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The 5th Lord for Sagittarius Ascendant: Mars
5th house = Aries · lord Mars · also lord of the 12th
With Sagittarius rising, the 5th house is Aries, the 5th sign counted from Sagittarius, and Aries is ruled by Mars. So for Sagittarius ascendant the 5th lord is Mars, which also rules the 12th through Scorpio: one graha holds the 5th and the 12th together for this ascendant. The 5th is a trikona, and the 12th a dusthana.
The lagna lord, Jupiter, and the 5th lord, Mars, count each other a friend for Sagittarius ascendant. The 5th’s matters are children, creativity and arts, romance and higher learning; with Sagittarius rising they sit in Aries, a movable fire sign that is the 1st of the natural zodiac.
Aries as the 5th House of Sagittarius Ascendant
Aries exalts the Sun, deepest at 10°, so for Sagittarius ascendant the Sun is exalted in the 5th; it debilitates Saturn at 20°, so Saturn is debilitated in the 5th. 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 11th holds Libra, ruled by Venus.
Where Mars Is Strong and Weak, as Houses of Sagittarius Ascendant
Counted from Sagittarius, Mars is exalted in the 2nd, debilitated in the 8th, and in its own sign in the 5th and the 12th. Exaltation and debilitation are always six signs apart, so for Sagittarius ascendant the 5th lord’s best and worst houses face each other across the chart.
| 5th lord in | Sign | Mars’s dignity |
|---|---|---|
| the 1st | Sagittarius | in a friend's sign |
| the 2nd | Capricorn | exalted |
| the 3rd | Aquarius | in a neutral sign |
| the 4th | Pisces | in a friend's sign |
| the 5th | Aries | in its own sign (its own house) |
| the 6th | Taurus | in a neutral sign |
| the 7th | Gemini | in an enemy's sign |
| the 8th | Cancer | debilitated |
| the 9th | Leo | in a friend's sign |
| the 10th | Virgo | in an enemy's sign |
| the 11th | Libra | in a neutral sign |
| the 12th | Scorpio | in its own sign (its other house) |
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 Mars actually sits, its aspects and the running dasha decide what the 5th lord does in a chart.
Mars Through the 5th and Its Exaltation House, 2026–2028
Mars transits Aries, the 5th house of Sagittarius 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 2nd house of Sagittarius 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 Sagittarius-rising chart’s 5th house at once.
The Other Houses of Sagittarius Ascendant
The whole Sagittarius chart, house by house, is on the Sagittarius ascendant page; Mars in Aries on Mars in Aries. For the method, see rashi and lagna and the 12 houses guide.