Rising sign · Fixed air sign
Aquarius rising
Aquarius rising means Aquarius was the sign coming up over the eastern horizon at the minute of birth. Each sign rises for about two hours of every day, so the rising sign needs a birth time, and it sets the houses of the whole chart.
StarMap has a recorded birth time (rated AA, A or B by Astro-Databank) for 356 of its 6,194 well-known people, and 20 of them are Aquarius rising. Lionel Messi, Hebe Camargo and Jim Morrison are among them. Their commonest Sun signs are Libra (3), Sagittarius (3) and Capricorn (3).
What Aquarius rising means
Read for first impressions and the way into the chart. If this is your placement:
You come across as friendly, unusual and slightly detached. People remember you as the one who thought differently, and you keep the crowd at arm's length while liking it.
One placement is one part of a chart; the Sun, the Moon, the rising sign and the planets around them change how it plays out. Draw your whole chart to see the rest.
Famous people with Aquarius rising

Lionel Messi
Born 1987 · Cancer Sun · Gemini Moon

Hebe Camargo
Born 1929 · Pisces Sun · Aquarius Moon
Jim Morrison
Born 1943 · Sagittarius Sun · Taurus Moon

Audrey Hepburn
Born 1929 · Taurus Sun · Pisces Moon

Václav Havel
Born 1936 · Libra Sun · Gemini Moon

David Bowie
Born 1947 · Capricorn Sun · Leo Moon

Charlotte Rampling
Born 1946 · Aquarius Sun · Pisces Moon

Christina Aguilera
Born 1980 · Sagittarius Sun · Taurus Moon

George Clooney
Born 1961 · Taurus Sun · Capricorn Moon

Matt Damon
Born 1970 · Libra Sun · Capricorn Moon

Ronaldinho
Born 1980 · Aries Sun · Gemini Moon

Gianluigi Buffon
Born 1978 · Aquarius Sun · Virgo Moon
Benedicta Boccoli
Born 1966 · Scorpio Sun · Scorpio Moon

Whoopi Goldberg
Born 1955 · Scorpio Sun · Scorpio Moon

Truman Capote
Born 1924 · Libra Sun · Scorpio Moon

Zendaya
Born 1996 · Virgo Sun · Taurus Moon
Kirk Douglas
Born 1916 · Sagittarius Sun · Gemini Moon
Janis Joplin
Born 1943 · Capricorn Sun · Cancer Moon

Alia Bhatt
Born 1993 · Pisces Sun · Sagittarius Moon

Orlando Bloom
Born 1977 · Capricorn Sun · Scorpio Moon
When Aquarius is rising
Every sign rises once a day, for about two hours, and the hour depends on the date: at sunrise the rising sign is the Sun’s own, so Aquarius comes up at dawn while the Sun is in Aquarius (January and February), about two hours after dawn a month earlier, four hours the month before that, and so on round the clock; half a year from Aquarius season it rises around sunset. Which two hours it was on a birth date, at the birthplace, is what the rising sign calculator works out; without a time it lists which sign was rising at each hour of that date.
Questions people ask
How do I know if I am Aquarius rising?
Only from your birth time: the rising sign changes about every two hours. With the time and place of birth, the rising sign calculator gives the sign and its degree; without the time, it lists which sign was rising at each hour of your birth date.
Who is Aquarius rising?
Lionel Messi, Hebe Camargo, Jim Morrison, Audrey Hepburn and Václav Havel are Aquarius rising, from birth times recorded by Astro-Databank. StarMap lists 20 well-known people with it, out of 356 with a recorded birth time.
What does Aquarius rising mean?
The rising sign is read for first impressions and the way a person comes across before they say much, and it places the houses of the chart. You come across as friendly, unusual and slightly detached. People remember you as the one who thought differently, and you keep the crowd at arm's length while liking it.
More of Aquarius
Positions are computed from each person’s birth date and place with the astronomy-engine ephemeris, checked against Swiss Ephemeris. Birth data comes from Wikidata; a placement is listed only when it holds for the whole birth date, and a rising sign only with a birth time Astro-Databank records. Readings describe tendencies, for entertainment and self-reflection; StarMap predicts nothing. Every planet in every sign.
Photo credits (20 photos from Wikimedia Commons)
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