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