Upapada Lagna.
Another important lagna which is considered in Vedic Astrology is Upapada Lagna. This Lagna is used to see the traits and characteristics of your to-be Spouse. There are few different ways to calculate Upapada Lagna, as per different systems of Astrology, the one I am covering here is House Wise.
Upapada Lagna
To calculate Upapada Lagna, we consider the 12th house and 12th lord position. Now, what 12th house has to do with Marriage? 12th house is house of isolation. So, in a way, it is a house of living a single life. 7th house is the main house of marriage and spouse. Now, 12th house is 6th from 7th house. 6th house is of Obstacles. So, looking at 12th house or its lord, we can know when obstacles will be removed in your life and you may come to married life from single life.
So, rule to calculate Upapada Lagna is that you need to 1st see the sign in 12th house of your birth chart. Then see where 12th house lord is placed in birth chart. Count the houses in between and then count the same number of houses again from position of 12th house lord to find the Upapada Lagna. Now, make this Upapada Lagna house as Ascendant and it can give you some info about your to be spouse. Let's see through examples -
Ex 1 - Suppose someone is Pisces Ascendant. 12th house will have Aquarius sign there. Aquarius lord is Saturn. Suppose Saturn is in Gemini in 4th house. Now, count how many houses it is away from 12th house? 5 houses. Now, calculate 5 houses from Saturn in Gemini in 4th house. You will reach 8th house and Libra Sign. Libra becomes your Upapada Lagna. Make Libra as Ascendant and see the whole chart from there and read it as if it is chart of your spouse. It will give some idea about him/her.
Ex 2 - Suppose someone is Libra Ascendant. 12th house will have Virgo sign there. Virgo lord is Mercury. Suppose Mercury is in Taurus in 8th house. Now, count how many houses it is away from 12th house? 9 houses. Now, calculate 9 houses from Mercury in Taurus in 8th house. You will reach 4th house and Capricorn Sign. Capricorn becomes your Upapada Lagna. Make Capricorn as Ascendant and see the whole chart from there and read it as if it is chart of your spouse. It will give some idea about him/her.
Exception - As always, rules have their exceptions. So, if 12th house Lord is in 12th house itself or 7 places away from 12th house then counting process, as stated above, will lead you back to 12th house, which should not be the case. In such cases, we count 10 places away from 12th house or 7th house. Like, if someone is Scorpio Ascendant in birth chart. 12th house will have Libra sign there. Now, if Libra's lord Venus is in 12th house itself or if Libra's lord Venus is in 6th house (7 places from 12th house), then following the counting process, as above, will lead us back to 12th house. In such cases, we will count 10 houses from Venus placement, either from 12th house or 6th house, as the case may be. So, if Venus is in 12th house in Libra itself, counting 10 places from there will lead us to Cancer in 9th house. Make Cancer as Ascendant and see the whole chart from there and read it as if it is chart of your spouse. It will give some idea about him/her. Likewise, if Venus is in Aries in 6th house, we need to count 10 places from 6th house and thus we will reach Capricorn in 3rd house. Make Capricorn as Ascendant and see the whole chart from there and read it as if it is chart of your spouse. It will give some idea about him/her. Also, if 12th house lord is 10 places away from itself then we count 7 houses from position of 12th house lord. Suppose thee is Capricorn Ascendant.Sagittarius is 12th house. Lord of 12th house is Jupiter. If Jupiter is in 9th house in Virgo then we will count 7 signs from Virgo and Pisces will become the Upapada Lagna.
Have good luck in Marriage then. :)
Hope this helps. Thanks,
SPB
59 comments on this post Comments
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SPB
2022-01-31 11:04:52S - Scorpio.
sunitha
2022-01-30 14:20:52leoascendant, 12th lord in cancer ,moon is sitting in virgo what is my upapada lagna pls reply
SPB
2021-11-28 11:22:53GGG - Scorpio.
GGG
2021-11-27 20:24:21I am a PISCES Ascendant... My 12th sign is AQUARIUS whose lord SATURN is sitting in the 12th House itself... What is my UPAPADA LAGNA ???
SPB
2021-09-17 11:03:56G - it shows partner who can be in knowledge oriented field, a counsellor/consultant/teacher and an unstable relationship life.
Garima
2021-09-16 19:40:27Uppada Lagna is Pisces, its lord Jupiter is retrograde and sits in Libra. My 7th lord in Scorpio though and Venus sits in the 12th house with the 12th Lord Mercury in Gemini. What would it imply?
SPB
2021-07-14 17:28:41M - can be older or mature.
martis
2021-07-14 16:01:10libra ascendent , capricorn uppada lagna saturn - moon - ketu conjunct in pisces my spouse will be older than me ?
SPB
2021-07-04 15:19:46A - astrology and marriage has no connection with each other.
anju
2021-07-04 14:51:06when will i get married? pls reply sir name ,anju ,place ,pathanamthitta, date of birth,30-4-1988, time 2.30pm pls reply sir
SPB
2021-07-03 13:29:54A - older or more mature.
anju
2021-07-02 20:18:15my uppada lagna scorpio, leo ascendant 7thlord saturn in retrograde in 5 house moola nakastra ketu in 1st house leo and rahu in aqaruis in 7 house, in d9 chart leo ascendant7thlord saturn in11 house with rahu , is it older spouse pls reply sir
SPB
2021-07-02 11:27:05R - he can be secretive.
remya
2021-07-01 19:48:34my uppada lagna in scorpio
remya
2021-07-01 19:47:00my uppada lagna scorpio, nature of spouse
SPB
2021-07-01 10:57:44Anu - Not necessary. It shows instability in relation.
SPB
2021-07-01 10:56:21Aswathy - u need to maintain a balanced relationship.
aswathy
2021-06-30 19:47:16my uppada lagna in libra is it good
anu
2021-06-30 19:45:44sir, leo ascendant 12thlord moon in virgo my uppada lagna in scorpio mars is situated in 6 house capricon is it good nature of myspouse pls reply sir
SPB
2021-06-27 13:25:02Jenn - It is same.
Jenn
2021-06-26 22:43:58How do we calculate the Upapada Lagna for the second or even third spouse?
SPB
2021-03-29 12:15:53H - please read my views on astrology and marriage.
Harshu
2021-03-27 21:41:59Hi Sir, My upapada lagna is in cancer which is also my moon sign. Cancer is also my 8th house and has sun, moon, mercury, and venus in it. What does this say about my future spouse and marraige
SPB
2020-09-11 17:08:32SN - please read my views on astrology and marriage
SN
2020-09-11 14:23:42Sir, my upapada lagna is Sagittarius which happens to be my 2nd house with Sun placed in it. The Lord of 2nd house is in 1st house. What does it say about spouse lineage?
Swami Premanand Bharti
2020-06-30 10:37:37@ KP - Spouse should be religious or spiritual, can have foreign connection,can be in knowledge oriented field.
Swami Premanand Bharti
2020-06-30 10:36:02@ Poornima - It can be the case,
Kp
2020-06-30 06:53:16Sir my upapada lagna is sagittarius. Its lord jupiter is in 12th house in pisces. What does this say about my spouse and marriage
Poornima
2020-06-30 04:53:35Sir,my upapada lagna dicribred qualities is not in my husband.is that dricibe my second spouse.anyway I have a combination for a devorce in my horoscope.( shani mangla yoga)
Swami Premanand Bharti
2020-02-24 11:58:20@ RK - i m not sure about it.
Ravikumar
2020-02-24 08:09:28Hi sir, can we know about progeny and education details of spouse through UL?
Vishal S Saxena - Astrologer
2018-04-08 20:02:43@ Anupama - it means spouse & his/her life can be similar with how ppl see you. It means some commonalities in your perception by people and your spouse.
anupama
2018-04-08 15:10:05Sir what does it means if arudha lagna and upapada lagna falls is same house.
Vishal S Saxena - Astrologer
2018-03-13 12:31:10@ Rahul - Mars 8th aspect is on 7th house. :) Conflicts, obstacles and sudden ups/downs are possible in relation.
Rahul
2018-03-13 10:58:17Mars is darkarka and 7 lord and sitting in 12 house in own sign Aries .there is no aspect on 7 house and mars what will be result
Vishal S Saxena - Astrologer
2018-02-13 10:59:23@ Alex - I replied to your email. Thanks
Alex
2018-02-13 04:12:28Astrosaxena, I am sorry for making a mystake in my question. I have seventh house in libra, my asdendent is 29 degree, 23 ´ in pisces.
Vishal S Saxena - Astrologer
2018-02-03 13:35:17@ Alex - if your ascendant is libra then you cant have Aquarius in 12th house. Thanks,
Vishal S Saxena - Astrologer
2018-02-02 13:01:40@ Alex - Please email me at [email protected]
Alex
2018-02-02 03:29:49Vishal I have trouble to grasp this concept because no one all around the internet is not able to explain it properly. My first issue is my ascendet is located at the last degree of libra (29 degrees 23´) The 12th house starts in aquarius. I suppose that I should not count jupiter in a calculation of Upapada Lagna, but saturn. The Saturn is exactly sitting in 28 degrees 53 ´ in sagittarius conjuncting descendent. It means that Saturn is 10 houses away from 12th house (but 11 signs) First should I follow counting signs or houses? Resources and astrologers are not in concord whether to count houses or signs . In some charts if you count 7 houses you end up with different upapada lagna position than counting 7 places. You cannot say in one line houses and in another signs. It is either signs or houses that need to be counted. This is why there is so much confusion. Also look at the last three lines. You stated from the position of twelve house, but then you stated counting 7 signs from position of sign in which the lord of 12th house is place in birth chart. You count from 12th house itself or the lord of twelve house? Size of houses are not equal to sizes of signs, so if you count houses even if the number is same as counting signs, upapada lagna will be placed in different degree in the same sign because of the fact that size of signes is firm and does not match the size of each house. So in fact I dont know where my saturn will be placed exactly, I guess the degree status will be preserved.
Vishal S Saxena - Astrologer
2018-01-07 22:39:57@ krishna - if u r asking all this from marriage point of view then astrology has nothing to do with marriage. Thanks,
Krishna
2018-01-07 18:48:04Ok thank you very much. 2nd from upapada lagna is venus with sun in pisces aspected by debilitated rahu. Good ? What effect ? And lord of pisces, jupiter is retrograde in libra. Please tell me Regards
Vishal S Saxena - Astrologer
2018-01-07 10:37:59@ krishna - spouse can have troublesome life over, he/she may have felt restriction and limitation throughout life. older spouse is a possibility. Thanks,
Krishna
2018-01-07 06:49:35Sir sagitarius ascendant if thé upapada lagna is aquarius with saturn mars mercury what effect ? Saturn give mature and older spouse ? And i have moon in 7th house. Regards
Vishal S Saxena - Astrologer
2017-12-11 11:12:05@ Sheena- as far as I know, all the yogas and tricks like different types of lagnas can be used in any type of astrology as they all complement each other rather than conflict with each other. Thanks,
Sheena Menon
2017-12-10 23:00:53Namashkar sir KP astrology system where true planet positions bhava wise...is it applicable in finding UL too sir? Yogas also based on KP system sir?
Vishal S Saxena - Astrologer
2017-12-10 20:45:26@ shekhar - astrology has nothing to do with marriage. a relation can break for 100 of reasons and this can be one of those. Thanks,
shekar
2017-12-10 18:10:22Vishal sir pls help. Exalted retro mercury UL virgo. Second house lord venus conjunct ketu in 12th house UL...what problem will arise sir? Means it will cause break in marriage sir?
Vishal S Saxena - Astrologer
2017-11-20 23:18:15@ xyz - its fine, his/her wish.
xyz
2017-11-20 21:27:51what if someone has a relation for 2yrs before getting married?
Vishal S Saxena
2017-09-04 17:30:48@dheeran - I think there is no point in linking UL with AL. Both are completely different concepts. Sun and exalted Mercury in 1st house will show that spouse can be highly perfectionist type of person, very communicative and high on pride. Thanks,
Dheeran
2017-09-04 17:00:24Sir i have two questions to understand from this topic. 1) If upappada is virgo, sun mercury on virgo, sun is the atmakarka sitting with exalted upapada lagna lord, what we can conclude? 2) If UL is placed in 12th house of AL, what we can conclude sir in general?
Vishal S Saxena
2017-09-03 15:15:59@ Mary Ann - yup , we can add creativity too with his work. Thanks,
Vishal S Saxena
2017-09-03 15:13:49@ Mary Ann - Thanks for appreciation. Yup, it looks like he can be in foreign lands in matters of higher education. Thanks,
Mary Ann
2017-09-03 15:03:12Mr.Vishal good day! Wonderful articles! I have never given inportance to upapada lagna before; reading this article has make me speechless. What a wonderful discovery. Uppaada lagna is read as if its our spouse chart so if we make 7th house of upapada lagna as main means does it represent us? Capricorn is the upapada for me. I m curious to know my future hubby profesion. Venus is sitting in 12th house. Can we we say that he will be working in creative job in some foregin country?
Mary Ann
2017-09-03 13:37:48Mr.Vishal good day! Wonderful articles! I have never given inportance to upapada lagna before; reading this article has make me speechless. What a wonderful discovery. Uppaada lagna is read as if its our spouse chart so if we make 7th house of upapada lagna as main means does it represent us? Capricorn is the upapada for me. I m curious to know my future hubby profesion. Venus is sitting in 12th house. Can we we say that he will be working in creative job in some foregin country?
Vishal S Saxena
2017-08-28 16:51:23@ kirti - Mars as it is main ruler, ketu co-rules it.
kirti
2017-08-28 14:56:02hi, what if sagittarius ascendant scorpio rules 12th house. Now to compute further, should we take ruler of scorpio as mars or ketu? Since both planets ruler scorpio.. Or strongest of them should be considered?