In astrology, there are 12 houses in the chart, and each house shows a different part of your life, like health, relationships, and money.
Whether it’s a chart of Elon Musk or you, there are always 12 houses in astrology that are fixed and ruled by a certain planet.
But here’s something important: the 1st house is not always Aries’s zodiac.
Maybe in your chart, there is the number 3 written in the 1st house, and it is because your rising sign (Ascendant) decides where your personal chart begins, so the house lords can be different for everyone.
But the natural zodiac (fixed system) always starts with Aries, but your chart is unique.
Here, we will talk about the 12 houses in astrology and their lords. Some houses have sub-lords as well, so read this article till the end.
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1st House – The House of Personality
As you can clearly see in the above image, where the 1st house falls in the chart. The 1st house (lagna) of the chart is represented by the Aries (Mesh) zodiac, which is ruled by Mars.
The 1st house tells about the person’s overall health, fame, personality, body structure, and longevity. Now, the result of this house depends on which planets sit here and which Ascendant is rising.
For example, if Saturn sits in the 1st house, the person has an inferiority complex, low confidence issues, frequent health issues, and procrastination in every area of life.
2nd House – The House of Family and Money
The 2nd house is represented by the Taurus (Vrishabh) zodiac, which is ruled by Venus. This house shows the person’s money matters, happiness, truth, enjoyment, conversational skill, and right eye.
If the malefic, like Rahu, Saturn, Ketu, and Mars, sit here, the person will face issues with savings, food habits, ulcers in the mouth, and frequent quarrels in life due to speech.
Let’s take an example: if a person has Rahu in the 2nd house, the person is addicted to smoking, has very bad food habits, isn’t able to save much money, and is always in the mood for arguments, especially with family.
3rd House – The House of Siblings and Courage
The 3rd house of the chart is represented by the Gemini (Mithun) zodiac, which is ruled by planet Mercury.
Remember we were talking here about the North-Indian chart style, which means all the houses are counted anti-clockwise.
The 3rd house tells about the siblings, neck, appetite, short travels, online things, and
Hard-work. It is the house where malefic works better than benefic.
It is the perfect house for Saturn, Mars, and Rahu.
Let’s take an example: if a person has Venus in the 3rd house, the chances are very high that the person is interested in music and has an amazing voice.
Whereas, if Rahu sits here, it will help the person to get fame through online work, like content creation or influencer marketing.
4th House – The House of Mother and Property
The 4th house is represented by Cancer (Kark) zodiac, which is ruled by the planet Moon. The 4th house and Moon are considered among the best 12 houses in astrology and their lords.
The 4th house tells about the mother, vehicles, comfort, home environment, happiness, friends, and parliament. The benefic, like the moon and Venus, perform very well in this house.
Let’s take an example: if Saturn sits in the 4th house, the person feels like a prisoner in their home. Whereas, if Venus sits here, the person will enjoy the home environment and also get the happiness of varieties of vehicles.
5th House – The House of Past Life and Good Deeds
The 5th house is represented by Leo (Singh) zodiac, which is ruled by the planet Sun. The planet sun is among the most important planets in astrology as it is considered the soul of the chart.
The fifth house tells about the children, primary education, romance, past life, creativity, spirituality, and intelligence. The benefic performs well here, like the Moon and Venus, whereas the malefic behaves neutral.
If we understand it as an example, the person who has Ketu in the 5th house is always struggling to maintain a relationship with children and a love relationship.
But if benefic, like Jupiter, sits here, it will bless a native with good relationships, fortune, and healthy kids.
6th House – The House of Enemies and Loans
The 6th house is represented by the Virgo (Kanya) zodiac, which is ruled by the planet Mercury. The mercury rules the two houses and zodiac in the chart; one is Gemini, and the other is Virgo.
The 6th house tells about the disease, job, loan, enemies, lower stomach area, and illness. The malefic, like Mars and Rahu, performs well here, whereas the benefic, like Jupiter and Moon, don’t perform well.
For example, if the person has Moon in the 6th house, then the native has unknown fear, anxiety, and depression, whereas Rahu and Mars help here to win over the enemies and deal with health matters well.
7th House – The House of Marriage and Partnership
The 7th house is represented by the Libra (Tula) zodiac, which is ruled by Venus. Venus rules two houses, the 2nd and 7th house; that’s why it is also the lord of the two zodiacs, Taurus and Libra.
The 7th House primarily tells about marriage, business, partnership, 2nd childbirth, and teeth. It is the house where benefic and malefic both don’t work well.
The best position of this house is considered empty and has no malefic aspect on it.
For example, if the person has Saturn in the 7th house, it indicates the delay in marriage and in second childbirth.
Whereas if this house is empty and Jupiter aspects the house, the person will get all the good fruits of the 7th house.
8th House – The House of Mystery and Transformation
The 8th house is represented by the Scorpio (Vrishchak) zodiac, which is ruled by Mars. As we mentioned in the introduction part, some houses have co-lords as well. This house is also ruled by Ketu.
The 8th house tells about long-term health issues, secrets, occult science, in-laws, death, accidents, and reproductive organs as well.
Malefic works well here, while No Planet is sitting in the 8th house, considered best.
For example, if the person has Venus in the 8th house, they also face a struggle to coordinate with the opposite gender, have piles, and have a high chance of false allegations from the opposite gender.
Whereas if the house is empty, half of the person’s problem is automatically solved.
9th House – The House of Luck and Travel
The 9th house is represented by the Sagittarius (Dhanu) zodiac, which is ruled by planet Jupiter. Jupiter rules two houses, 9th and 12th, that’s why it also rules zodiacs, Sagittarius and Pisces.
The 9th house tells about Father, religion, luck, long travels, higher education, pilgrimages, and the blessing of gurus.
Planets, like Jupiter and Sun, work well here, while planets, like Saturn and Rahu, won’t work well.
For example, if the person has Sun in the 9th house, they will get the support of their father, luck, and do PhD level education, whereas planets, like Ketu here, struggle with their father and give a break in higher education.
10th House – The House of Career and Respect
The 10th house of the chart is considered among the most powerful 12 houses in astrology and their lords. The 10th house is represented by the Capricorn (Makar) zodiac, which is ruled by Saturn.
The 10th house tells about the career, overall karma of the person, government, power, position, and fame in the career.
The malefic, like the Sun and Mars, perform brilliantly here, while benefic don’t work that perfectly.
For example, if the person has Sun in the 10th house, they will get immense fame in their career, get a high-authority job, and have a high chance of a government job.
If Jupiter sits here, then the person is not able to do business well.
11th House – The House of Gains and Friend Circle
The 11th house is represented by the Aquarius (Kumbh) zodiac, which is ruled by Saturn. Saturn rules two houses in the chart, 10th and 11th; that’s why they also rule Capricorn and Aquarius zodiac.
There is also a co-lord of the 11th house, which is Rahu. The 11th house tells about the friend circle, wealth, elder siblings, and foreign connections.
It is the only house in the chart where every planet works excellently.
For example, if a person has Rahu in the 11th house, the person makes plenty of money, has thousands of friends, and has fame in society.
Whereas if Jupiter sits here, then the person will become an excellent businessman.
12th House – The House of Foreign Land and Expenses
The 12th house is the last of the houses represented by the Pisces (Meen) zodiac, which is ruled by Jupiter. Very few planets work well here, like Venus, Ketu, Rahu, and sometimes Jupiter.
The 12th house tells about the sleep cycle, dreams, foreign land, losses, moksha, left eye, father’s money, and expenditure. The best state of the 12th house is when no planets are sitting.
For example, if a person has a moon in the 12th house, the person will not be able to sleep peacefully, have depression problems, and have too much expenditure on health.
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Conclusion on the 12 houses in astrology and their lords
That’s all about the 12 houses in astrology and their lords. It is very basic information regarding houses and planets.
We are planning to make an astrology series from basic to advanced so that you can understand how planets and houses influence every individual’s life.
Every planet has its own plus and minus. No planet is totally bad and good. It depends on the plenty of scenarios, which we can discuss in upcoming articles.
Note: Don’t make any predictions or take random guesses after reading this article; like you see that, oh my Saturn is in the 8th house now I am gone.
Things are not working like this in astrology. You need to check plenty of things to check whether the planet is performing positive or negative.
That’s it.
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Frequently asked questions regarding the 12 houses in astrology and their lords.
Below are the answers to the most asked queries on the internet regarding lords of 1 to 12 houses in astrology.
Q1. What are the 12 houses and their ruling planets?
Taurus – Venus
Gemini – Mercury
Cancer – Moon
Leo – Sun
Virgo – Mercury
Libra – Venus
Scorpio – Mars
Sagittarius – Jupiter
Capricorn – Saturn
Aquarius – Saturn
Pisces – Jupiter