Why is birth time important?

The astrolabe doesn't just look at where the planets are in the sky, it also looks at how the horizon cut the sky where you were born. The time of birth determines the ascendant and zenith, and also determines how the twelve houses are arranged.

The signs of planets such as the Sun, Venus, and Mars usually do not change in a few minutes, but the ascendant, house position, and four axes may change quickly.

The rising sign is the sign rising on the eastern horizon at birth. It changes quickly, so if the birth time is not accurate, the ascendant may be wrong. If the ascendant is wrong, the lord of the life and the starting point of the house will also be wrong.

If you don't know the time of birth, you can still read part of the astrology, but be cautious when making judgments involving ascendant and house.

The house answers the area of life in which the event occurred. If the birth time is not accurate, the planets may move from one house to another, which will affect the judgment of career, relationships, family, wealth, etc.

The four axes are particularly important: looking at self-entrance when rising, looking at relationships when falling, looking at family foundation at the bottom, and looking at career and social status at the top. These points are highly time dependent.

The moon moves very quickly. If the moon changes signs on the date of birth and the time of birth is uncertain, even the moon sign may not be determined. Even if the moon sign does not change, the moon degree and phase accuracy will be affected.

The moon is related to security, emotions, and intimate relationships, so inaccurate timing will affect many core judgments.

When looking at the current stage, transit in house, progressed Moon, Solar Return Ascendant, Moon Return, etc. all depend on the time of birth. The more inaccurate the time, the less precise it is to determine when a certain field is triggered.

If you only look at planets and constellations, you can tolerate a rough time; if you want to look at houses and time windows, you need to be more accurate.

If you don’t know the time of birth at all, you can first use the timeless chart to look at the planets, constellations and partial aspects, and downgrade the judgment of the ascendant, house position, four axes, life ruler and house placement. Don't force a conclusion about the exact house position.

If you have a rough time range, you can try to adjust the timing, but the timing needs to be extrapolated from life events, and you cannot just guess what the rise looks like.

When entering birth information, try to use the birth certificate, hospital records, or the closest date in a family member's memory. Then check whether the Ascendant, Zenith, Moon degrees, and planetary placements are sensitive to time changes.

If the time is uncertain, pay special attention when reading the report: any part involving the ascendant, house position, four axes, life ruler and precise time window needs to reduce the confidence level.