Kumbha lagna
The 11th Lord for Aquarius Ascendant: Jupiter
11th house = Sagittarius · lord Jupiter · also lord of the 2nd
With Aquarius rising, the 11th house is Sagittarius, the 11th sign counted from Aquarius, and Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter. So for Aquarius ascendant the 11th lord is Jupiter, which also rules the 2nd through Pisces: one graha holds the 11th and the 2nd together for this ascendant. The 11th is an upachaya, and the 2nd classed maraka (with the 7th) and panapara (succedent).
The lagna lord, Saturn, and the 11th lord, Jupiter, count each other neutral for Aquarius ascendant. The 11th’s matters are income and gains, friends and networks, aspirations and elder siblings; with Aquarius rising they sit in Sagittarius, a dual fire sign that is the 9th of the natural zodiac.
Sagittarius as the 11th House of Aquarius Ascendant
Sagittarius exalts no graha in signs.js, so no graha is exalted in the 11th for Aquarius ascendant, and it debilitates none. The house holds Mula (all four padas), Purva Ashadha (all four padas) and Uttara Ashadha (pada 1), whose lords are Ketu, Venus and the Sun; Jupiter rules none of them. Opposite, across the chart, the 5th holds Gemini, ruled by Mercury.
Where Jupiter Is Strong and Weak, as Houses of Aquarius Ascendant
Counted from Aquarius, Jupiter is exalted in the 6th, debilitated in the 12th, and in its own sign in the 2nd and the 11th. Exaltation and debilitation are always six signs apart, so for Aquarius ascendant the 11th lord’s best and worst houses face each other across the chart.
| 11th lord in | Sign | Jupiter’s dignity |
|---|---|---|
| the 1st | Aquarius | in a neutral sign |
| the 2nd | Pisces | in its own sign (its other house) |
| the 3rd | Aries | in a friend's sign |
| the 4th | Taurus | in an enemy's sign |
| the 5th | Gemini | in an enemy's sign |
| the 6th | Cancer | exalted |
| the 7th | Leo | in a friend's sign |
| the 8th | Virgo | in an enemy's sign |
| the 9th | Libra | in an enemy's sign |
| the 10th | Scorpio | in a friend's sign |
| the 11th | Sagittarius | in its own sign (its own house) |
| the 12th | Capricorn | debilitated |
Each row links to the placement worked out for all twelve ascendants, where Aquarius is one line of twelve. None of this is a forecast for anyone born with Aquarius rising; where Jupiter actually sits, its aspects and the running dasha decide what the 11th lord does in a chart.
Jupiter Through the 11th and Its Exaltation House, 2026–2028
Jupiter does not reach Sagittarius, the 11th house of Aquarius ascendant, between 2026 and 2028. Through Cancer, the 6th house of Aquarius ascendant and its exaltation sign, it passes 2 times: 2 June 2026 to 31 October 2026 (151 days) and 25 January 2027 to 26 June 2027 (152 days). The dates are days only. A transit is the sky, not a chart: it touches every Aquarius-rising chart’s 11th house at once.
The Other Houses of Aquarius Ascendant
The whole Aquarius chart, house by house, is on the Aquarius ascendant page; Jupiter in Sagittarius on Jupiter in Sagittarius. For the method, see rashi and lagna and the 12 houses guide.