FIRST HOUSE
The ascendant house represents the east direction of the sky and Sunrises from the east, it is also called Rising House or Rising Sign. In much astrological software, it is denoted as Ascendant.
First house/Rising House/Ascendant House are:
1. East direction.
2. Personality (How the world perceives us as a person?)
3. Overall body and especially head in the human body.
4. Place of birth.
5. Life Purpose.
6. Life Path.
7. Overall health.
8. Basic foundation of kind of life we are going to live.
Every house has at least 1 planet as its Karaka or significator or indicator. The result of that particular house depends significantly on the position of that planet along with the other planetary positions. Karaka/Significator of the first house is Sun.
There are in total 12 houses, 12 zodiac signs, 9 active planets as per Vedic Astrology, and 27 Nakshatras (each nakshatra having 4 pada).
The ascendant house represents the east direction of the sky and Sunrises from the east, it is also called Rising House or Rising Sign. In much astrological software, it is denoted as Ascendant.
First house/Rising House/Ascendant House are:
1. East direction.
2. Personality (How the world perceives us as a person?)
3. Overall body and especially head in the human body.
4. Place of birth.
5. Life Purpose.
6. Life Path.
7. Overall health.
8. Basic foundation of kind of life we are going to live.
Every house has at least 1 planet as its Karaka or significator or indicator. The result of that particular house depends significantly on the position of that planet along with the other planetary positions. Karaka/Significator of the first house is Sun.
There are in total 12 houses, 12 zodiac signs, 9 active planets as per Vedic Astrology, and 27 Nakshatras (each nakshatra having 4 pada).