Lagna · Gemini ascendant
Mithun Lagna
Gemini ascendant, ruled by Budh
With Gemini rising, you are intellectually curious and a gifted communicator. Ruled by Mercury, you are quick-witted, adaptable, and carry a youthful energy that stays with you throughout life. Its lord is Budh.
Mithun lagna: house 1 is Gemini
The nature of Mithun lagna
Lagna lord Budh
You are versatile, curious, and mentally agile with an insatiable thirst for knowledge. Your ability to see multiple perspectives and strike up conversations comes naturally. Your interests shift frequently, keeping life endlessly stimulating.
In Delhi Mithun lagna rises for about 2h 14m a day, one of the longest. In 8,349 real births from 1960 to 1999 across four North Indian cities, 9.4% had it, more than one in twelve: signs that rise slowly catch more births.
Your lagna is the rashi rising in the east at your birth; it changes every two hours or so, which is why the birth time matters. Your rashi is the Moon’s sign, a different thing: Mithun rashi is read for the mind, Mithun lagna for the body and the course of life.
Each graha for Mithun lagna
Which houses it rules, and what Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 34 calls it for this lagna
For Mithun lagna, BPHS 34 counts Shukra as a benefic, and Surya, Mangal and Guru as malefics.
| Graha | Rules houses | For this lagna (BPHS 34) |
|---|---|---|
| Sun (Surya) | 3rd | Malefic |
| Moon (Chandra) | 2nd | Maraka |
| Mars (Mangal) | 6th, 11th | Malefic |
| Mercury (Budh) | 1st, 4th | Lagna lord— the lagna lord, which the verse leaves unjudged: 34.25 names only Shukra auspicious for Mithun |
| Jupiter (Guru) | 7th, 10th | Malefic— lord of the 7th, but the killer the verse names for this lagna is Chandra (34.25–26) |
| Venus (Shukra) | 5th, 12th | Benefic |
| Saturn (Shani) | 8th, 9th | Neutral |
| Rahu | none (a node) | By its house |
| Ketu | none (a node) | By its house |
The labels, from Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 34:
- Yogakaraka: the strongest graha a lagna can have: the one Parashara names as bringing yoga, or the one lord of both a kendra (1st, 4th, 7th, 10th) and a trikona (1st, 5th, 9th) (34.13)
- Benefic, Malefic, Neutral: works for the lagna; brings its harder matters; neither
- Lagna lord: the lagna’s own graha, where the verse calls it neither good nor hard
- Maraka: a killer Parashara names for the lagna, watched for health and longevity; printed alone, or after another label. It is not always the lord of the 2nd or 7th: where it differs, the line under it gives the verse
- · Yoga: one of two grahas he says give yoga together for this lagna
The twelve houses of Mithun lagna
The rashi in each house and its lord: every reading of this chart starts here
| House | Rashi | Its lord | What it governs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gemini (Mithun) | Budh | self, body and health |
| 2nd | Cancer (Kark) | Chandra | family, savings and speech |
| 3rd | Leo (Singh) | Surya | courage, siblings and effort |
| 4th | Virgo (Kanya) | Budh | mother, home and property |
| 5th | Libra (Tula) | Shukra | children, study and intellect |
| 6th | Scorpio (Vrishchik) | Mangal | illness, debt and rivals |
| 7th | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Guru | marriage and partnership |
| 8th | Capricorn (Makar) | Shani | longevity, sudden events and inheritance |
| 9th | Aquarius (Kumbh) | Shani | father, fortune and dharma |
| 10th | Pisces (Meen) | Guru | career and standing |
| 11th | Aries (Mesh) | Mangal | gains, income and elder siblings |
| 12th | Taurus (Vrishabh) | Shukra | expenses, foreign lands and moksha |
Where Budh, the lagna lord, is strong
The lagna lord in each house of this chart, and its dignity in the rashi there
Budh is strongest for this lagna in the 4th house (exalted) and at home in the 1st (own sign); weakest in the 10th (debilitated).
| Budh in the | Rashi there | Dignity |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gemini (Mithun) | own sign |
| 2nd | Cancer (Kark) | — |
| 3rd | Leo (Singh) | — |
| 4th | Virgo (Kanya) | exalted |
| 5th | Libra (Tula) | — |
| 6th | Scorpio (Vrishchik) | — |
| 7th | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | — |
| 8th | Capricorn (Makar) | — |
| 9th | Aquarius (Kumbh) | — |
| 10th | Pisces (Meen) | debilitated |
| 11th | Aries (Mesh) | — |
| 12th | Taurus (Vrishabh) | — |
BPHS ch. 24 reads the lagna lord in each of the twelve houses; the readings are on the 1st house page.
Mithun lagna in a real chart
6 January 1985, 17:00, Mumbai
The lagna lord Budh sits in Scorpio (Vrishchik), the 6th house. That house is illness, debt and rivals, so this chart’s life leans there.
Gemstones for Mithun lagna
What the site’s gemstone engine picked across the 784 real Mithun lagna births it read
Stones this lagna is told to avoid
- Ruby (Manik): Surya is a malefic for this lagna (BPHS 34), so its stone would strengthen what it brings.
- Red Coral (Moonga): Mangal is a malefic for this lagna (BPHS 34), so its stone would strengthen what it brings.
- Yellow Sapphire (Pukhraj): Guru is a malefic for this lagna (BPHS 34), so its stone would strengthen what it brings.
- Pearl (Moti): Chandra is a maraka for this lagna (BPHS 34), so its stone would strengthen what it brings.
The stone depends on how strong each graha is in your own chart, which is why the same lagna gets different stones. Find yours from your kundli.
Upay for Mithun lagna
Budh mantra · 108 times on Wednesday
ॐ बुधाय नमः
Om Budhaya Namah
The lagna lord carries the whole chart: kept strong, it steadies the body and the self. Its daan, on Wednesday: green moong and green cloth. A suggestion: do it as your faith allows.
All twelve lagnas
Common questions
What is Mithun lagna?
Gemini (Mithun) rising in the east at the moment of birth. Its lord is Budh.
Which grahas are good for Mithun lagna?
Benefic: Shukra; malefic: Surya, Mangal and Guru (BPHS ch. 34).
Which gemstone suits Mithun lagna?
The gemstone engine most often picked Diamond (Heera) (96% of Mithun lagna charts), but it depends on your own chart’s strengths. Avoid the stones of the functional malefics.
How do I know if my lagna is Mithun?
You need your birth date, exact time and place: the lagna changes every two hours or so (Mithun lasts about 2h 14m in Delhi). The ascendant calculator works it out.
Is your lagna Mithun?
Your birth time decides it. The ascendant calculator gives your lagna, its degree and nakshatra.
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