Mithuna lagna
The 11th Lord for Gemini Ascendant: Mars
11th house = Aries · lord Mars · also lord of the 6th
With Gemini rising, the 11th house is Aries, the 11th sign counted from Gemini, and Aries is ruled by Mars. So for Gemini ascendant the 11th lord is Mars, which also rules the 6th through Scorpio: one graha holds the 11th and the 6th together for this ascendant. The 11th is an upachaya, and the 6th a dusthana and an upachaya.
The lagna lord, Mercury, counts Mars neutral, while Mars counts Mercury an enemy: for Gemini 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 Gemini rising they sit in Aries, a movable fire sign that is the 1st of the natural zodiac.
Aries as the 11th House of Gemini Ascendant
Aries exalts the Sun, deepest at 10°, so for Gemini ascendant the Sun is exalted in the 11th; it debilitates Saturn at 20°, so Saturn is debilitated in the 11th. 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 5th holds Libra, ruled by Venus.
Where Mars Is Strong and Weak, as Houses of Gemini Ascendant
Counted from Gemini, Mars is exalted in the 8th, debilitated in the 2nd, and in its own sign in the 6th and the 11th. Exaltation and debilitation are always six signs apart, so for Gemini ascendant the 11th lord’s best and worst houses face each other across the chart.
| 11th lord in | Sign | Mars’s dignity |
|---|---|---|
| the 1st | Gemini | in an enemy's sign |
| the 2nd | Cancer | debilitated |
| the 3rd | Leo | in a friend's sign |
| the 4th | Virgo | in an enemy's sign |
| the 5th | Libra | in a neutral sign |
| the 6th | Scorpio | in its own sign (its other house) |
| the 7th | Sagittarius | in a friend's sign |
| the 8th | Capricorn | exalted |
| the 9th | Aquarius | in a neutral sign |
| the 10th | Pisces | in a friend's sign |
| the 11th | Aries | in its own sign (its own house) |
| the 12th | Taurus | in a neutral sign |
Each row links to the placement worked out for all twelve ascendants, where Gemini is one line of twelve. None of this is a forecast for anyone born with Gemini rising; where Mars actually sits, its aspects and the running dasha decide what the 11th lord does in a chart.
Mars Through the 11th and Its Exaltation House, 2026–2028
Mars transits Aries, the 11th house of Gemini 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 8th house of Gemini 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 Gemini-rising chart’s 11th house at once.
The Other Houses of Gemini Ascendant
The whole Gemini chart, house by house, is on the Gemini ascendant page; Mars in Aries on Mars in Aries. For the method, see rashi and lagna and the 12 houses guide.