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Your year ahead
starting on your birthday

The solar return chart is the astrological annual horoscope, drawn for the exact moment the Sun returns to its birth position — around your birthday. It shows the theme of your year, a year in advance.

Without time we cannot compute ascendant or houses.

With a birth time we surface the year Ascendant and houses of your solar year — without one we still compute the planets.

What you get

Your year ahead, read clearly

  • The theme of your year

    The Sun in your solar return chart sits in the same sign as in your birth chart — but in a new house. That house shows the life area where the year is happening.

  • Activated life areas

    Which houses are occupied in this solar year, which stay empty? From that you read which life areas will ask for attention in the coming year.

  • The year’s Ascendant

    The solar Ascendant is different from your natural Ascendant — it shows the stance you bring into this year and how it meets you.

  • Major transits and aspects

    We mark the central aspects of your solar year and place them — from small accents to year-defining constellations.

How it works

Three steps to your solar year

  1. Enter your birth data

    Date, time and place, the same as for a normal chart. For a solar return we also need the place you will be on your birthday — it changes the house division.

  2. Compute the solar moment

    We calculate the exact moment the Sun returns to its birth position this year — to the second, with the Swiss Ephemeris engine.

  3. Read your year

    You get your solar chart with a clear interpretation: the theme, the activated houses, the main transits — and a comparison with your birth chart.

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Solar return — frequently asked questions

What is a solar return exactly?
A solar return is the moment when the Sun, after one year, returns exactly to its birth position — almost always around your birthday, but not always on the day itself. The chart for that moment is your astrological annual horoscope.
When does my solar year start?
It starts with the solar return moment and runs until the next solar return — one year. If your birthday is on 15 June, your solar year usually starts on 14, 15 or 16 June and runs to the next one.
Does my location matter?
Yes, very much. The house division in the solar chart is calculated from the place you are at the moment of the solar return. Some astrologers deliberately travel to a different place to shift the houses of a year.
How much does a solar return tell me about my year?
It gives you the theme and the activated life areas. It is not fortune-telling — it is a map for the energies that will shape your year. What you make of them is still yours.

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