the same count: Libra 9.0%, Cancer 9.0%, Virgo 9.0%, Scorpio 8.9%, Sagittarius 8.7%, Leo 8.5%, Gemini 8.5%, Capricorn 8.2%, Aquarius 7.7%, Taurus 7.7%, Aries 7.5%, Pisces 7.4%.
Jupiter changes sign often enough that decade averages say little. The most common sign was Aquarius among 1970s births and is Gemini among 2020s births so far, with the runner-up close behind both times. To find yours, put your date into the birth chart calculator.
Midheaven with Sagittarius rising: Virgo or Libra
Midheaven, shortened to MC, is the degree of the zodiac highest in the sky at your birth, and astrologers read it as the public side of a chart: career, reputation, what you are known for. The hour of birth gives you both points, and with Sagittarius rising it is Virgo or Libra in most US cities. Miami gave Virgo 64.5% and Libra 35.5%. Los Angeles split almost evenly, with Virgo at 51.1%. New York tipped to Libra at 61.4%, against 38.6% for Virgo. Scorpio joins in the far north: 1.2% in Seattle, and 57.1% in Anchorage, where only Libra and Scorpio appear.
The two main options pull differently. A Virgo midheaven lands in the 10th, so reputation and chart line up: work where precision is what people notice, a counterweight to a sweeping front. A Libra midheaven lands in the 11th, so the public side runs through friends, networks and groups, and the career is more often a role on a team than a solo act.
| City | Midheaven sign that comes with it |
|---|---|
| Miami (26° N) | Virgo 64.5%, Libra 35.5% |
| Los Angeles (34° N) | Virgo 51.1%, Libra 48.9% |
| New York (41° N) | Libra 61.4%, Virgo 38.6% |
| Seattle (48° N) | Libra 75.8%, Virgo 23.0%, Scorpio 1.2% |
| Anchorage (61° N) | Scorpio 57.1%, Libra 42.9% |
Which one you get depends on the hour and the latitude. Read further: Virgo midheaven, Libra midheaven, Scorpio midheaven.
Sagittarius rising: how often it comes up
Take two friends in New York comparing charts, one with Sagittarius rising and one with Aries rising. The Sagittarius sign stayed on the horizon for 2 hr 22 min on the day of birth, and the Aries sign for half that. Sagittarius gets 9.9% of the clock there, fifth of the twelve and level with Cancer, while Leo, Scorpio, Virgo and Libra all get more.
The share grows slowly with latitude: 8.9% at the equator, 9.9% in New York and 11.8% in Anchorage, where one stretch lasts 2 hr 49 min, against 2 hr 16 min in Miami.
| Latitude | Share of the day | Time on the horizon |
|---|---|---|
| 0° N Equator (Quito, Singapore) | 8.9% | — |
| 25.8° N Miami | 9.5% | 2 hr 16 min |
| 34.1° N Los Angeles | 9.7% | 2 hr 19 min |
| 40.7° N New York | 9.9% | 2 hr 22 min |
| 47.6° N Seattle | 10.2% | 2 hr 27 min |
| 55° N Edinburgh, Moscow | 10.8% | — |
| 61.2° N Anchorage | 11.8% | 2 hr 49 min |
| 33.9° S Sydney | 8.2% | — |
Below the equator the sign is quicker still, and in Sydney it gets 8.2%. Those figures measure clock time, not people. To see where your own birth time falls, use the rising sign calculator.
What time is Sagittarius rising? Hours by month
Sagittarius as a Sun sign needs only a birth date. Sagittarius rising has no dates at all, because the whole zodiac turns past the eastern horizon once a day and the hour decides which sign you got. The Sun creeps along the zodiac as the year goes on, so the Sagittarius window slides roughly two hours sooner with each month. In New York it falls at dawn in December, mid-morning in November, near noon in October and in the early afternoon in September. August and July put it in the afternoon, June and May in the evening, April and March around midnight, and February and January in the small hours.
The table lists New York clock time on the 15th of each month. A city east or west of New York shifts the window, and the check above works out exact hours for your own birthday and birthplace. Each window lasts 2 hr 22 min.
| Born around the 15th of | Sagittarius on the horizon (New York clock time, 2025 calendar) |
|---|---|
| January | 3:21 a.m. – 5:43 a.m. |
| February | 1:19 a.m. – 3:41 a.m. |
| March | 12:29 a.m. – 2:51 a.m. |
| April | midnight – 12:49 a.m. and 10:23 p.m. – midnight |
| May | 8:25 p.m. – 10:47 p.m. |
| June | 6:23 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. |
| July | 4:25 p.m. – 6:47 p.m. |
| August | 2:23 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. |
| September | 12:21 p.m. – 2:43 p.m. |
| October | 10:23 a.m. – 12:46 p.m. |
| November | 7:21 a.m. – 9:44 a.m. |
| December | 5:23 a.m. – 7:46 a.m. |
Famous Sagittarius risings in our charts
Astro-Databank gives these birth times Rodden grades of AA, A or B, and the planets and angles were calculated on this site. Our site has 143 celebrity charts, and 18 of them rise in Sagittarius:
Kim Kardashian Sagittarius 13°44′
Born October 21, 1980, 10:46 a.m., Los Angeles, California; Rodden rating AA. Libra Sun, Pisces Moon; Mars in Sagittarius in the 1st house, Pluto in Libra in the 11th.
Mars and Neptune both stand in Sagittarius in the 1st house, one on each side of the ascendant degree, 6.9° and 6.9° away. Jupiter, the chart ruler, is 0.4° from her midheaven, in Virgo in the 10th house: the Virgo option from the midheaven section.
Princess Diana Sagittarius 18°25′
Born July 1, 1961, 7:45 p.m., Sandringham, England; Rodden rating A. Cancer Sun, Aquarius Moon; Mars in Virgo in the 10th house, Pluto in Virgo in the 10th.
Her chart ruler, Jupiter, is in Aquarius in the 3rd house, the house of communication, and it is retrograde. No planet sits within eight degrees of her ascendant or midheaven, so the ruler is the planet to read first in this chart.
Elizabeth Taylor Sagittarius 13°16′
Born February 27, 1932, 2:30 a.m., London, England; Rodden rating AA. Pisces Sun, Scorpio Moon; Mars in Pisces in the 4th house, Pluto in Cancer in the 8th.
Her ascendant is at about 13 degrees of Sagittarius. Jupiter, the chart ruler, stands in Leo in the 9th house, the house astrologers tie to travel and belief. Venus and Uranus both sit in Aries in the 5th house.
Elvis Presley Sagittarius 12°22′
Born January 8, 1935, 4:35 a.m., Tupelo, Mississippi; Rodden rating AA. Capricorn Sun, Pisces Moon; Mars in Libra in the 11th house, Pluto in Cancer in the 8th.
Sagittarius rises at about 12 degrees on his chart. Jupiter, which rules it, is in Scorpio in the 12th house. The Sun, Mercury and Venus are all in Capricorn, in the 2nd house. The 4:35 a.m. time is rated AA, from a birth certificate.
Emma Stone Sagittarius 17°08′
Born November 6, 1988, 9:32 a.m., Scottsdale, Arizona; Rodden rating A. Scorpio Sun, Libra Moon; Mars in Aries in the 5th house, Pluto in Scorpio in the 12th.
Sagittarius rises at 17°08′ here. Jupiter rules the chart and stands in Gemini, across from the rising degree, in the 7th. The Sun, Mercury and Pluto form a cluster in Scorpio, all in the 12th.
Jennifer Lawrence Sagittarius 2°52′
Born August 15, 1990, 3:20 p.m., Louisville, Kentucky; Rodden rating AA. Leo Sun, Gemini Moon; Mars in Taurus in the 6th house, Pluto in Scorpio in the 12th.
Her ascendant is at 2°52′ of Sagittarius. Jupiter, the chart ruler, is in Cancer at 29°28′, the last degree of the sign, in the 8th house. The Moon in Gemini is in the 7th.
Oprah Winfrey Sagittarius 29°42′
Born January 29, 1954, 4:30 a.m., Kosciusko, Mississippi; Rodden rating A. Aquarius Sun, Sagittarius Moon; Mars in Scorpio in the 12th house, Pluto in Leo in the 9th.
Her ascendant is at 29°42′, the last degree of Sagittarius, so a birth one minute later would have given Capricorn rising. Her ruling planet Jupiter sits opposite, in Gemini, and Whole Sign houses count it in her 7th; the Sagittarius Moon shares the 1st with the rising degree.
Brad Pitt Sagittarius 11°54′
Born December 18, 1963, 6:31 a.m., Shawnee, Oklahoma; Rodden rating A. Sagittarius Sun, Capricorn Moon; Mars in Capricorn in the 2nd house, Pluto in Virgo in the 10th.
His ascendant sits at 11°54′, and the Sun has risen through it into the 1st, a Sagittarius Sun on Sagittarius rising. Jupiter, ruler of the sign, has Aries and his 5th house. Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars all fall in Capricorn, which Whole Sign makes his 2nd.
Bob Dylan Sagittarius 20°20′
Born May 24, 1941, 9:05 p.m., Duluth, Minnesota; Rodden rating AA. Gemini Sun, Taurus Moon; Mars in Pisces in the 4th house, Pluto in Leo in the 9th.
Sagittarius rises at 20°20′. Jupiter rules the sign and lies in Taurus, the 6th house, with the Moon and Saturn for company. Across the chart the Sun, Mercury and Venus fill Gemini, the descendant sign, in the 7th.
Bob Marley Sagittarius 14°45′
Born February 6, 1945, 2:30 a.m., Claremont, Jamaica; Rodden rating B. Aquarius Sun, Scorpio Moon; Mars in Capricorn in the 2nd house, Pluto in Leo in the 9th.
A biography supplies his B-rated time, which puts Sagittarius at 14°45′ on the horizon. Jupiter, the ruler, lands in Virgo, the 10th house. Aquarius carries the Sun and Mercury, both in the 3rd.
Goldie Hawn Sagittarius 27°54′
Born November 21, 1945, 9:20 a.m., Washington, D.C.; Rodden rating AA. Scorpio Sun, Gemini Moon; Mars in Leo in the 9th house, Pluto in Leo in the 9th.
Sagittarius rises late, at 27°54′. Jupiter rules it and sits in the 11th house, in Libra; Scorpio holds her Sun and Venus in the 12th.
Sylvester Stallone Sagittarius 28°33′
Born July 6, 1946, 7:20 p.m., New York City, New York; Rodden rating A. Cancer Sun, Libra Moon; Mars in Virgo in the 10th house, Pluto in Leo in the 9th.
Sagittarius rises at 28°33′, about six minutes before Capricorn. Jupiter, the ruler, takes Libra and the 11th with the Moon and Neptune; Mercury, Venus and Pluto fill Leo, the 9th.
Jimi Hendrix Sagittarius 24°41′
Born November 27, 1942, 10:15 a.m., Seattle, Washington; Rodden rating AA. Sagittarius Sun, Cancer Moon; Mars in Scorpio in the 12th house, Pluto in Leo in the 9th.
With the ascendant at 24°41′, the Sun, Mercury and Venus sit in Sagittarius and the 1st house. Jupiter, the ruler, goes to the 8th, in Cancer and retrograde, beside the Moon.
Marlon Brando Sagittarius 3°44′
Born April 3, 1924, 11:00 p.m., Omaha, Nebraska; Rodden rating AA. Aries Sun, Aries Moon; Mars in Capricorn in the 2nd house, Pluto in Cancer in the 8th.
His ascendant is at 3°44′ of Sagittarius, and Jupiter, which rules it, shares the sign and the 1st house, about 16 degrees on. Aries holds the Sun, Moon and Mercury, filling the 5th.
Bruce Lee Sagittarius 6°12′
Born November 27, 1940, 7:12 a.m., San Francisco, California; Rodden rating AA. Sagittarius Sun, Scorpio Moon; Mars in Scorpio in the 12th house, Pluto in Leo in the 9th.
Sagittarius rises at 6°12′, and the Sun at 5°15′ is a 1st-house planet. Jupiter goes to Taurus and the 6th, retrograde, beside Saturn.
Adriana Lima Sagittarius 16°44′
Born June 12, 1981, 4:50 p.m., Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; Rodden rating AA. Gemini Sun, Libra Moon; Mars in Gemini in the 7th house, Pluto in Libra in the 11th.
Sagittarius rises at 16°44′. Jupiter, the ruler, has crossed to Libra and the 11th, while Mars in Gemini holds the 7th, opposite the rising sign.
Nicolas Cage Sagittarius 24°07′
Born January 7, 1964, 5:30 a.m., Harbor City, California; Rodden rating AA. Capricorn Sun, Libra Moon; Mars in Capricorn in the 2nd house, Pluto in Virgo in the 10th.
The ascendant is at 24°07′ of Sagittarius, and Jupiter, which rules it, has gone to Aries and the 5th house. The Sun and Mars are in Capricorn, the 2nd.
Prince William Sagittarius 27°26′
Born June 21, 1982, 9:03 p.m., Paddington, London, England; Rodden rating AA. Cancer Sun, Cancer Moon; Mars in Libra in the 11th house, Pluto in Libra in the 11th.
Born on a certificate-grade time, he has 27°26′ of Sagittarius rising. Jupiter lies one sign back in Scorpio (12th), while Cancer holds the Sun and Moon together, 8th house.
The full set is on the celebrity birth charts page.
Questions about Sagittarius rising
What does Sagittarius rising mean?
It means the eastern horizon sat in Sagittarius at the minute of your birth, which makes Sagittarius your ascendant. That point describes outward manner and first impressions, and for this sign the tradition says open, restless and straight-talking, with Jupiter as chart ruler.
Is Sagittarius rising rare?
Not in the northern US. New York gives the sign 9.9% of each day, fifth of twelve and level with Cancer. Aries and Pisces are the rarest, each under 5% of the day.
Who is Sagittarius rising attracted to?
The tradition points to the descendant, which is Gemini here: someone quick, curious, talkative and hard to bore. Many astrologers add that this ascendant wants a partner who leaves room. Venus and Mars say more about attraction.
How do Sagittarius risings look?
In 1647 William Lilly described the sign as a well-favored face, long but full and ruddy, light chestnut hair and a height a little above average. Those are traditional associations, not rules, and genes decide far more.
What are Sagittarius rising women and men like?
Both are described as direct, humorous and restless. She is pictured asking the real question at dinner, he as the friendly driver who knows the good place. The shared warning is bluntness.
Who has Sagittarius rising?
Of the celebrity charts we have calculated, Kim Kardashian, Princess Diana, Elizabeth Taylor, Elvis Presley, Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, Oprah Winfrey, Brad Pitt, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Goldie Hawn, Sylvester Stallone, Jimi Hendrix, Marlon Brando, Adriana Lima, Nicolas Cage, Prince William and Bruce Lee come out Sagittarius rising. We count only birth times with a top reliability grade, so other lists may name different people.
Are there Sagittarius rising dates?
No, the hour decides, not the date. In New York the window runs about 5:23 to 7:45 a.m. in mid-December and about 6:23 to 8:45 p.m. in mid-June. The month-by-month table above shows the rest.
What is the chart ruler of Sagittarius rising?
Jupiter, with no modern second ruler. Astrologers look first at the sign and house where Jupiter sits, and our calculator reports both once you enter a date, time and place.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine: the open-source ephemeris library behind our planet positions, dates and statistics
- Jean Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms (Willmann-Bell, 1991): formulas for the ascendant, midheaven, mean node and mean Lilith
- William Lilly, Christian Astrology (London, 1647): scan of the original edition
- Astro-Databank (Astrodienst): published birth charts we test the calculation against
- How we create our readings: our own calculation of sign dates, positions and the 1930 to 2025 statistics
More rising signs and your chart
Find your own ascendant with the rising sign calculator (Sun, Moon and rising together) or see the whole chart with the birth chart calculator. The ascendant starts the 1st house; its opposite point, the descendant, starts the 7th house. Sagittarius as your Sun sign: Sagittarius zodiac sign. Not sure of your Sun sign? Find your zodiac sign by birthday. The Sagittarius card in tarot: Temperance. Other rising signs: Aquarius rising · Aries rising · Cancer rising · Capricorn rising · Gemini rising · Leo rising · Libra rising · Pisces rising · Scorpio rising · Taurus rising · Virgo rising.
Astrology is a symbolic tradition, not a science. We explain what the tradition says and show the calculation so you can check it. Rising signs and planets come from the astronomy-engine ephemeris in the tropical zodiac, the same code as our calculator, checked against five published charts from Astro-Databank to within 0.02°; time zones from the IANA database; the city list from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). More in How we work.