What is Lagna Rashi/ Ascendant Sign/ Rising Sign
​Example of Tauras Ascendant Sign/ Vrishabh Lagna Kundali
Rising sign or Ascendant is the term used in Kundli or Birth Chart of a person. When a person takes birth in this everlasting world, the role of rising sign comes into play. Rising sign is the sign which rises on the eastern horizon in the sky at the time of an individual’s birth.
It plays a very prominent role in the whole lifespan of a person. The degree to which extent favourable and unfavourable events affect your life can be determined through the strength of the Rising Sign or Ascendant.
It is one of the signs of Zodiac Belt. As we all know that Zodiac Belt contains 12 Zodiac Signs. One of them will always arise on the eastern horizon at the time of birth. All the zodiac signs are measured 30 degree each. Hence Rising Sign or Ascendant is also of 30 degree. We also call it “Lagna” in Hindi and Sanskrit. Ascendant indicates celestial position of the environment in which one is born. It signifies the conditions which a person faces after his birth. It also represents how a person learns the parameters and exhibits them to the outer world.
It signifies the general appearance, character and temperament of an individual. It helps you to know about the physical stature, color, fame and physical constitution of the native. It can reveal the important facts about your health, whether you are physically fit & fine or not. It shows the struggle of life and also represents the success and failure attempts of one’s life. It tells about the fortunes and misfortunes of life and native’s station in life. It determines up to which extent native will be successful in his life. It reveals the folded story of one’s life related to his birth residence or far off place from native’s birthplace.
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12 Ascendants and their characteristics
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Aries: Aries is the most active sign of Zodiac, one born with this sign is a very quick learner, aggressive and passionate.
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Taurus: Taurus is most stable sign of Zodiac, that is the reason it is also included in the earthy sign of the Zodiac Belt. One born with this Moon Sign (Not a Rising Sign) is very stable and balanced through their mind.
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Gemini: Gemini is a dual sign of Zodiac Belt. One born with this rising sign is very dual and creative in nature with lots of verbosity. They are the most expressive people as they love talking.
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Cancer: Cancer is a watery sign. They are very friendly and show motherly love to everyone. According to ascendant calculator, an important trait of these natives is their sensitive nature.
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Leo: As sign in itself indicates “Lion” or “King”, hence people born under Leo sign are considered to be leaders in every aspects of life. They are royal in nature.
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Virgo: Virgo is an earthy sign of Zodiac Belt. People born under this Rising Sign are practical in nature. They believe in reality and represents themselves as a strong person.
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Libra: Libra sign depicts that it is all about “Balance”. It seems that their life is very balanced, however, things are way opposite as they always face unstable situations in order to balance it further.
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Scorpio: Scorpio is a watery sign. These people are very intense in their thoughts. They always learn from the transformatory phase of their life.
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Sagittarius: Sagittarius is a Fiery sign of Zodiac Belt. These people are highly learned and love to gain knowledge throughout their life.
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Capricorn: These people are stable in nature. As the sign lord is “Saturn”, the person will be judgemental in his approach.
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Aquarius: Aquarius is an Airy sign. They are smart thinkers, social, communicative, independent and intelligent people.
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