Birth chart report vs astrologer reading: which is right for you?
A written report costs $15 to $100 and arrives in minutes; a live astrologer reading costs about $120 to $300 and lets you ask questions. Here is how to choose.
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Birth chart guides
Clear answers about birth charts: what they cost, what you need to get one and what the main parts mean.
Do you need your exact birth time for a birth chart?
You need your birth time for the rising sign and the houses, which move about one degree every four minutes. Here is what changes without it and where to find it.
Read the guideFree vs paid birth chart: what do you actually get?
A free birth chart gives you your planet positions; a paid report explains what they mean and how they fit together. Here is the difference, side by side.
Read the guideHow much does a birth chart reading cost?
A live reading with a professional astrologer usually costs about $120 to $300, while a written birth chart report costs about $15 to $100. Here is what each price buys.
Read the guideHow to choose a birth chart report
A good birth chart report asks for your exact birth time and city, uses the historical time zone, covers every planet, house and aspect, and tells you who writes it. Here is a checklist.
Read the guideHow to read your birth chart, step by step
Read a birth chart in seven steps: your Big Three, the planets in signs, the houses, the aspects, the chart ruler, the element balance and the patterns. Here is how.
Read the guidePlacidus or Whole Sign houses: which one is right?
Placidus divides the sky by time and is the most used house system in modern Western astrology; Whole Sign gives each house one whole sign and is the oldest system. Here is the difference.
Read the guideSun, Moon and rising signs explained
Your Sun sign is your core identity, your Moon sign your emotional needs and your rising sign the first impression you make. Here is how each one is found and what it means.
Read the guideWhat does it mean to be born on the cusp?
Being born on the cusp means you were born within a day or two of the Sun changing sign, around the 19th to 23rd of the month. Your Sun is still in one sign only, and your birth time decides which.
Read the guideWhat is a chart ruler in astrology?
Your chart ruler is the planet that rules your rising sign, for example Mars for Aries rising. Its sign and house show where you most naturally put your energy.
Read the guideWhat is Chiron in your birth chart?
Chiron is a small body between Saturn and Uranus, found in 1977, that astrologers read as your oldest wound and the wisdom you gain by healing it. Here is what it means.
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