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Jupiter in the 1st house
Jupiter in the first is among the most fortunate placements in Jyotish: the great benefic on the ascendant gives optimism, generosity, respect and physical wellbeing. Hamsa yoga forms if he is here in his own or exalted sign. The person is trusted on sight, and tends toward largeness in every sense.
What it gives
- •Trusted and respected on sight
- •Optimism, generosity and good fortune
- •Strong constitution; Hamsa yoga when dignified
What to watch
- •Weight gain; excess
- •Over-optimism about risk
- •Moralising; certain of being right
Where Jupiter actually is today
Computed at sunrise for the reference place. A planet sits in a given house for exactly one ascendant at a time — the sign it occupies is the 1st house of only one lagna.
Jupiter right now
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Who has Jupiter in the 1st today
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It depends on your ascendant
The same placement reads differently from each of the twelve ascendants, because the 1st house is a different sign for each — and Jupiter is exalted in one sign and debilitated in another. This table is computed from the classical rulership and dignity tables, not written by hand.
| Ascendant | 1st house sign | Sign lord | Jupiter’s dignity | Jupiter rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Aries | Mars | Friend’s sign | 9th, 12th |
| Taurus | Taurus | Venus | Enemy’s sign | 8th, 11th |
| Gemini | Gemini | Mercury | Enemy’s sign | 7th, 10th |
| Cancer | Cancer | Moon | Exalted | 6th, 9th |
| Leo | Leo | Sun | Friend’s sign | 5th, 8th |
| Virgo | Virgo | Mercury | Enemy’s sign | 4th, 7th |
| Libra | Libra | Venus | Enemy’s sign | 3rd, 6th |
| Scorpio | Scorpio | Mars | Friend’s sign | 2nd, 5th |
| Sagittarius | Sagittarius | Jupiter(own house) | Moolatrikona | 1st, 4th |
| Capricorn | Capricorn | Saturn | Debilitated | 3rd, 12th |
| Aquarius | Aquarius | Saturn | Neutral | 2nd, 11th |
| Pisces | Pisces | Jupiter(own house) | Own sign | 1st, 10th |
Strongest from Cancer — Jupiter is exalted in Cancer. Weakest from Capricorn, where it falls in Capricorn.
What it aspects from here
From the 1st house, Jupiter aspects the 5th, 7th, 9th houses. Jupiter has special 5th and 9th aspects in addition to the 7th. An aspect carries the planet's nature into those houses, so a placement is never confined to the house it sits in.
The 1st house
The first house is the ascendant itself — the sign rising on the eastern horizon at birth. It is read before anything else, because it fixes every other house and rules the body that lives out the chart. A planet here colours appearance, temperament and the impression a person makes before they speak.
Karaka: Sun · Signifies: physical body and constitution; personality and self-image; vitality, longevity and general fortune; head and complexion
Jupiter as a planet
Guru is the great benefic — expansion, wisdom, faith, teachers, children and wealth. He gives generosity, optimism and the ability to see the larger pattern, and his aspect on a house protects it. His weakness is the same as his strength: Jupiter expands whatever he touches, including the problems.
Nature: Benefic · Karaka of: wisdom, wealth, children and dharma · Day: Thursday
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FAQ
Jupiter in the 1st house — common questions
What does Jupiter in the 1st house mean?
Jupiter in the first is among the most fortunate placements in Jyotish: the great benefic on the ascendant gives optimism, generosity, respect and physical wellbeing. Hamsa yoga forms if he is here in his own or exalted sign. The person is trusted on sight, and tends toward largeness in every sense. The 1st house (Tanu Bhava) rules physical body and constitution, personality and self-image, vitality, longevity and general fortune, and Jupiter is the karaka of wisdom, wealth, children and dharma. Classically it is a kendra, trikona, dharma trine house, which shapes how a benefic planet behaves there.
Is Jupiter in the 1st house good or bad?
It depends on the ascendant, and this is where most articles stop. From an Cancer ascendant the 1st house is Cancer, where Jupiter is exalted. From Capricorn it is Capricorn, where Jupiter is debilitated. The table on this page gives the dignity and rulership for all twelve ascendants.
Which houses does Jupiter aspect from the 1st house?
The 5th, the 7th, the 9th houses. Jupiter has special 5th and 9th aspects in addition to the 7th.
Which ascendant has Jupiter in the 1st house right now?
Exactly one at any moment: the sign Jupiter currently occupies is the 1st house of a single ascendant. The card on this page computes it from today's ephemeris and says when Jupiter moves on. In a birth chart, though, what matters is where Jupiter stood at your birth — the free kundli calculator gives that.
Does Jupiter in the 1st house affect marriage?
Not directly. Marriage is read from the 7th house, its lord, Venus and the Navamsa. A 1st-house placement matters only through the houses Jupiter rules and aspects from there — which this page's table sets out per ascendant.