Astronomically, the ascendant is the exact degree of the zodiac crossing the eastern horizon at your birth moment; astrologers shorthand it to the sign, your rising sign.
Same fact, two drawers. See rising sign for the full entry.
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Ascendant
Another name for the rising sign — the degree of the ecliptic coming up over the horizon.
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