Zodiac Signs and Their Lords in Vedic Astrology (Full Table)
Aries Mars, Taurus Venus, Gemini Mercury, Cancer Moon, Leo Sun, Virgo Mercury, Libra Venus, Scorpio Mars, Sagittarius Jupiter, Capricorn Saturn, Aquarius Saturn, Pisces Jupiter. The table under this line is the full Vedic sign-lord list, and each sign name opens that ascendant’s house lords.
Quick answer: Each Vedic zodiac sign has one classical planetary lord: Aries lord is Mars, Taurus lord is Venus, Gemini lord is Mercury, Cancer lord is Moon, Leo lord is Sun, Virgo lord is Mercury, Libra lord is Venus, Scorpio lord is Mars, Sagittarius lord is Jupiter, Capricorn lord is Saturn, Aquarius lord is Saturn, and Pisces lord is Jupiter.
Which lord rules YOUR chart?
The table names the planet. Your ascendant decides which houses that planet runs.
Scorpio Lord, Libra Lord, and Vedic zodiac sign lords
| Sign | Sanskrit Name | Lord | Core Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries house lords | Mesha | Mars | Action, initiative, courage, heat, competition |
| Taurus house lords | Vrishabha | Venus | Value, comfort, beauty, stability, relationship judgment |
| Gemini house lords | Mithuna | Mercury | Language, trade, analysis, skills, dual processing |
| Cancer house lords | Karka | Moon | Emotion, memory, care, protection, belonging |
| Leo house lords | Simha | Sun | Authority, visibility, confidence, vitality, command |
| Virgo house lords | Kanya | Mercury | Analysis, repair, craft, service, precision |
| Libra house lords | Tula | Venus | Balance, negotiation, aesthetics, contracts, relating |
| Scorpio house lords | Vrischika | Mars | Depth, secrecy, crisis, force, transformation |
| Sagittarius house lords | Dhanu | Jupiter | Belief, teachers, law, dharma, expansion |
| Capricorn house lords | Makara | Saturn | Structure, delay, discipline, status, endurance |
| Aquarius house lords | Kumbha | Saturn | Systems, networks, distance, reform, outsider logic |
| Pisces house lords | Meena | Jupiter | Meaning, faith, imagination, guidance, surrender |
Scorpio lord and Libra lord: direct answers
Scorpio lord is Mars. Libra lord is Venus. These are the direct answers to two high-intent searches. Read the focused Scorpio Lord Is Mars guide or Libra Lord Is Venus guide for the chart-reading context behind each answer.
The complete classical Vedic sign-lord table is: Aries lord is Mars; Taurus lord is Venus; Gemini lord is Mercury; Cancer lord is Moon; Leo lord is Sun; Virgo lord is Mercury; Sagittarius lord is Jupiter; Capricorn lord is Saturn; Aquarius lord is Saturn; Pisces lord is Jupiter. For more focused examples, see the Gemini Lord Is Mercury guide and Sagittarius Lord Is Jupiter guide. Placement pages for the same planets are collected in Planets in houses: full Vedic guide.
How to read a sign lord
A sign lord is not a personality label by itself. It is a management rule: the planet ruling a sign becomes responsible for delivering that sign and any house that falls there.
For example, Gemini is ruled by Mercury. If Gemini is the 1st house, Mercury becomes the chart ruler. If Gemini is the 10th house, Mercury manages career. The same sign can describe different life areas depending on the ascendant.
Why sign lords matter more in a full chart
Searches like "Gemini lord" or "lord of Scorpio" have a direct answer, but the useful reading starts one step later. You need to know which house that sign occupies in your chart, where its lord is placed, and whether that lord is strong, weak, combust, retrograde, or involved in the active Dasha period.
This is why a sign-lord table is the starting key, not the final verdict. After you know the ruling planet, check the ascendant-specific house-lord table: Scorpio lord and Scorpio Ascendant house lords, Libra lord and Libra Ascendant house lords, Gemini house lords, or the page for your own rising sign.
Classical Vedic rulers, not modern outer-planet rulers
This table uses the classical seven visible planetary rulers used in Vedic astrology: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn. Rahu and Ketu matter deeply in chart interpretation and Dasha timing, but they do not rule zodiac signs in the same basic sign-lord table.
That also means Aquarius is ruled by Saturn, not Uranus, and Pisces is ruled by Jupiter, not Neptune, in this system.
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What is the lord of Gemini?
Mercury (Budha).
What is the lord of Aries?
Mars (Mangal).
Which planets rule two signs?
Mars (Aries, Scorpio), Venus (Taurus, Libra), Mercury (Gemini, Virgo), Jupiter (Sagittarius, Pisces), Saturn (Capricorn, Aquarius). Sun and Moon rule one each.
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