My rising sign doesn't really match me?

I hope this will help you understand your Rising Sign now.

Our Rising Sign= Our Personality, Personal Appearance, and First Impression Made.

Our Rising Sign is the FIRST thing that we "show" when we first meet someone.

When we begin to know someone longer we then "show" our nature. Our Nature= Our Sun Sign.

And eventually we will "show" our emotions to another as Our Emotions= Our Moon Sign.

No wonder you are confused. But I am hopeful that you now understand the order in which we reveal ourselves to others.

And I think you did a pretty good job describing your Cancer Rising with your comments about being shy and very sensitive. I imagine when you meet someone for the first time you ARE shy and rather introverted and don't say much. This is a pretty typical definition for Cancer Rising Sign.

Yet you are much more than your Rising Sign. Your Nature and Your Emotions are similar to Air Signs, Add that information if you can for the ones that answer your question next as that information will fill in the "missing links."

I imagine with your traits listed... Impatient. Multitasking. Aloof. Jack of All Trades. Many Personalities is a great way to describe the energy of your sun and moon because we do have many different traits to our sun AND many different ways that we show emotion.

You could have some Sag with the Impatience, Multi-Tasker. Jack of All Trades. Loving Animals.

Aquarius is known for being aloof.

Gemini is known for having many personalities (or just two, good or bad lol)

Hiding your sensitive side sounds like Scorpio or Capricorn.

Cancer, Leo, and Pisces love children though really all signs can love children.

I hope this is helpful. You might want to ask a question about your Sun and Moon Signs because I call The Foundation of the Natal Chart the Sun, Moon, and Rising. Once you understand the foundation you can then add the other planets for more information.

Good luck and bless you too.

Rising sign translates to ascendant which translates to first house. The houses are merely spheres of life. You have moon energy in the first house. The first house governs life, vitality and health ( not to be confused with disease). The first house is literally what the soul (sun) has to work with (body). For instance you may have a fighters spirit but unfortunately if you don't have a fighters body you wouldn't make very much of a good boxer (professionally anyhow). More important than the sign in the first house is the planet/s, if any. Saturn in the first house is frail, thin, even short stature. None of which is necessarily unhealthy (I take that back frail perhaps is, but only if afflicted). Mars here has a naturally athletic physique and/or sexiness. The first house is what the soul sees when it looks in the mirror. In your case you may have Cancerian (typical ) features such as wide set eyes, a large, even round shaped head or face, fair complexion, etc.

The ascendant is the casing of the Soul and represents our outer strengths and attributes. Sun and moon represent our inner strength as well as our elemental make up. The sun governs our concious day and the moon our concious night. Both play a huge part in the way we see and feel about ourselves which is often restricted or liberated by the way we look. The more vital the Sun the less confounded we are to behave insecure. These are the folks you might say have a sexiness about them you can't put your finger on because their sun out shines their flaws. This is something the descendant sees clearly as well as your enemies . So you love children well let's take a look at your fifth house, maybe its something their that makes you love children more than average, you love small pets let's take a look at your 7th house (pets also see you clearly). Sun traits allow us to peer into the core of an individuals soul, what's left of them when stripped of earthly things. The houses are aspects of life that we can't take with us.

Was it ever Gemini?

Is it now Cancer?

It all depends on how accurate your birthtime is, and how accurate the computer program (or human brain) that calculated your chart. The majority of the astrological chart software (for free charts) has glitches.

This one is accurate. Double-check your Ascendant (the sign is called the Rising Sign, the degree of the sign is called your Ascendant):

http://alabe.com/freechart/

Interesting thing about your Ascendant. It's not part or your inner personality. It is not one of your inner needs.

Planets represent inner needs, different facets of your personality.

The Ascendant is not a planet. It is the cusp/start of your 1st house. Houses represent areas of life, and the way we handle that area of life.

The 1st house is the projection of our personality. It is not OUR personality, but it is the projection. It is the "mask" we put on when we are uncertain, or in a group of people we are not totally at ease with. Cancer ACTS shy, reserved.

All of the qualities you have listed (except for "shy") are NOT Ascendant-type qualities .. they are qualities that belong to planets, and will be found either through the sign that some of these planets are in, or - more likely - through aspects that involve the planets.

SCORPIO ASCENDANT Silent slinky Scorpio. These natives move from the pelvis area, with the upper torso almost motionless as they do so. They are often stocky with shortened limbs giving the appearance a weighty look. The Scorpio voice is one that can project - often soft and low pitched - but unmistakably husky and self assured. The eyes may be large and penetrating; they may be the outstanding facial feature. Hair typically is black, thick, coarse -- often curly. The nose may be seen as 'Roman.' Skin might be sallow and somewhat oily. The early degrees of Scorpio rising have many thin types with narrow hips and long legs - very top weighted. Late degrees of Scorpio exhibit more even weightedness. There is always a "presence" about Scorpio rising - they are always noticed when entering a room. Feedback: My voice is kinda soft and low pitched so I say yeah for that one. I'm not stocky with shortened limbs. My eyes aren't big but they do stand out because of the shape and color. Yeah my hair is kinda thick and coarse, and curly but it's not dark, I have light colored hair. My nose doesn't look Roman. lol I don't know what sallow is but my skin isn't oily. My hips aren't narrow but there not too big either and yes I have long legs. And of course I'm noticed when entering a room! :]