Solar return calculator
The chart for the moment the Sun returns to where it stood when you were born. Enter your birth details and where you'll spend your birthday.
Example · 2026 solar return
The Sun returns to 23° 31′ on
14 May 2026, 08:14
London, United Kingdom · Europe/London
With the Sun in your return chart's 11th house, many astrologers would read a year of friends, groups, networks and hopes.
The return moment is found by searching for the Sun's apparent longitude with Astronomy Engine. Solar returns use the tropical zodiac. Houses are whole-sign houses from the return Ascendant. How ChartLumen calculates
Every year, on or within a day of your birthday, the Sun comes back to the exact degree it held when you were born. A chart cast for that moment is your solar return, and astrologers read it as a sketch of the year ahead, from one birthday to the next.
A year is not a whole number of days, so the return happens at a different clock time each year, and sometimes on the day before or after your birthday. That is why the calculator searches for the exact moment rather than reusing your birth time.
The Sun's return moment is the same everywhere, but the Ascendant and houses depend on where you are. Many astrologers use the place you will actually be on your birthday; some prefer the place you live. Try both and compare.
The return Ascendant colours the tone of the year. The house the Sun falls in shows where your attention gathers. The return Moon describes the emotional weather. Read them alongside your natal chart rather than on their own.