Reading Time: 4 minutesThe 8th house of the ascendant house primarily governs longevity, so Mercury being a benefic planet will boost the lifespan of the native unless He is afflicted. Additionally, since Mercury, if placed in the 8th house will also cast His 7th Drishti or 7th aspect on the 2nd house (which governs self-earned…

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 7th house of the ascendant (Lagna) chart governs marriage, marital relationship with spouse, sexual pleasures with spouse, conjugal happiness, divorce, partnerships, marital love, honour and reputation in partnerships, societal reputation, business in foreign countries. Since the 7th house is one of the Kendra Bhava or Angular Houses in the Kundali or…

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 6th house of the ascendant (Lagna) chart is a malefic house or a ‘Dusthana’ where malefic planets such as Saturn, Mars, Rahu, and Ketu perform better. However, Mercury in the 6th house will provide results depending on the zodiac sign it is placed in. Because Mercury is a young planet, He…

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 5th house governs love, romantic relationships, sex, physical pleasures, speculative investments, creativity, sexual assaults, kidnapping, children, etc. It also has an influence over friends, social connections, etc. Mercury in the 5th house can have varying impacts depending on the zodiac sign He is posited in. One certain factor is that if…

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…