Ascendant

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The ascendant (A^sc, Asc or As) or rising sign is the astrological sign on the eastern horizon when the person was born.^[1] It signifies a person's physical appearance, and awakening consciousness.

Because the ascendant is specific to a particular time and place, to astrologers it signifies the individual environment and conditioning that a person receives during their upbringing, and also the circumstances of their childhood.^[2] For this reason, astrologers consider that the ascendant is also concerned with how a person has learned to present themself to the world, especially in public and in impersonal situations.^{[citation needed]}