Makara lagna
The 2nd Lord for Capricorn Ascendant: Saturn
2nd house = Aquarius · lord Saturn · also lord of the 1st
With Capricorn rising, the 2nd house is Aquarius, the 2nd sign counted from Capricorn, and Aquarius is ruled by Saturn. So for Capricorn ascendant the 2nd lord is Saturn, which also rules the 1st through Capricorn: one graha holds the 2nd and the 1st together for this ascendant. The 2nd is classed maraka (with the 7th) and panapara (succedent), and the 1st a kendra and a trikona.
Saturn is also the lagna lord of Capricorn ascendant, so the 2nd and the 1st share one ruler. The 2nd’s matters are savings and wealth, family of origin, speech and voice and values; with Capricorn rising they sit in Aquarius, a fixed air sign that is the 11th of the natural zodiac.
Aquarius as the 2nd House of Capricorn Ascendant
Aquarius exalts no graha in signs.js, so no graha is exalted in the 2nd for Capricorn ascendant, and it debilitates none. The house holds Dhanishta (padas 3 and 4), Shatabhisha (all four padas) and Purva Bhadrapada (padas 1, 2 and 3), whose lords are Mars, Rahu and Jupiter; Saturn rules none of them. Opposite, across the chart, the 8th holds Leo, ruled by the Sun.
Where Saturn Is Strong and Weak, as Houses of Capricorn Ascendant
Counted from Capricorn, Saturn is exalted in the 10th, debilitated in the 4th, and in its own sign in the 1st and the 2nd. Exaltation and debilitation are always six signs apart, so for Capricorn ascendant the 2nd lord’s best and worst houses face each other across the chart.
| 2nd lord in | Sign | Saturn’s dignity |
|---|---|---|
| the 1st | Capricorn | in its own sign (its other house) |
| the 2nd | Aquarius | in its own sign (its own house) |
| the 3rd | Pisces | in a neutral sign |
| the 4th | Aries | debilitated |
| the 5th | Taurus | in a friend's sign |
| the 6th | Gemini | in a friend's sign |
| the 7th | Cancer | in an enemy's sign |
| the 8th | Leo | in an enemy's sign |
| the 9th | Virgo | in a friend's sign |
| the 10th | Libra | exalted |
| the 11th | Scorpio | in an enemy's sign |
| the 12th | Sagittarius | in a neutral sign |
Each row links to the placement worked out for all twelve ascendants, where Capricorn is one line of twelve. None of this is a forecast for anyone born with Capricorn rising; where Saturn actually sits, its aspects and the running dasha decide what the 2nd lord does in a chart.
Saturn Through the 2nd and Its Exaltation House, 2026–2028
Saturn does not reach Aquarius, the 2nd house of Capricorn ascendant, between 2026 and 2028. It does not reach Libra, its exaltation sign and the 10th house of Capricorn ascendant, in those years. The dates are days only. A transit is the sky, not a chart: it touches every Capricorn-rising chart’s 2nd house at once.
The Other Houses of Capricorn Ascendant
The whole Capricorn chart, house by house, is on the Capricorn ascendant page; Saturn in Aquarius on Saturn in Aquarius. For the method, see rashi and lagna and the 12 houses guide.