Get your exact birth date, birth time, and birth place
Generate your natal chart using an astrology website or app
Identify your Sun sign
Identify your Moon sign
Identify your Rising sign or Ascendant
Note the positions of Mercury, Venus, and Mars
Note the positions of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto
Check which zodiac sign each planet is in
Check which house each planet is in
Look at the aspects between planets
Find any conjunctions, oppositions, trines, squares, and sextiles
Review the chart ruler, which is the planet ruling your Rising sign
Examine the balance of elements: fire, earth, air, and water
Examine the balance of modalities: cardinal, fixed, and mutable
Pay attention to any strong or repeated placements
Interpret the chart as a whole rather than one placement alone