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Its not what we think.... If the time is 8:25 PM, on August 2, then it appears at first that it was that was Daylight time in Taiwan, not Standard Time. And daylight time means that you have an Aquarius ascendant whether you want it or not.
So the real question here is whether there was daylight time or standard time in Taiwan at that time. AstrolDeluxe says that it was Daylight time. Solar Fire says that it was Standard time. I didn't know which is which.
So more sleuthing......
According to Wiki, DST in Taiwan is a checkered thing:
"Taiwan implemented DST from 1945–61, revoked DST from 1962-73, reinstated DST from 1974–75, revoked DST from 1976-79 and reinstated it in 1980. Taiwan abandoned DST from 1981 onwards."
This means that there was no DST in Taiwan when you were born, so you actually have Pisces rising, not Aquarius, provided that your mother's wrist watch was correct.
There was no daylight saving in Taiwan in 1979? But my mother said there was. Who is right?