Solar Return: Your Year Ahead
Birthday chart · exact return moment · personalized reading
Every year, the Sun returns to the exact spot it occupied when you were born. The chart cast for that instant describes the themes of your next twelve months.
A solar return chart is cast for the precise instant the transiting Sun reaches the exact degree, minute, and second of your natal Sun — usually on or within a day of your birthday. Astrologers read it as the chart of your personal year.
This tool computes the return moment by live ephemeris (not an approximation from your birthday date) and interprets the resulting chart's angles and placements for you.
How to Get Your Solar Return Reading
Generate a year-ahead reading from your exact solar return chart.
- 1. Enter your birth date, time, and place (time improves the houses and Ascendant)
- 2. We find the exact moment the Sun returns to its natal position this year
- 3. Read your personalized year-ahead interpretation of the return chart
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FAQ
What is a solar return chart?
It is a chart cast for the exact moment the Sun returns to the position it held at your birth, once every year near your birthday. Astrologers interpret it as a map of the year ahead, from that birthday to the next.
Do I need my exact birth time?
The return moment itself only needs your birth date, but your birth time and place sharpen the natal Sun position slightly and make the return chart's houses and Ascendant meaningful. Without a time we use noon.
Is the solar return always on my birthday?
Usually on your birthday or within a day of it. Because calendar years and the Sun's motion do not align perfectly, the exact return can drift up to a day either side.