The Composite Ascendent by Satori
“Those two are a fastidious couple. She’s fast and he’s hideous.”
–Henny Youngman
The most evident effect of the composite chart is the ascendant. If you want to know how you appear as a couple look to the rising sign. This is the placement that represents how you look when you are together. Leo rising couples are radiant and regal, dramatic. They look like fun. With a Scorpio ascendant you’ll have a subtle and compelling power about you. Perhaps you look a bit dangerous. My man and I have Libra on the ascendant and have been told we’re an attractive and pleasant couple. Because of this I try to keep him near me at all times.
Planets in conjunction to the ascendant add their energy to that of the sign. For example, Neptune obscures, adds a shimmer of chameleon-like essence. A couple with Neptune conjunct the ascendant is subtle, perhaps at times magical. Add Jupiter to the ascendant and you get a cheery effect, or a bigger presence, or on a bad day, perhaps you’re a bit much.
Planets in other aspects to the rising sign also influence the overall impression. A square can introduce an effect that is seemingly at odds with the overall appearance. It can, however, create an interesting mix. Planets trining the rising add an element of ease. Venus trine the ascendant couples tend to be popular.
How do you appear as a couple? What is your composite ascendant?
21 Responses to “The Composite Ascendent by Satori”
Since I tend to date Scorp risings, most of the composites for my relationships have Virgo rising.
So we seem innocent yet persnickity? Critical? Coy? I really don’t know. I don’t have a handle on Virgo yet, really.
Of my last two relationships (with Virgo rising, of course), one had Mercury and N. Node conjunct Asc. So we looked super-duper intelligent and like we were fulfilling our destinies (and this was remarked on more than once).
The other had Mars conjunct Asc and Saturn square. I know the Mars conjunct gave us a RAR! vibe, it was uncanny the “take no prisoners” ‘tude that constellated. Saturn square I’m not sure of; maybe we looked serious or dour as well?
Awesome as always.
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Last relationship was a Pisces ascendant.
I hope you talk about the DC too! Elsa talks a lot about projection here, but whats the difference in the projection of a relationship? like, how do we alter the descriptions of the houses for a composite?
I’ve been looking into a particular composite chart, and the moon is almost right on the line of descendant in aquarius (coming from a trine between my sadge moon, and his aries moon), and venus also there in the 7th (mine in aries, his in sadge) with jupiter too!
So, Leo asc, with sun and mercury in the 1st house. so many aspects to untangle! ahh!
We’ve got a Gemini rising composite. I’m told we come off as very interesting and (at the risk of sounding stuck-up, but somebody actually said this to me!) “two of the smartest people I know”
I’ve had a lot of Aries rising composites. I’m not sure… quick to anger and immature? Haha.
The Pisces rising composite I had was pretty awesome.. may have been aspected as well, to enhance things, but I guess we had something undefinable and special about us… people would constantly stare and smile at us… did we look magical? Romantic? I don’t know.
scorpio ASC in the composite chart–a force on nature to be reckoned with?
ha ha–meant to say force OF nature, but now that i think of it, force on nature is quite…apt.
scorp with merc conj
Scorp Asc, Uranus rising. We’re an unusual couple with secrets.
Aries ascendant. Entrepreneurial, dynamic, physical energy, sports together, implusive? dare devils? Given the circusmstances of our meeting and our personal situation, us coming together looks very much externally like something crazy to do. Children are a big part of our lifes too.
Moon (conjunct midheaven) squares ascendant, but I don’t know really how that plays out.
also pluto (end of house 6) opposition ascendent ?? Serious depth…
Neptune trine ascendant – same wave length, something that softens probably the impetuous aries.
Venus sextile ascendant – affection display most probably 
This makes me want to ask a question on the difference between composite chart and Davison chart. I read this could be that the composite is how the couple apperas to others (external), and that the Davison is more centered on the purpose of coming together (internal). Does anyone have experience with this? It’s also because, our davison chart is basically inverted from our composite chart. There we have a Libra ascendant and moon conjunct IC instead of Midheaven…
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scorpio. grand trine involving mars and saturn.
lots of scorpio in the wedding chart, too…
i don’t really see the scorpio… but we do seem to both have richer social lives as a couple.
We have a capricorn ascendant. He is an Aries Rising (Aquarius Sun) and I’m a Libra rising (Capricorn Sun). We both have our Venus in Capricorn. SO there is a LOT of saturnian energy. 3 Planets in the first house, VENUS, SUN, and MERCURY. ALL in capricorn, other than the sun, which is in aquarius, but still in the first house. As far as our aspects, we have mercury conjunct ascendant, moon square ascendant but moon conjunct midheaven, saturn square ascendant but saturn conjunct midheaven, and mars trine ascendant. I think we’re a very serious couple and when people see us they don’t know how to approach us. I think it’s an intensity to itself. Not quite like scorpio rising intensity, though. It’s kind of hard to describe.
Thank you!!
What about a composite Sagittarius rising with Neptune conjunct Asc? Cheerful yet mysterious? (hah). And does anyone know the effect of Venus opposite Ascendant?
welcome, 8hSun! Neptune on the AC can be the ability to transform, or for others to see you differently than you actually are. it can also make you seem ideal… particularly with Venus on the DC: you like each other and compliment each other (go well together).
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