Lagna · Libra ascendant
Tula Lagna
Libra ascendant, ruled by Shukra
With Libra rising, you are charming, diplomatic, and drawn to harmony. Ruled by Venus, you have refined tastes and a strong sense of aesthetics. You are a natural peacemaker who values fairness and balance. Its lord is Shukra, its yogakaraka Shani.
Tula lagna: house 1 is Libra
The nature of Tula lagna
Lagna lord Shukra
You are graceful, sociable, and deeply concerned with fairness — a natural mediator. Venus gives you a love of beauty and harmony, though you can be indecisive weighing all options. You thrive in partnerships and seek balance in all things.
In Delhi Tula lagna rises for about 2h 20m a day, one of the longest. In 8,349 real births from 1960 to 1999 across four North Indian cities, 9.5% 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: Tula rashi is read for the mind, Tula lagna for the body and the course of life.
Each graha for Tula lagna
Which houses it rules, and what Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 34 calls it for this lagna
For Tula lagna, BPHS 34 counts Shani and Budh as benefics, with Shani the yogakaraka (the strongest helper a lagna can have), ruling a kendra and a trikona at once, and Surya, Mangal and Guru as malefics.
| Graha | Rules houses | For this lagna (BPHS 34) |
|---|---|---|
| Sun (Surya) | 11th | Malefic |
| Moon (Chandra) | 10th | Neutral · Yoga— gives yoga together with Budh (34.34) |
| Mars (Mangal) | 2nd, 7th | Malefic · Maraka |
| Mercury (Budh) | 9th, 12th | Benefic · Yoga— gives yoga together with Chandra (34.34) |
| Jupiter (Guru) | 3rd, 6th | Malefic · Maraka— lord of the 3rd and 6th, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.33–34) |
| Venus (Shukra) | 1st, 8th | Neutral— the lagna lord, which the verse calls neutral (34.34) |
| Saturn (Shani) | 4th, 5th | Yogakaraka |
| 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 Tula lagna
The rashi in each house and its lord: every reading of this chart starts here
| House | Rashi | Its lord | What it governs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Libra (Tula) | Shukra | self, body and health |
| 2nd | Scorpio (Vrishchik) | Mangal | family, savings and speech |
| 3rd | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Guru | courage, siblings and effort |
| 4th | Capricorn (Makar) | Shani | mother, home and property |
| 5th | Aquarius (Kumbh) | Shani | children, study and intellect |
| 6th | Pisces (Meen) | Guru | illness, debt and rivals |
| 7th | Aries (Mesh) | Mangal | marriage and partnership |
| 8th | Taurus (Vrishabh) | Shukra | longevity, sudden events and inheritance |
| 9th | Gemini (Mithun) | Budh | father, fortune and dharma |
| 10th | Cancer (Kark) | Chandra | career and standing |
| 11th | Leo (Singh) | Surya | gains, income and elder siblings |
| 12th | Virgo (Kanya) | Budh | expenses, foreign lands and moksha |
Where Shukra, the lagna lord, is strong
The lagna lord in each house of this chart, and its dignity in the rashi there
Shukra is strongest for this lagna in the 6th house (exalted) and at home in the 1st and 8th (own sign); weakest in the 12th (debilitated).
| Shukra in the | Rashi there | Dignity |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Libra (Tula) | own sign |
| 2nd | Scorpio (Vrishchik) | — |
| 3rd | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | — |
| 4th | Capricorn (Makar) | — |
| 5th | Aquarius (Kumbh) | — |
| 6th | Pisces (Meen) | exalted |
| 7th | Aries (Mesh) | — |
| 8th | Taurus (Vrishabh) | own sign |
| 9th | Gemini (Mithun) | — |
| 10th | Cancer (Kark) | — |
| 11th | Leo (Singh) | — |
| 12th | Virgo (Kanya) | debilitated |
BPHS ch. 24 reads the lagna lord in each of the twelve houses; the readings are on the 1st house page.
Tula lagna in a real chart
11 February 1985, 23:00, Lucknow
The lagna lord Shukra sits in Pisces (Meen), the 6th house, exalted. That house is illness, debt and rivals, so this chart’s life leans there.
Gemstones for Tula lagna
What the site’s gemstone engine picked across the 793 real Tula lagna births it read
Stones this lagna is told to avoid
- Red Coral (Moonga): Mangal is a malefic and a maraka for this lagna (BPHS 34), so its stone would strengthen what it brings.
- Ruby (Manik): Surya is a malefic for this lagna (BPHS 34), so its stone would strengthen what it brings.
- Yellow Sapphire (Pukhraj): Guru is a malefic and 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 Tula lagna
Shukra mantra · 108 times on Friday
ॐ शुक्राय नमः
Om Shukraya Namah
The lagna lord carries the whole chart: kept strong, it steadies the body and the self. Its daan, on Friday: white cloth and rice. A suggestion: do it as your faith allows.
All twelve lagnas
Common questions
What is Tula lagna?
Libra (Tula) rising in the east at the moment of birth. Its lord is Shukra.
Which grahas are good for Tula lagna?
Benefic: Shani and Budh; yogakaraka: Shani; malefic: Surya, Mangal and Guru (BPHS ch. 34).
Which gemstone suits Tula lagna?
The gemstone engine most often picked Blue Sapphire (Neelam) (80% of Tula 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 Tula?
You need your birth date, exact time and place: the lagna changes every two hours or so (Tula lasts about 2h 20m in Delhi). The ascendant calculator works it out.
Is your lagna Tula?
Your birth time decides it. The ascendant calculator gives your lagna, its degree and nakshatra.
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