How is it different from your sun sign?
If your sun sign impacts or determines who you are on the inside, what your instincts are and what your innate personality is like, then your ascendant sign is more about your outward self—the personality you display for the world to see. As thefrisky.com explains, your sun sign can shed light on your skills, your special qualities, and your internal personality, while you rising sign “illustrates your outward self: a social mask of sorts.”