Your sun sign is the foundation of your personality. What you present to others is your rising sign. Astrologers believe that your sun sign represents your actual self, the most authentic manifestation of who you are. Consider your rising sign to be your personality or the representation you send forth to interact with others. Your rising sign determines what people see when they look at you. Your sun sign is also called your individual birth chart because it reveals the traits and behaviors associated with your exact birth date and time. Your sun sign governs all the planets located in your own personal chart. It is the main factor in determining your natural temperament, physical appearance, and entire life path. Your rising sign is the first thing people notice about you. Whether you know it or not, it shapes how others perceive you. Your sun sign is the foundation for your rising sign. It is like a blueprint for how you express yourself throughout your life. Your rising sign can tell people something about you, even if you change your sun sign later in life. For example, an Aquarius rising could make you seem aloof but also visionary. A Taurus rising could make you seem reliable but dull-minded. The traits associated with each sun sign are general trends. Some Astrologers say that you can change your rising sign if you work on yourself with the help of your astrologer. They claim that you can transform yourself into someone else's sun sign by focusing on changing your dominant trait.