Lagna
Glossary · Last updated: 2026-07-26
Lagna is the sidereal sign that was rising on the eastern horizon at your birth moment. It changes about every two hours at a given location.
Without birth time and city, we cannot estimate Lagna in a careful way. Our rising calculator leaves it blank rather than guess.
Example: see it on a birth date
Lagna is the rising sign, the sign on the eastern horizon at birth. June 1, 2020 without a time and place cannot set it.
The Western sun sign that day is Gemini. Rising sign needs a clock time.
Enter your own date on the Zodiac Sign Calculator.
Western vs Indian Vedic rising
We label Lagna with Western sign names so they are easier to read. The math is still sidereal (Lahiri), matching the Indian Vedic card.
Related
Main reading and tools
These are the main reading and calculator pages. Use them for a daily note, a birth-sign tool, or a pair check.
- Today's Horoscope hubAll twelve Western sun-sign daily pages, plus links to the seven-tradition reader.
- Horoscope & Zodiac CompatibilityTwo birth dates for Western, Chinese, and Indian Vedic pairing, plus every sun-sign hub.
- Zodiac Sign CalculatorWestern sun sign from birth date, with element, modality, and ruler.
- Rising Sign CalculatorIndian Vedic Lagna estimate when you have birth date, time, and place.
- Moon Sign CalculatorIndian Vedic Janma Rashi and nakshatra when birth time and city are available.