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Find the wound you came in with — and the gift you build by healing it. Enter your birth date and get your Chiron sign in seconds. Chiron is the Wounded Healer of the birth chart.
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Chiron moves slowly — your birth year and month usually determine your sign. Exact dates near sign changes may show two possibilities.
What is Chiron?
Discovered in 1977, Chiron is a small body orbiting between Saturn and Uranus — a comet-asteroid hybrid called a centaur. In mythology, Chiron was the wisest of the centaurs: a healer, teacher, and mentor to heroes. Despite his great healing gifts, he carried an incurable wound of his own. This paradox — the wound that cannot be healed yet becomes the source of wisdom — is the essence of what Chiron represents in astrology.
Your Chiron sign describes the nature of your core wound: the recurring vulnerability you carry through life, often from very early experiences. Your Chiron house describes where in life it plays out. The healing of Chiron is not about eliminating the wound but about integrating it — and in doing so, developing a depth of wisdom and compassion that only those who have suffered in that particular way can offer to others.
Current transit
Chiron in Aries (2018–2026)
Chiron has been transiting Aries since April 2018 and remains there through June 2026. This generational passage activates collective wounds around identity, self-assertion, and the right to take up space. Those born with natal Chiron in Aries (born roughly 1969–1976 and 2018–present) may be experiencing their Chiron Return — one of the most significant healing transits of a lifetime.
All 12 Chiron signs
Find your sign above, then read the full guide below.
Frequently asked questions
What is Chiron in astrology?
Chiron is a small solar system body — a comet-asteroid hybrid called a centaur — discovered in 1977, orbiting between Saturn and Uranus. In astrology it is called the 'Wounded Healer' because it represents an area of deep, recurring vulnerability that, once we stop running from it, becomes our greatest source of wisdom and healing capacity. Chiron's placement in the birth chart by sign and house describes the nature and location of this core wound.
How do I find my Chiron sign?
Because Chiron moves slowly through the zodiac — spending between 2 and 9 years in each sign depending on its highly elliptical orbit — your birth year and month are usually enough to determine your Chiron sign. Enter your birth date in the calculator above. For your exact Chiron degree and house placement, you will need your birth time and location for a full natal chart.
What is the Chiron Return?
The Chiron Return occurs around age 50–51 when transiting Chiron returns to the exact position it held at your birth. It is one of the most significant healing transits of a lifetime — a reckoning with your core wound and an invitation to fully integrate what you've been healing your whole life. Many people experience major life shifts around this time: career changes, health events, relationship transformations, or profound spiritual awakenings.
Why does Chiron spend so long in some signs?
Chiron's orbit is highly elliptical, which means it moves at very different speeds depending on where it is in its orbit. Near perihelion (closest to the Sun), it zips through signs like Libra and Scorpio in about 2 years. Near aphelion (farthest from the Sun), it crawls through Aries and Pisces for up to 9 years. This is why entire generations share a Chiron sign in some eras, while in others the sign changes quickly.
What does Chiron in Aries mean for the current generation?
Chiron has been in Aries from 2018 through 2026, making this a generational healing theme around identity, self-assertion, and the right to exist without justification. Collectively, this transit corresponds with cultural reckonings around individuality, bodily autonomy, and the courage to act without permission. For those with natal Chiron in Aries, this period may coincide with their Chiron Return — a profound healing of the wound around being oneself.
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The sign describes the wound — the house reveals which area of your life it concentrates in. Enter your exact birth time and location for your complete natal chart, including Chiron's house and aspects to other planets.