"The Sun sign is the center of your unit," writes Susan Miller of the Astrology Zone. Imagine being the boss of your personality. When asked "what sign are you?" in fact they are asking you "what is your sign of the Sun." What about the ascendant?
Some of the greatest astrologers support people's claims that they are sometimes not identified with the characteristics of their sign (Sun sign). And this is true. With age, some people may identify more with another sign.
Let’s take an example: Let’s say you are the Virgo in the horoscope and when you introduce yourself to people, they expect you to be serious and maintain an attitude where no emotion is noticed. But your Sagittarius ascendant makes you appear more enthusiastic, happier.
The ascendant is the way you present yourself to the world with will and desire. The ascendant is the lens through which you see the interactions and events around you. The ascendant determines how others see you and what you expect from the world around you.
The formula for calculating the ascendant is as follows:
Here is someone who took Quora seriously and calculated it himself:
But clearly no one will get into sinuses and cosines now as long as there are pages created specifically to accurately calculate your ascendant. You must specify the day, month, year, hour and city of birth.
PS Some people may have the same ascendant with the sign of the Sun.