Dhanu lagna
Sagittarius Ascendant: The Twelve Houses and Their Lords
The houses here are whole signs. With Sagittarius rising, Sagittarius is the 1st house, Capricorn the 2nd, and so on round to Scorpio as the 12th; the lord of each house is the ruler of its sign. That makes Jupiter the lagna lord, and it sets which graha holds which pair of houses for every Sagittarius-rising chart, before a single planet’s position is known.
| House | Sign | Lord | Also rules | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st lord | Sagittarius | Jupiter | the 4th | kendra, trikona |
| 2nd lord | Capricorn | Saturn | the 3rd | — |
| 3rd lord | Aquarius | Saturn | the 2nd | upachaya |
| 4th lord | Pisces | Jupiter | the 1st | kendra |
| 5th lord | Aries | Mars | the 12th | trikona |
| 6th lord | Taurus | Venus | the 11th | dusthana, upachaya |
| 7th lord | Gemini | Mercury | the 10th | kendra |
| 8th lord | Cancer | Moon | — | dusthana |
| 9th lord | Leo | Sun | — | trikona |
| 10th lord | Virgo | Mercury | the 7th | kendra, upachaya |
| 11th lord | Libra | Venus | the 6th | upachaya |
| 12th lord | Scorpio | Mars | the 5th | dusthana |
Which Graha Holds What for Sagittarius Ascendant
- Sun: the 9th.
- Moon: the 8th.
- Mars: the 5th and 12th.
- Mercury: the 7th and 10th.
- Jupiter: the 1st and 4th.
- Venus: the 6th and 11th.
- Saturn: the 2nd and 3rd.
For Sagittarius ascendant no graha holds a kendra and a trikona other than the 1st together. The three dusthanas, the 6th, 8th and 12th, are held by the Moon, Mars and Venus. Rahu and Ketu lord no house in this scheme for any ascendant.
Each mahadasha read through these lordships is on its own page: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. For gemstones by this ascendant, see Sagittarius gemstones; to find your ascendant, the ascendant calculator; and for the difference between the rising sign and the Moon sign, rashi and lagna.