At this stage you have to bring it all together and interpret the horoscope. In order to calculate your chart, you need the following information:

* Your date of birth
* Your birth time
* Your birth place

The best way to find out your birth time is to contact the registration office. They should have the most exact time, while mothers' memories might not be quite as reliable.

Now you can calculate your horoscope and draw up a chart.

The horoscope chart

The chart is a kind of abstract polaroid picture of the planetary constellations at the time of your birth, viewed from the perspective of your birth place. It shows the zodiac, the twelve houses, and the planets. This chart comprises the whole make-up of your personality. This pattern is unique for each individual and a pretty complex matter, as you'll see in the following paragraphs.

This is how to proceed with the interpetation

1. The planet - which part of your personality?
First of all, choose a planet in your horoscope that you would like to interpret. Planets represent inner forces of your personality.

Example: Mercury
Look up the planet Mercury and find out what kind of force you're looking at. You will learn that it represents your thinking and your communicative abilities.

2. The sign - how does this force express itself?
Then take a look at the sign the planet is in. The characteristics of this sign will tell you in what way your thinking and communication works.

For example: Mercury in Aries
Look up Aries, and get a picture of these properties. Then apply them to your thinking.
Right: Aries is fast, spontaneous, active, impulsive, and sometimes impatient. This means that you are a quick thinker who grasps immediately how things are connected. However, it is possible that you overlook something important now and again because you haven't taken the time to check the details. In communication you tend to be impulsive and forceful, and others may sometimes feel that they can't get a word in edgeways.

3. The House - which area of life is influenced most by this force?
Once you know how you think, you can find out in which area of life you use this capacity most actively. This is when you check which house the planet is in.

For example: Mercury in Aries in the 10th house
Read in the section "Houses" about the tenth house. Career, vocation, social standing, and public appearance are the relevant themes. You use your quick and agile mind mostly in the area of your profession and public standing, and to advance towards your aims in life.

4. Aspects - who's involved with whom?
Finally, the planet can be inter-related with another planet or several other planets - they are in aspect. These aspects show which parts of your personality have certain connections with other parts of your personality.

For example: Mercury conjunct Sun
This means that, viewed from the Earth, Mercury and the Sun are in the same position in the sky. This is why they are also close together in the horoscope.
After interpreting both planets by themselves, you have to find out in what way they are connected. When they are conjunct, both forces always occur at the same time. One can't be active without the other. In an opposition, you might perceive those forces as working against each other, etc.
If Mercury and the Sun are conjunct in the tenth house, your thinking and your urge for self-realisation work together for your career and your aims in life - all of this in an Arian manner.

This is the procedure you go through with all the planets in order to explore the pattern of your personality. You will find that some themes turn up more often than others. These are your main themes in life. Other people have different ones.

Ascendant and Midheaven in the Horoscope

The sign on the Ascendant shows your spontaneous attitude and how you approach the world around you. The interpretation works in the same way as the interpretation of planets in signs. Read the interpretation of the AC and that of the respective sign, and then combine the two. If the Ascendant is in Cancer, for example, this person will be sensitive and helpful in their spontaneous approach to life - at least at first sight.

The sign at the Midheaven (MC) tells you something about the goals you persue, and how you go about achieving them. A person with an Aries Midheaven will be a pioneer and follow their aims directly and courageously.

Ready-made Interpretations

If all of this appears too difficult for you to start with, you can read ready-made interpretations for free at Astrodienst Zürich. You can learn a lot about planets in signs and houses. Even better are the horoscopes you can buy there.

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