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The 2nd Lord for Sagittarius Ascendant: Saturn
2nd house = Capricorn · lord Saturn · also lord of the 3rd
With Sagittarius rising, the 2nd house is Capricorn, the 2nd sign counted from Sagittarius, and Capricorn is ruled by Saturn. So for Sagittarius ascendant the 2nd lord is Saturn, which also rules the 3rd through Aquarius: one graha holds the 2nd and the 3rd together for this ascendant. The 2nd is classed maraka (with the 7th) and panapara (succedent), and the 3rd an upachaya.
The lagna lord, Jupiter, and the 2nd lord, Saturn, count each other neutral for Sagittarius ascendant. The 2nd’s matters are savings and wealth, family of origin, speech and voice and values; with Sagittarius rising they sit in Capricorn, a movable earth sign that is the 10th of the natural zodiac.
Capricorn as the 2nd House of Sagittarius Ascendant
Capricorn exalts Mars, deepest at 28°, so for Sagittarius ascendant Mars is exalted in the 2nd; it debilitates Jupiter at 5°, so Jupiter is debilitated in the 2nd. The house holds Uttara Ashadha (padas 2, 3 and 4), Shravana (all four padas) and Dhanishta (padas 1 and 2), whose lords are the Sun, the Moon and Mars; Saturn rules none of them. Opposite, across the chart, the 8th holds Cancer, ruled by the Moon.
Where Saturn Is Strong and Weak, as Houses of Sagittarius Ascendant
Counted from Sagittarius, Saturn is exalted in the 11th, debilitated in the 5th, and in its own sign in the 2nd and the 3rd. Exaltation and debilitation are always six signs apart, so for Sagittarius ascendant the 2nd lord’s best and worst houses face each other across the chart.
| 2nd lord in | Sign | Saturn’s dignity |
|---|---|---|
| the 1st | Sagittarius | in a neutral sign |
| the 2nd | Capricorn | in its own sign (its own house) |
| the 3rd | Aquarius | in its own sign (its other house) |
| the 4th | Pisces | in a neutral sign |
| the 5th | Aries | debilitated |
| the 6th | Taurus | in a friend's sign |
| the 7th | Gemini | in a friend's sign |
| the 8th | Cancer | in an enemy's sign |
| the 9th | Leo | in an enemy's sign |
| the 10th | Virgo | in a friend's sign |
| the 11th | Libra | exalted |
| the 12th | Scorpio | in an enemy's sign |
Each row links to the placement worked out for all twelve ascendants, where Sagittarius is one line of twelve. None of this is a forecast for anyone born with Sagittarius 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 Capricorn, the 2nd house of Sagittarius ascendant, between 2026 and 2028. It does not reach Libra, its exaltation sign and the 11th house of Sagittarius ascendant, in those years. The dates are days only. A transit is the sky, not a chart: it touches every Sagittarius-rising chart’s 2nd house at once.
The Other Houses of Sagittarius Ascendant
The whole Sagittarius chart, house by house, is on the Sagittarius ascendant page; Saturn in Capricorn on Saturn in Capricorn. For the method, see rashi and lagna and the 12 houses guide.