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The 4th Lord for Sagittarius Ascendant: Jupiter
4th house = Pisces · lord Jupiter · also lord of the 1st
With Sagittarius rising, the 4th house is Pisces, the 4th sign counted from Sagittarius, and Pisces is ruled by Jupiter. So for Sagittarius ascendant the 4th lord is Jupiter, which also rules the 1st through Sagittarius: one graha holds the 4th and the 1st together for this ascendant. The 4th is a kendra, and the 1st a kendra and a trikona.
Jupiter is also the lagna lord of Sagittarius ascendant, so the 4th and the 1st share one ruler. The 4th’s matters are mother's influence, home and property, inner contentment and vehicles; with Sagittarius rising they sit in Pisces, a dual water sign that is the 12th of the natural zodiac.
Pisces as the 4th House of Sagittarius Ascendant
Pisces exalts Venus, deepest at 27°, so for Sagittarius ascendant Venus is exalted in the 4th; it debilitates Mercury at 15°, so Mercury is debilitated in the 4th. The house holds Purva Bhadrapada (pada 4), Uttara Bhadrapada (all four padas) and Revati (all four padas), whose lords are Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury; Jupiter rules one of them, Purva Bhadrapada, so for Sagittarius ascendant the 4th lord also owns a nakshatra inside the 4th. Opposite, across the chart, the 10th holds Virgo, ruled by Mercury.
Where Jupiter Is Strong and Weak, as Houses of Sagittarius Ascendant
Counted from Sagittarius, Jupiter is exalted in the 8th, debilitated in the 2nd, and in its own sign in the 1st and the 4th. Exaltation and debilitation are always six signs apart, so for Sagittarius ascendant the 4th lord’s best and worst houses face each other across the chart.
| 4th lord in | Sign | Jupiter’s dignity |
|---|---|---|
| the 1st | Sagittarius | in its own sign (its other house) |
| the 2nd | Capricorn | debilitated |
| the 3rd | Aquarius | in a neutral sign |
| the 4th | Pisces | in its own sign (its own house) |
| the 5th | Aries | in a friend's sign |
| the 6th | Taurus | in an enemy's sign |
| the 7th | Gemini | in an enemy's sign |
| the 8th | Cancer | exalted |
| the 9th | Leo | in a friend's sign |
| the 10th | Virgo | in an enemy's sign |
| the 11th | Libra | in an enemy's sign |
| the 12th | Scorpio | in a friend'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 Jupiter actually sits, its aspects and the running dasha decide what the 4th lord does in a chart.
Jupiter Through the 4th and Its Exaltation House, 2026–2028
Jupiter does not reach Pisces, the 4th house of Sagittarius ascendant, between 2026 and 2028. Through Cancer, the 8th house of Sagittarius ascendant and its exaltation sign, it passes 2 times: 2 June 2026 to 31 October 2026 (151 days) and 25 January 2027 to 26 June 2027 (152 days). The dates are days only. A transit is the sky, not a chart: it touches every Sagittarius-rising chart’s 4th house at once.
The Other Houses of Sagittarius Ascendant
The whole Sagittarius chart, house by house, is on the Sagittarius ascendant page; Jupiter in Pisces on Jupiter in Pisces. For the method, see rashi and lagna and the 12 houses guide.