Free Midheaven Calculator
Find your Midheaven sign, exact MC degree, house placement, and career-focused interpretation from precise birth details.
Free astrology tool
Calculate your Midheaven (MC)
Use your exact birth time and city to find the Midheaven at the top of your natal chart.
Your exact result appears here
Calculate your Midheaven sign and MC degree for career, vocation, and public life themes. The calculation uses the same focused endpoint documented for developers.
View Simple Signs API documentationThe Pinnacle of the Chart
The MC represents the user's highest aspirations. Accuracy here determines the entire career reading.
Vocational Analysis
Use the MC sign to generate career path suggestions, leadership styles, and public reputation insights.
House Center
In most quadrant house systems (Placidus, Koch, etc.), the MC is the cusp of the 10th House. Calculating it accurately sets up the houses involved in career.
Astro-Mapping
The MC is crucial for AstroCartography lines (Zenith). Use `abs_pos` to map user's career lines across the globe.
Professional Career Widgets
Add a "Career Insight" widget to your app in minutes. Just pass birth details and get the MC sign + interpretation.
LST Calculation
We handle Local Sidereal Time math internally.
Imum Coeli (IC)
The IC (Home/Roots) is simply MC + 180°. Easy to derive.
curl -X POST "https://api.freeastroapi.com/api/v1/western/signs/midheaven" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY" \
-d '{
"year": 1990,
"month": 5,
"day": 15,
"hour": 14,
"minute": 30,
"city": "New York",
"zodiac_type": "tropical",
"house_system": "placidus"
}'Frequently Asked Questions
Is the MC the same as the 10th House Cusp?
In quadrant systems like Placidus, yes. In Whole Sign houses, the MC can fall in the 9th, 10th, or 11th house, but it remains the point of highest culmination.
Can I calculate this without birth time?
No. Like the Ascendant, the MC relies entirely on the Earth's rotation. An accurate birth time is mandatory.
What about polar latitudes?
Our engine handles high-latitude calculations where the MC/ASC relationship can become distorted, prioritizing astronomical correctness.
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