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Midheaven Calculator (UK): Find Your MC Sign
Enter your birth date, time and place of birth to find your MidheavenMCThe highest point of the chart, the 10th-house cusp. Like the ascendant, it shifts quickly with the birth time.Learn more → (MC) sign. We also show how far the MC moves in the hour either side of your time, which is the question to ask if your time is only to the nearest hour.
Narrow it down with your life events
A calculator needs a time. Our report works the other way round: it tests the possible times against the dated events of your life. We aren't taking UK orders yet; leave your email and we'll send one message when we open.
What the Midheaven is
The Midheaven is the highest point of the chart, where the ecliptic crosses the meridian above the horizon. In Placidus it is also the cusp of the 10th house. Unlike the ascendant, it doesn't depend on the latitude of the birthplace, only on the date, the time and the longitude.
Like the ascendant, it moves with the turning of the Earth: on average about one degree every four minutes, so about a sign every two hours. The window figure above is the actual movement for your date and place.
Born in the UK?
A full birth certificate in England and Wales normally doesn't show the time of birth, except for twins and other multiple births. Scotland is different. Read how to find your birth time in the UK and whether a birth certificate shows the time.
Short answers
- What is my Midheaven (MC) sign?
- It is the zodiac sign the Midheaven point falls in at your birth time and place. Enter your date, time and place to calculate it.
- Is the Midheaven the same as the 10th house?
- The Midheaven is the cusp, the starting point, of the 10th house in the Placidus system. It is not the whole house.
- Does it allow for British Summer Time?
- The time you enter is read as the clock time at your place of birth in the UK, using the historical time zone rules for that date, including British Summer Time and the other changes to UK clocks over the years. If the clocks went forward and your time falls in the skipped hour, the calculator tells you.
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- Ascendant calculatorYour rising sign and Midheaven, and how long your sign lasts.
- Moon sign calculatorFind out if your birth time can change your Moon sign.
- Sun, Moon and rising calculatorThe big three, and which one depends on the time.
- Houses calculatorPlacidus cusps and the planets that change house.
- How to find your rising signThree ways, from a calculator to a range check.
- How to find out what time you were bornWhere to look for your birth time, and what to do if you can't find it.
- Birth chart without a birth timeWhat you can use and what needs the time.
- Free range checkEvery rising sign that fits inside a range of hours.
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Astrology is a symbolic practice, not a science. Your report gives the most consistent birth-time window for the events you share. It is not a certified birth time.