Sabian Symbols are a set of 360 symbolic images, one for every degree of the zodiac. That means every planet and important point in your birth chart has its own symbol attached to the exact degree where it falls. Your Sun has one. Your Moon has one. Your Ascendant, Venus, Mars, Midheaven, nodes, and the rest of your chart do too.
These symbols add another layer to astrology. Instead of only telling you *where* something is in your chart, they give you an image to sit with—a scene, an idea, a metaphor, or sometimes something that feels oddly specific.
You don’t have to take them literally. Think of them as symbolic prompts. Read the image, notice what stands out to you, and then consider it alongside the planet or point it belongs to. A symbol connected to Venus may speak through love, values, and relationships, while the same kind of symbolism connected to Saturn may show up through responsibility, limits, or growth.
Some symbols will make immediate sense. Others may not click until much later. That’s part of the fun. Choose any placement below to explore its Sabian Symbol and see what that image adds to the story of your chart.
13° Leo
An old sea captain rocks on the porch
Read the symbol interpretation
Now he gets to sit there and remember them.
There's something really satisfying about this symbol. Not every stage of life has to be the voyage. Eventually there's value in being the person who's been through some shit and can look back with enough distance to understand what it meant.
This can be memory, reflection and wisdom that comes from actual experience rather than theory. The shadow is living so completely in the past that the rocking chair becomes your whole world. The sea is still out there, even if you're not sailing it anymore.
Saturn here can become wiser and more settled with age. The Moon may have a very strong relationship with memory. Neptune adds the sea, nostalgia and possibly a tendency to romanticize the past. On the Sun or MC, this can be someone whose experience eventually makes them an excellent teacher, adviser or storyteller.
Here is what yours can look like.
These are Nichole’s sample cards. Create a free EasyAstro account and save your birth chart to replace them with your own Ascendant, Sun and Moon Sabian cards.
Find a Sabian Symbol
Pick the sign first, then the degree from 1–30.
There is no single official interpretation you have to accept. Treat the image like a tiny symbolic doorway: notice what it reminds you of, what feels strange, and what becomes more interesting when you connect it to the planet or point occupying that degree.
See the symbols woven through your own chart.
Make a free EasyAstro account and save your birth chart. This space will automatically gather the Sabian Symbol for each of your main placements.