How To Read A Horoscope

A horoscope is a basic tool for making astrological forecasts. To cast your horoscope, your exact time, place, and date of birth is required. Once you have this information, mathematical calculation will reveal the sign in which each planet, along with the sun and moon is placed; in addition to the zodiac signs. Your horoscopic chart is unique to you, as it is based on your exact time, place, and date of birth; and once cast can be used to make astrological predictions for the rest of your life.

With your unique chart, you can predict your own future. To understand your horoscopic chart, you need to learn astrology. Astrology is just a language the Akashic language, the language of the sky, of the heavens. Learning astrology is just like learning some new language. Some find it easy to learn a new language, and some find it difficult.

Reading Your Chart

Fire, Earth, Air, and Water are the four elements in astrology, with each of the signs of the Zodiac falling into one of these groups:

Fire - Aries, Leo, Sagittarius

Earth - Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

Air - Gemini, Libra, Aquarius

Water - Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Further, there are three Modes Cardinal, Fixed, and Mutable:

Cardinal signs are forceful - Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn

Fixed signs are dependable - Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius

Mutable signs are flexible and changeable - Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces

When first reading your chart, look for the Rising sun. It is a sign rising on the eastern horizon at your time of birth, and would be in the 9 oclock position on your chart. This is the sign of your personality how you look, how you impress others, and how others think of you. You will need the degree of the Rising Sun for advanced astrological readings. The sun and the moon are not planets but are grouped as such for ease in communications. The degree of the planets has no bearing on how they affect you, but are for their placement within the sign.

The North Node is a point in space that is related to the moon. It is an indication where you are most confident and comfortable in life. If your North Node, at the time of your birth, were in Gemini, you would be successful in Gemini type of occupations, such as teaching, writing, or at intellectual or artistic gatherings. The South Node is opposite of North Node and indicates areas in life you are uncomfortable with.

The Natal aspects of your horoscope are the way the sun, moon and planets relate to one another. The way they react to one another is important, and very helpful in making crucial choices. You need to become familiar with these terms when you are learning astrology.

Cusps are the signs on the outer rim of your horoscope, and indicate the type of luck each house of your chart will bring you. Each chart of the horoscope being unique, the process of explaining the basic horoscope is quite a lengthy process.

Ambrosia Knight is an author for Astrology Questions.

A resource website exploring horoscope, zodiac signs, tarot cards, & chinese horoscope. Discover exciting information you will never read from daily horoscope reports on newspapers. You may find yourself pleasantly surprised reading about your sign or of those people you know. Visit Astrology Questions.com for all your astrology related questions.

2008 Taurus Horoscope
After the success my 2008 horoscope for Aries has brought, I have put my hands on a general one for 2008 Taurus Horoscope. He...

What Is A Horoscope?
In astrology, a horoscope is a detailed chart plotting the geocentric positions of the planets and other celestial bodies in ...

Chinese Love Horoscope
I have always had an interest in the Chinese love horoscope and I decided to tell you all about it. The Chinese horoscope is ...

Horoscopes and Horoscope Relationships
Why are we so fascinated by horoscopes, astrology, birth signs, star signs and psychic ability? For centuries we humans have ...

Daily Horoscope
Using a daily horoscopeA daily horoscope is something that is meant to be used as a guide. It is not something that will tell...

Chinese Horoscopes Much More Than An Animal
These days, when it comes to Chinese horoscopes most people know which of the 12 Chinese animals they are, based on the year ...

Free Indian Horoscope & Astrology - Indastro
INDIAN HOROSCOPE & ASTROLOGY BASED ON VEDSHoroscope is the construction of your basic placement of planets at time of birth i...

The Manglik Factor in the Horoscope
Mars holds a very important planet in our horoscopes. It is the planet of action and our capacity to project emotion - its na...

Astrological and Horoscope Remedies
Sometimes you may have a situation where you need a remedy for a negative situation in your horoscope. Indian Astrology is on...

What Is Astrology?
The etymology of astrology is found in the Greek astrologia, and is the amalgamation of two Greek words - astron, which means...

Original Research Manglik And Non -Manglik
Today the greatest problem is that astrologers start declaring Manglik by just confirming Mars in lagna, 4th, 7th, 8th and 12...

How To Become A Good Astrologer
Many people think astrology is a techniques and science that do not require any kind of discipline. This notion will never al...

Gemini Monthly Horoscope for May 2008
Gemini is the third astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Gemini. Individuals born when the ...

Aquarius Astrology Horoscope 2008
This year will bring you many advancements and will be an all around generous year for you. You will find many riches and new...

Vedic Astrology - The Science Of Light
The understanding of Vedic Astrology is quite different from how we understand astrology in the West. Vedic Astrology is cons...

Pisces Astrology Horoscope 2008
A very affective and positive year awaits you, your career will be in focus and you will have a high level of success because...

Capricorn Astrology Horoscope 2008
This year can be a little challenging for you because you will see your past investments bring on more cash outlay and you ma...

The Astrological Concepts Of Zodiac
The Astrological Concepts Of ZodiacThe word Zodiac comes from the Latin zodiacus, and from the Greek word whose meaning is l...

Libra Moon Phase Astrological Horoscope
This will be a restless week for you because of some strange dreams you may have had. You will have some issues being around ...

Where Can You Find Teenager Horoscopes?
Teenagers typically love to look at their horoscopes for the day and even for the week. Many people look at theirs daily, and...