Solar Return Calculator
Your solar return is the exact moment each year when the Sun comes back to the degree it held at your birth — your true astrological birthday. Astrologers cast a chart for that instant and read it as the theme for the year ahead. Enter your birth details to find your next solar return date.
Frequently asked questions
What is a solar return?
A solar return is the moment the transiting Sun returns to the exact position it occupied in your birth chart, which happens once a year around your birthday. A chart cast for that instant — the solar return chart — is read as a forecast for the coming year.
Is the solar return always on my birthday?
It lands on or within a day of your birthday, but rarely at the same clock time each year. Because the calendar and the Sun’s cycle don’t line up perfectly, the exact return can fall the day before or after — which is why an exact calculation matters.
What is a solar return chart used for?
It’s one of the most popular yearly forecasting tools. Astrologers look at the solar return’s rising sign, the house the Sun falls in, and the aspects of the year to read the themes, opportunities, and challenges ahead — best interpreted alongside your natal chart.