Karka lagna
The 11th Lord for Cancer Ascendant: Venus
11th house = Taurus · lord Venus · also lord of the 4th
With Cancer rising, the 11th house is Taurus, the 11th sign counted from Cancer, and Taurus is ruled by Venus. So for Cancer ascendant the 11th lord is Venus, which also rules the 4th through Libra: one graha holds the 11th and the 4th together for this ascendant. The 11th is an upachaya, and the 4th a kendra.
The lagna lord, the Moon, counts Venus neutral, while Venus counts the Moon an enemy: for Cancer ascendant the 1st and 11th lords do not see each other the same way. The 11th’s matters are income and gains, friends and networks, aspirations and elder siblings; with Cancer rising they sit in Taurus, a fixed earth sign that is the 2nd of the natural zodiac.
Taurus as the 11th House of Cancer Ascendant
Taurus exalts the Moon, deepest at 3°, so for Cancer ascendant the Moon is exalted in the 11th, and it debilitates none. The house holds Krittika (padas 2, 3 and 4), Rohini (all four padas) and Mrigashira (padas 1 and 2), whose lords are the Sun, the Moon and Mars; Venus rules none of them. Opposite, across the chart, the 5th holds Scorpio, ruled by Mars.
Where Venus Is Strong and Weak, as Houses of Cancer Ascendant
Counted from Cancer, Venus is exalted in the 9th, debilitated in the 3rd, and in its own sign in the 4th and the 11th. Exaltation and debilitation are always six signs apart, so for Cancer ascendant the 11th lord’s best and worst houses face each other across the chart.
| 11th lord in | Sign | Venus’s dignity |
|---|---|---|
| the 1st | Cancer | in an enemy's sign |
| the 2nd | Leo | in an enemy's sign |
| the 3rd | Virgo | debilitated |
| the 4th | Libra | in its own sign (its other house) |
| the 5th | Scorpio | in a neutral sign |
| the 6th | Sagittarius | in a neutral sign |
| the 7th | Capricorn | in a friend's sign |
| the 8th | Aquarius | in a friend's sign |
| the 9th | Pisces | exalted |
| the 10th | Aries | in a neutral sign |
| the 11th | Taurus | in its own sign (its own house) |
| the 12th | Gemini | in a friend's sign |
Each row links to the placement worked out for all twelve ascendants, where Cancer is one line of twelve. None of this is a forecast for anyone born with Cancer rising; where Venus actually sits, its aspects and the running dasha decide what the 11th lord does in a chart.
Venus Through the 11th and Its Exaltation House, 2026–2028
Venus transits Taurus, the 11th house of Cancer ascendant, 3 times in the table: 19 April 2026 to 14 May 2026 (25 days), 4 June 2027 to 28 June 2027 (24 days) and 28 March 2028 to 1 August 2028 (126 days). Through Pisces, the 9th house of Cancer ascendant and its exaltation sign, it passes 3 times: 2 March 2026 to 26 March 2026 (24 days), 15 April 2027 to 10 May 2027 (25 days) and 2 February 2028 to 28 February 2028 (26 days). The dates are days only. A transit is the sky, not a chart: it touches every Cancer-rising chart’s 11th house at once.
The Other Houses of Cancer Ascendant
The whole Cancer chart, house by house, is on the Cancer ascendant page; Venus in Taurus on Venus in Taurus. For the method, see rashi and lagna and the 12 houses guide.