The AstroScroll Guide
Astrology in plain English
What your birth chart shows, how its parts fit together, and how to read your own.
Birth chart basics
Birth chart basics
A birth chart without a birth time
Yes, a birth chart works without a birth time. The planets keep their signs, but the Rising sign and houses are missing. Plus: how to find your birth time.
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Birth chart basics
Your child's birth chart: what it can tell you
A child's birth chart gives parents a language for temperament: what calms a child, how they learn and how they meet new things. What it offers, where it ends.
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Birth chart basics
How to read a birth chart
To read a birth chart, start with the Rising sign, then the Sun and Moon, the personal planets, the houses and the aspects. A step-by-step method for beginners.
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Birth chart basics
What is a birth chart?
A birth chart is a map of the sky at the exact minute and place you were born. What it shows, what you need to calculate one, and how to start reading yours.
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Sun, Moon & Rising
Sun, Moon & Rising
Sun, Moon and Rising: your Big Three
Your Big Three are your Sun, Moon and Rising sign. What each one means, how the three work together, and what you need to find yours.
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Sun, Moon & Rising
What is my Moon sign?
Your Moon sign is the zodiac sign the Moon was in when you were born. It describes your feelings and needs. What it means, and what you need to find yours.
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Sun, Moon & Rising
What is my Rising sign?
Your Rising sign is the zodiac sign on the eastern horizon at the minute you were born. What it means, what you need to find it, and why your birth time matters.
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Planets & houses
Planets & houses
The 12 houses in astrology, explained
The 12 houses in astrology are twelve areas of life, counted from your Rising sign. What each house means, what an empty house says, and why birth time matters.
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Planets & houses
Your Midheaven sign and your career
Your Midheaven (MC) is the point of the zodiac that stood highest in the sky at your birth. What it says about your public role and work, sign by sign.
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Planets & houses
What your North Node means
Your North Node is a point where the Moon's orbit crosses the Sun's path. Astrologers read it as your direction of growth. Meaning by sign, house and 2027.
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Planets & houses
Saturn return: what it is and when yours happens
A Saturn return is when Saturn comes back to where it stood at your birth, at about 29, 58 and 87. What it means, how long it lasts and who has one in 2027.
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The year ahead
The year ahead
The astrology of 2027: the sky of the year at a glance
The sky of 2027 at a glance: Jupiter moves from Leo into Virgo, five eclipses, three Mercury retrogrades, and why your own birth chart decides what it means.
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The year ahead
Mercury retrograde 2027: dates and meaning
Mercury is retrograde three times in 2027: February 9 to March 3, June 10 to July 4 and October 7 to 28. What it means and what to do, without the fear.
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Love
Love
Birth chart compatibility: what two charts show
Birth chart compatibility compares two whole charts, not two Sun signs. What synastry is, which comparisons matter most, and what a comparison cannot tell you.
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Love
Venus sign meaning: how you love
Your Venus sign shows how you love, what you find beautiful and what you value. What all twelve Venus signs mean, and why yours is always near your Sun sign.
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