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The 2nd Lord for Libra Ascendant: Mars
2nd house = Scorpio · lord Mars · also lord of the 7th
With Libra rising, the 2nd house is Scorpio, the 2nd sign counted from Libra, and Scorpio is ruled by Mars. So for Libra ascendant the 2nd lord is Mars, which also rules the 7th through Aries: one graha holds the 2nd and the 7th together for this ascendant. The 2nd is classed maraka (with the 7th) and panapara (succedent), and the 7th a kendra.
The lagna lord, Venus, and the 2nd lord, Mars, count each other neutral for Libra ascendant. The 2nd’s matters are savings and wealth, family of origin, speech and voice and values; with Libra rising they sit in Scorpio, a fixed water sign that is the 8th of the natural zodiac.
Scorpio as the 2nd House of Libra Ascendant
Scorpio exalts no graha in signs.js, so no graha is exalted in the 2nd for Libra ascendant; it debilitates the Moon at 3°, so the Moon is debilitated in the 2nd. The house holds Vishakha (pada 4), Anuradha (all four padas) and Jyeshtha (all four padas), whose lords are Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury; Mars rules none of them. Opposite, across the chart, the 8th holds Taurus, ruled by Venus.
Where Mars Is Strong and Weak, as Houses of Libra Ascendant
Counted from Libra, Mars is exalted in the 4th, debilitated in the 10th, and in its own sign in the 2nd and the 7th. Exaltation and debilitation are always six signs apart, so for Libra ascendant the 2nd lord’s best and worst houses face each other across the chart.
| 2nd lord in | Sign | Mars’s dignity |
|---|---|---|
| the 1st | Libra | in a neutral sign |
| the 2nd | Scorpio | in its own sign (its own house) |
| the 3rd | Sagittarius | in a friend's sign |
| the 4th | Capricorn | exalted |
| the 5th | Aquarius | in a neutral sign |
| the 6th | Pisces | in a friend's sign |
| the 7th | Aries | in its own sign (its other house) |
| the 8th | Taurus | in a neutral sign |
| the 9th | Gemini | in an enemy's sign |
| the 10th | Cancer | debilitated |
| the 11th | Leo | in a friend's sign |
| the 12th | Virgo | in an enemy's sign |
Each row links to the placement worked out for all twelve ascendants, where Libra is one line of twelve. None of this is a forecast for anyone born with Libra rising; where Mars actually sits, its aspects and the running dasha decide what the 2nd lord does in a chart.
Mars Through the 2nd and Its Exaltation House, 2026–2028
Mars transits Scorpio, the 2nd house of Libra ascendant, once in the table: 8 October 2027 to 18 November 2027 (41 days). Through Capricorn, the 4th house of Libra 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 Libra-rising chart’s 2nd house at once.
The Other Houses of Libra Ascendant
The whole Libra chart, house by house, is on the Libra ascendant page; Mars in Scorpio on Mars in Scorpio. For the method, see rashi and lagna and the 12 houses guide.