Rising sign · Air · Fixed

Aquarius rising

You come across friendly but different, independent and a little detached. People see an original.

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What Aquarius rising means

You come across friendly but different, independent and a little detached. People see an original. You follow your own rules.

The rising sign, or Ascendant, is the sign coming up on the eastern horizon at the moment of birth, so it needs the exact time and place. It stands for the face you show, your body and the way you begin things. In Aquarius it works independently and inventively; it goes its own way for the good of many. Its ruler, Saturn and, in modern astrology, Uranus, is the ruler of the whole chart.

The opposite point, the Descendant, falls in Leo: the partner it describes is a star. Proud, warm, generous and dramatic, someone who fills a room and wants to be adored.

At a glance

Point: Rising: the face you show, your body and the way you begin things
Sign: Aquarius, air and fixed, ruled by Saturn and, in modern astrology, Uranus
Time in each sign: about two hours; a new sign rises every couple of hours
Opposite: Descendant in Leo

Rising in the other signs

Other planets in Aquarius

Questions and answers

What does Aquarius rising mean?

You come across friendly but different, independent and a little detached. People see an original. You follow your own rules.

How do I know if I have Aquarius rising?

You need your exact birth time and place: the rising sign moves through all twelve signs every day. The free rising sign calculator works it out.