Kanya lagna
The 2nd Lord for Virgo Ascendant: Venus
2nd house = Libra · lord Venus · also lord of the 9th
With Virgo rising, the 2nd house is Libra, the 2nd sign counted from Virgo, and Libra is ruled by Venus. So for Virgo ascendant the 2nd lord is Venus, which also rules the 9th through Taurus: one graha holds the 2nd and the 9th together for this ascendant. The 2nd is classed maraka (with the 7th) and panapara (succedent), and the 9th a trikona.
The lagna lord, Mercury, and the 2nd lord, Venus, count each other a friend for Virgo ascendant. The 2nd’s matters are savings and wealth, family of origin, speech and voice and values; with Virgo rising they sit in Libra, a movable air sign that is the 7th of the natural zodiac.
Libra as the 2nd House of Virgo Ascendant
Libra exalts Saturn, deepest at 20°, so for Virgo ascendant Saturn is exalted in the 2nd; it debilitates the Sun at 10°, so the Sun is debilitated in the 2nd. The house holds Chitra (padas 3 and 4), Swati (all four padas) and Vishakha (padas 1, 2 and 3), whose lords are Mars, Rahu and Jupiter; Venus rules none of them. Opposite, across the chart, the 8th holds Aries, ruled by Mars.
Where Venus Is Strong and Weak, as Houses of Virgo Ascendant
Counted from Virgo, Venus is exalted in the 7th, debilitated in the 1st, and in its own sign in the 2nd and the 9th. Exaltation and debilitation are always six signs apart, so for Virgo ascendant the 2nd lord’s best and worst houses face each other across the chart.
| 2nd lord in | Sign | Venus’s dignity |
|---|---|---|
| the 1st | Virgo | debilitated |
| the 2nd | Libra | in its own sign (its own house) |
| the 3rd | Scorpio | in a neutral sign |
| the 4th | Sagittarius | in a neutral sign |
| the 5th | Capricorn | in a friend's sign |
| the 6th | Aquarius | in a friend's sign |
| the 7th | Pisces | exalted |
| the 8th | Aries | in a neutral sign |
| the 9th | Taurus | in its own sign (its other house) |
| the 10th | Gemini | in a friend's sign |
| the 11th | Cancer | in an enemy's sign |
| the 12th | Leo | in an enemy's sign |
Each row links to the placement worked out for all twelve ascendants, where Virgo is one line of twelve. None of this is a forecast for anyone born with Virgo rising; where Venus actually sits, its aspects and the running dasha decide what the 2nd lord does in a chart.
Venus Through the 2nd and Its Exaltation House, 2026–2028
Venus transits Libra, the 2nd house of Virgo ascendant, 4 times in the table: 2 September 2026 to 6 November 2026 (65 days), 22 November 2026 to 1 January 2027 (40 days), 3 October 2027 to 27 October 2027 (24 days) and 16 November 2028 to 10 December 2028 (24 days). Through Pisces, the 7th house of Virgo 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 Virgo-rising chart’s 2nd house at once.
The Other Houses of Virgo Ascendant
The whole Virgo chart, house by house, is on the Virgo ascendant page; Venus in Libra on Venus in Libra. For the method, see rashi and lagna and the 12 houses guide.