Reading Time: 4 minutesMercury in the 4th house is generally considered a beneficial placement in the natives’ ascendant chart. However, this perspective is nuanced. Firstly, let us recall that the fourth house represents domestic comforts, residences, fixed assets, happiness and luxuries available to us within the house, relations and ambience at home, mother of the…

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe 3rd house governs the native’s siblings, including brothers and siblings, their relationships with the native, the native’s courage, writing skills, short-term journeys; Mercury’s placement in the 3rd house will bestow excellent writing and even speaking skills in the person. Mercury in the 3rd house will give good relations of the native…

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe 2nd house of the Lagna (ascendant) chart controls self-earned wealth, income, bank balance, financial assets, speech, communication and relations with the family. Mercury’s placement here is considered benefic as Mercury will bestow the native with the intellect to earn money, maintain it safely, speak properly to their family members, etc., a…

Reading Time: 4 minutesMercury is a benefic planet, so its positioning in the first house or ascendant house (Lagna Sthana) is considered auspicious or benefic for the native or person. Mercury is known as the prince in Vedic astrology, so if He is situated favourably in the first house (Lagna Sthana) or ascendant house of…

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe 12th house is referred to as the Vyaya Bhava or the house of expenditure and losses. Just as the 11th house governs gains and profits, the 12th house governs expenditures and losses. Similarly, the 11th house controls association, friendships, social connections, etc., while the 12th house controls isolation. Lastly, the 11th…

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 11th house of the ascendant (Lagna) chart represents profits, gains from professions including investments, inheritance, business, etc., relations with elder brothers, social circle, connections with friends, accumulated wealth, emotional attachments (to some extent, because the 11th house overlooks the 5th house through the 7th aspect which governs love, pleasures, etc.) In…

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 10th house of the ascendant (Lagna) chart represents the occupation or career, social image, professional growth, career promotions, father’s image in the society, business, authority, relations with the government, fortune and wealth through occupation, trade, reputation, etc. Being a Kendra bhava or angular house – the 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th…

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 9th house is one of the trines of the ascendant (Lagna) chart of the native; the trines are – the 1st house, which is a trine house as well as a Kendra Bhava or angular house, the 5th house, and the 9th house. Benefic planets in the 9th house will give…

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 8th house of the ascendant (Lagna) chart is known as the house of longevity, or perhaps even the house of death (Mrityu Bhava). Like the 6th and 12th houses, it is a malefic house where no benefic planet does well; in fact, even malefic planets like Rahu in the 8th house…

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 7th house of the ascendant (Lagna) chart is the natural house of Venus as Venus is the Karaka (Significator) of the 7th house of the Lagna chart. The 7th house in the ascendant chart governs marriage, happiness from spouse, nature and personality of the wife or husband, success in partnerships, gains…