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Your solar return

Calculate the Sun’s return to its birth position and explore the themes of your new annual cycle.

Your reading

How the reading works

The calculation finds when the Sun regains its natal tropical longitude near the selected year’s birthday. Birth time is required. The return location determines the ascendant and twelve whole-sign houses. Ascendant and houses are omitted at polar latitudes. The return need not coincide with the birthday’s date or time.

Symbolic meaning; the calculation does not establish personal traits or predict events.

Calculate the Sun’s return to its birth position and explore the themes of your new annual cycle.

What this tool helps you explore

A solar return opens a reading of the yearly cycle beginning when the Sun reaches its natal position again. Explore its themes through a chart calculated for the place where you will spend that return.

How to use it

Enter your birth date, time and city. Choose the year and return location, which may differ from your birthplace. Calculate and check the returned moment before exploring the chart and its sections.

Reading your result

The return may fall before or after your civil birthday. Changing its location can alter the ascendant and houses, not the solar position being sought. Read the themes as an annual whole; no house guarantees a particular event.

Frequently Asked Questions

How the reading works
The calculation finds when the Sun regains its natal tropical longitude near the selected year’s birthday. Birth time is required. The return location determines the ascendant and twelve whole-sign houses. Ascendant and houses are omitted at polar latitudes. The return need not coincide with the birthday’s date or time.
Can I save and share the result?
Yes. Save reading and Share appear when it finishes. My readings lets you reopen it, add notes and download text without an account. Data is saved in this browser.

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