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The 7th Lord for Sagittarius Ascendant: Mercury
7th house = Gemini · lord Mercury · also lord of the 10th
With Sagittarius rising, the 7th house is Gemini, the 7th sign counted from Sagittarius, and Gemini is ruled by Mercury. So for Sagittarius ascendant the 7th lord is Mercury, which also rules the 10th through Virgo: one graha holds the 7th and the 10th together for this ascendant. The 7th is a kendra, and the 10th a kendra and an upachaya.
The lagna lord, Jupiter, counts Mercury an enemy, while Mercury counts Jupiter neutral: for Sagittarius ascendant the 1st and 7th lords do not see each other the same way. The 7th’s matters are spouse or partner, marriage, business partnerships and public relations; with Sagittarius rising they sit in Gemini, a dual air sign that is the 3rd of the natural zodiac.
Gemini as the 7th House of Sagittarius Ascendant
Gemini exalts no graha in signs.js, so no graha is exalted in the 7th for Sagittarius ascendant, and it debilitates none. The house holds Mrigashira (padas 3 and 4), Ardra (all four padas) and Punarvasu (padas 1, 2 and 3), whose lords are Mars, Rahu and Jupiter; Mercury rules none of them. Opposite, across the chart, the 1st holds Sagittarius, ruled by Jupiter.
Where Mercury Is Strong and Weak, as Houses of Sagittarius Ascendant
Counted from Sagittarius, Mercury is exalted in the 10th, debilitated in the 4th, and in its own sign in the 7th. Exaltation and debilitation are always six signs apart, so for Sagittarius ascendant the 7th lord’s best and worst houses face each other across the chart.
| 7th lord in | Sign | Mercury’s dignity |
|---|---|---|
| the 1st | Sagittarius | in a neutral sign |
| the 2nd | Capricorn | in a neutral sign |
| the 3rd | Aquarius | in a neutral sign |
| the 4th | Pisces | debilitated |
| the 5th | Aries | in a neutral sign |
| the 6th | Taurus | in a friend's sign |
| the 7th | Gemini | in its own sign (its own house) |
| the 8th | Cancer | in an enemy's sign |
| the 9th | Leo | in a friend's sign |
| the 10th | Virgo | exalted (its other house) |
| the 11th | Libra | in a friend's sign |
| the 12th | Scorpio | in a neutral 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 Mercury actually sits, its aspects and the running dasha decide what the 7th lord does in a chart.
Mercury Through the 7th and Its Exaltation House, 2026–2028
Mercury transits Gemini, the 7th house of Sagittarius ascendant, 4 times in the table: 29 May 2026 to 22 June 2026 (24 days), 7 July 2026 to 5 August 2026 (29 days), 23 May 2027 to 30 July 2027 (68 days) and 5 July 2028 to 21 July 2028 (16 days). Through Virgo, the 10th house of Sagittarius ascendant and its exaltation sign, it passes 4 times: 7 September 2026 to 26 September 2026 (19 days), 31 August 2027 to 21 September 2027 (21 days), 21 October 2027 to 5 November 2027 (15 days) and 23 August 2028 to 30 October 2028 (68 days). The dates are days only. A transit is the sky, not a chart: it touches every Sagittarius-rising chart’s 7th house at once.
The Other Houses of Sagittarius Ascendant
The whole Sagittarius chart, house by house, is on the Sagittarius ascendant page; Mercury in Gemini on Mercury in Gemini. For the method, see rashi and lagna and the 12 houses guide.