Lagna in Scorpio

Lagna in Scorpio gives a strong, decisive and deep character and the ability to concentrate and withstand heavy loads. The lord of the ascendant is Mars, which also rules the 6th house.

The lagna lord and the functional nature of the planets

The lord of the lagna is Mars, which also rules the 6th house (Aries). It gives willpower and the ability to fight and win, and its link with the 6th house brings the theme of rivalry and work.

• Functional benefics: the Moon (ruler of the 9th house), the Sun (lord of the 10th) and Jupiter (lord of the 2nd and 5th). A connection between the Moon and the Sun can give a raja yoga.
• Scorpio has no separate yogakaraka.
• Functional malefics: Mercury (the 8th and 11th houses) and Saturn (the 3rd and 4th). Venus, as ruler of the 7th and 12th houses, is a maraka.

The special feature of Scorpio is that the natural benefics are not always helpful: Venus rules the 7th and 12th houses and Mercury the 8th and 11th. The main helpers are the Moon, the Sun and Jupiter. The lagna lord Mars also rules the 6th house, so struggle and overcoming are the natural way of growth for this lagna. The principle is described in detail in the article how a planet's beneficence depends on the houses it rules.

Temperament and appearance

Scorpio is a fixed water sign, so the emotions are deep, steady and often hidden. The person is perceptive and decisive, knows how to keep secrets and dislikes superficiality. In appearance a piercing gaze and a strong, compact figure are noted. Energy is high, but it is important to release tension rather than accumulate it.

Nakshatras of the ascendant

The sign of Scorpio covers the nakshatras Vishakha (0°–3°20′, ruled by Jupiter), Anuradha (3°20′–16°40′, ruled by Saturn) and Jyeshtha (16°40′–30°, ruled by Mercury). The beginning of Scorpio in Vishakha adds ambition, Anuradha friendliness and the ability to work in a team, and Jyeshtha a sense of seniority and a drive to protect one's own. Tradition classes the end of the sign, at the junction with Sagittarius, as gandanta.

Work and relationships

Scorpio suits research, investigation, medicine and surgery, psychology, finance, insurance, and work with crises and secrets. They know how to work long and hard. In relationships the 7th house falls in Taurus, ruled by Venus: the partner is often calm, practical and sensual, and the union gives Scorpio stability.

What to look at in the chart

• The strength of Mars: in its own sign (Scorpio, Aries) or in exaltation (Capricorn) it gives decisiveness and success; in debilitation (Cancer), emotional irritability.
• The position of the Moon, ruler of the 9th house: it is debilitated in Scorpio, so a Moon in the lagna needs special attention.
• The position of the Sun and Jupiter and their connections with the Moon.
• The mahadashas of the Moon, the Sun and Jupiter are usually the most favourable.

The general features of the sign are described on the page Scorpio (Vrishchika). To understand where the lord of the ascendant directs the energy of the personality, see the overview the lord of the 1st house in the houses of the horoscope, and for the themes of the ascendant itself, the article The 1st house of the horoscope.

A horoscope calculation will show where Mars stands and how strong the Moon is in your chart.