rising sign

noun

, Astrology.

1. the sign of the zodiac on the eastern horizon at any given moment; ascendant.

Example Sentences

No matter their age or the seriousness demanded by their rising sign, the Sagittarian needs to move through the world with a healthy dose of playfulness at all times — it ensures that the light of the hunter within is never fully hidden.

From Los Angeles Times

Her moon was in Sagittarius, also her rising sign.

From Los Angeles Times

There are astrological quips and brutal burns: Having a Pisces sun or rising sign is no excuse for stupidity, we’re told; in Naples, even God goes on vacation in August; and a group of several Englishmen on vacation are described as “one man repeated many times in a hall of mirrors.”

From New York Times

They’re more than just their sun sign, like their moon sign, and their Mercury, and their rising sign.

From Seattle Times

My Aries, Liz’s Aquarius, the rising sign and the sun and the moon were all on our side.

From New York Times