Reading a chart · Intermediate
Chart ruler
Also called ruler of the chart, ruler of the Ascendant
The planet that rules the sign on the Ascendant.
With Scorpio rising, the chart ruler is traditionally Mars (and, for many modern astrologers, also Pluto). Astrologers give that planet extra weight when reading the chart. It needs a known birth time, because it depends on the rising sign.
- How it is worked out
- Ruler of the Ascendant's sign; this site shows the traditional ruler and, where different, the modern one.
Sources
Written for Cool Moon Facts in its own words. An astrology source documents what astrologers believe or practise; it does not establish that astrology works.