Vrishchika lagna
The 7th Lord for Scorpio Ascendant: Venus
7th house = Taurus · lord Venus · also lord of the 12th
With Scorpio rising, the 7th house is Taurus, the 7th sign counted from Scorpio, and Taurus is ruled by Venus. So for Scorpio ascendant the 7th lord is Venus, which also rules the 12th through Libra: one graha holds the 7th and the 12th together for this ascendant. The 7th is a kendra, and the 12th a dusthana.
The lagna lord, Mars, and the 7th lord, Venus, count each other neutral for Scorpio ascendant. The 7th’s matters are spouse or partner, marriage, business partnerships and public relations; with Scorpio rising they sit in Taurus, a fixed earth sign that is the 2nd of the natural zodiac.
Taurus as the 7th House of Scorpio Ascendant
Taurus exalts the Moon, deepest at 3°, so for Scorpio ascendant the Moon is exalted in the 7th, and it debilitates none. The house holds Krittika (padas 2, 3 and 4), Rohini (all four padas) and Mrigashira (padas 1 and 2), whose lords are the Sun, the Moon and Mars; Venus rules none of them. Opposite, across the chart, the 1st holds Scorpio, ruled by Mars.
Where Venus Is Strong and Weak, as Houses of Scorpio Ascendant
Counted from Scorpio, Venus is exalted in the 5th, debilitated in the 11th, and in its own sign in the 7th and the 12th. Exaltation and debilitation are always six signs apart, so for Scorpio ascendant the 7th lord’s best and worst houses face each other across the chart.
| 7th lord in | Sign | Venus’s dignity |
|---|---|---|
| the 1st | Scorpio | in a neutral sign |
| the 2nd | Sagittarius | in a neutral sign |
| the 3rd | Capricorn | in a friend's sign |
| the 4th | Aquarius | in a friend's sign |
| the 5th | Pisces | exalted |
| the 6th | Aries | in a neutral sign |
| the 7th | Taurus | in its own sign (its own house) |
| the 8th | Gemini | in a friend's sign |
| the 9th | Cancer | in an enemy's sign |
| the 10th | Leo | in an enemy's sign |
| the 11th | Virgo | debilitated |
| the 12th | Libra | in its own sign (its other house) |
Each row links to the placement worked out for all twelve ascendants, where Scorpio is one line of twelve. None of this is a forecast for anyone born with Scorpio rising; where Venus actually sits, its aspects and the running dasha decide what the 7th lord does in a chart.
Venus Through the 7th and Its Exaltation House, 2026–2028
Venus transits Taurus, the 7th house of Scorpio ascendant, 3 times in the table: 19 April 2026 to 14 May 2026 (25 days), 4 June 2027 to 28 June 2027 (24 days) and 28 March 2028 to 1 August 2028 (126 days). Through Pisces, the 5th house of Scorpio ascendant and its exaltation sign, it passes 3 times: 2 March 2026 to 26 March 2026 (24 days), 15 April 2027 to 10 May 2027 (25 days) and 2 February 2028 to 28 February 2028 (26 days). The dates are days only. A transit is the sky, not a chart: it touches every Scorpio-rising chart’s 7th house at once.
The Other Houses of Scorpio Ascendant
The whole Scorpio chart, house by house, is on the Scorpio ascendant page; Venus in Taurus on Venus in Taurus. For the method, see rashi and lagna and the 12 houses guide.