Natal Chart

The Natal Chart is the foundation of astrology, a map of the sky drawn for the exact moment and place of a person's birth. It shows where the Sun, Moon, and planets sat against the zodiac, which signs were rising and culminating, and how all of these relate through the houses and aspects. The natal chart is sometimes called the birth chart or radix. This chart is read as a portrait of the whole person, their character, strengths, challenges, and potential. Because it is fixed at the moment of birth, it never changes, serving as the stable blueprint that every other technique is measured against. Transits, progressions, and returns all gain their meaning by how they relate back to the natal chart. An accurate natal chart depends on a precise birth time, since the houses and angles shift quickly through the day. With a reliable time, the chart can be read in great depth. The natal chart answers the most basic question in astrology, which is who a person is, and it is always the starting point for any further work.