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.
23° Leo
A bareback rider performs
Read the symbol interpretation
That's the key.
The rider is doing something genuinely dangerous, but she's not just randomly hanging off a horse and hoping for the best. The danger has been transformed into performance through skill, balance and probably years of falling off.
This degree can love the edge. There's confidence here, showmanship, physical courage and the desire to prove that you can do something most people would never attempt.
The shadow is needing more and more risk just to feel impressive.
Mars or Uranus can love the thrill of this degree. Saturn can provide the discipline that keeps the performance from becoming stupidity. Venus may make skill look effortless and beautiful. On the MC, someone may become known for doing difficult things with enough confidence that everybody else forgets how difficult they actually are.
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.