Capricorn Ascendant

Rashi

Capricorn

Element

Earth

Ruler

Saturn

Lagna here means the ascendant, the sign rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of birth. Makara is the rāśi (zodiacal sign) Capricorn. For Makara (Capricorn) rising, the readings are as follows.

Body

The native has a tall, well-knit, sturdy frame. The lower part of the body is frequently lean and thin. The head is large.

Temperament

The native is enthusiastic and industrious, given to meritorious and pious deeds (puṇya-karma), and devoted to God. He is, however, full of ego (ahaṅkāra). When pressing his own point he gives no thought to what the other person will have to endure on account of it. His instinct for revenge runs strong.

Life

The native possesses good administrative ability and is shrewd at getting work done through his own people. Within his circle of friends he strives constantly, and in equal measure, for respect and renown.

Ailments

This native is liable to skin disease, to vāta disorders (ailments of the vāta humour, the "wind" element of the body, governing the rheumatic, nervous, and joint complaints), and to catching cold. He should keep the bowels clean and guard against constipation.

House Lords (Bhāveśa)

For this lagna, the ascendant, the lordship of each bhāva (house, a domain of life) falls as follows:

• Sūrya (Sun): lord of the 8th (aṣṭameśa)
• Chandra (Moon): lord of the 7th (saptameśa)
• Maṅgala (Mars): lord of the 4th and the 11th (caturtheśa and ekādaśeśa)
• Budha (Mercury): lord of the 6th, and the bhāgyeśa, lord of the 9th (the house of fortune)
• Guru (Jupiter): lord of the 3rd and the 12th (tṛtīyeśa and dvādaśeśa)
• Śukra (Venus): lord of the 5th and the 10th (pañcameśa and daśameśa)
• Śani (Saturn): lord of the lagna (the 1st) itself and the 2nd (lagneśa and dvitīyeśa)

Among these, Śukra (Venus) is the rājayoga-kāraka, the planet that, by virtue of ruling both a trine and a quadrant, confers power, position, and royal-yoga (rājayoga) results. Budha (Mercury) and Śani (Saturn) give auspicious results. Maṅgala (Mars), Guru (Jupiter), and Chandra (the Moon) are inauspicious in their effects. Sūrya (the Sun) gives only middling results; yet, being life-giving, the Sun does not incur the blemish (doṣa) that ordinarily attaches to the lord of the 8th.

Renowned Persons

Renowned figures born under Makara Lagna: the valiant Mahārāṇā Pratāp, Swami Vivekananda, Meher Baba, Mao Tse-tung, Windsor, George Wells, Guru Golwalkar, Ashok Kumar, and the renowned astrologer Krishnamurti.