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Your next solar cycle

Calculate your solar return

Find when the Sun returns to its natal longitude, then calculate the chart for a location and year you choose.

Start with your recorded birth time. Then choose the return location and year.

Date of birth

Use the local birth date in the modern (Gregorian) calendar, from 1600 to today.

Time of birth

Local birth time. For 2:30 pm, enter 14:30.

If the end is at or before the start, the range ends the next day. Equal times cover a full day.

We check the whole period. The Ascendant and houses are left out.

We check the whole local day and show any possible sign changes. The Ascendant and houses are left out.

Placidus uses your birth time to calculate unequal houses. Whole Sign gives each sign one house. Both need an exact time.

Choose the matching town or city on the next step.

Filter by country (optional)

Your chart is private. Sharing is always your choice.

The same Sun degree, a new chart

A solar return occurs when the moving Sun reaches the tropical zodiac longitude it occupied at birth. It can fall before or after your birthday’s calendar date.

The return instant is shared across locations. The local clock time, Ascendant and house cusps depend on the place you choose. Placidus is the default.

Read the return alongside your natal chart

Astrologers use a solar-return chart to explore themes for the following cycle. Begin with the return Sun’s house, then examine the Moon and measured aspects. Compare these with the natal chart rather than treating the return as a replacement.

A house placement describes an interpretive topic; it does not establish that an event will happen.

Timing and birth-record limits

Return times are estimates, displayed to the minute. Independent comparison samples retain differences of tens of seconds, and future clock-time estimates can differ by minutes. A numerical root bracket does not guarantee astronomical accuracy.

Approximate or unknown birth times leave the return unavailable. Placidus houses can also be unavailable at polar latitudes. Your result is saved privately so you can return to it.

Read the calculation methods