Mesha lagna
The 1st Lord for Aries Ascendant: Mars
1st house = Aries · lord Mars · also lord of the 8th
With Aries rising, the 1st house is Aries, the ascendant itself, and Aries is ruled by Mars. So for Aries ascendant the 1st lord is Mars, which also rules the 8th through Scorpio: one graha holds the 1st and the 8th together for this ascendant. The 1st is a kendra and a trikona, and the 8th a dusthana.
Mars is therefore the lagna lord of Aries ascendant itself. The 1st’s matters are personal identity and life direction; with Aries rising they sit in Aries, a movable fire sign that is also the 1st of the natural zodiac.
Aries as the 1st House of Aries Ascendant
Aries exalts the Sun, deepest at 10°, so for Aries ascendant the Sun is exalted in the 1st; it debilitates Saturn at 20°, so Saturn is debilitated in the 1st. The house holds Ashwini (all four padas), Bharani (all four padas) and Krittika (pada 1), whose lords are Ketu, Venus and the Sun; Mars rules none of them. Opposite, across the chart, the 7th holds Libra, ruled by Venus.
Where Mars Is Strong and Weak, as Houses of Aries Ascendant
Counted from Aries, Mars is exalted in the 10th, debilitated in the 4th, and in its own sign in the 1st and the 8th. Exaltation and debilitation are always six signs apart, so for Aries ascendant the 1st lord’s best and worst houses face each other across the chart.
| 1st lord in | Sign | Mars’s dignity |
|---|---|---|
| the 1st | Aries | in its own sign (its own house) |
| the 2nd | Taurus | in a neutral sign |
| the 3rd | Gemini | in an enemy's sign |
| the 4th | Cancer | debilitated |
| the 5th | Leo | in a friend's sign |
| the 6th | Virgo | in an enemy's sign |
| the 7th | Libra | in a neutral sign |
| the 8th | Scorpio | in its own sign (its other house) |
| the 9th | Sagittarius | in a friend's sign |
| the 10th | Capricorn | exalted |
| the 11th | Aquarius | in a neutral sign |
| the 12th | Pisces | in a friend's sign |
Each row links to the placement worked out for all twelve ascendants, where Aries is one line of twelve. None of this is a forecast for anyone born with Aries rising; where Mars actually sits, its aspects and the running dasha decide what the 1st lord does in a chart.
Mars Through the 1st and Its Exaltation House, 2026–2028
Mars transits Aries, the 1st house of Aries ascendant, 2 times in the table: 11 May 2026 to 20 June 2026 (40 days) and 20 April 2028 to 31 May 2028 (41 days). Through Capricorn, the 10th house of Aries ascendant and its exaltation sign, it passes 2 times: 16 January 2026 to 23 February 2026 (38 days) and 27 December 2027 to 3 February 2028 (38 days). The dates are days only. A transit is the sky, not a chart: it touches every Aries-rising chart’s 1st house at once.
The Other Houses of Aries Ascendant
The whole Aries chart, house by house, is on the Aries ascendant page; Mars in Aries on Mars in Aries. For the method, see rashi and lagna and the 12 houses guide.