Solar Return

A Solar Return is the moment the Sun returns to its exact natal position each year — closest to your calendar birthday. The chart cast for that moment reads as the 'cosmic theme of this year of your life.' It's a technique used by mainstream traditional astrology (Mary Fortier Shea, Erin Sullivan, Bernadette Brady). The most important points in a Solar Return: a changed rising sign (new 'costume'), a changed 10th-house sign (career focus), and the house the Sun is now in (the year's theme area). The interesting question is usually how the SR differs from your birthplace SR — relocating for the day (relocated solar return) is an extension of this.