The above is the north Indian Horoscope. IT HAS 12 HO– USES I TO XII. IST HO– USE IS KNOWN AS LAGNA OR ASCENDENT. The ascendant or lagna is that point in the zodiac which rises at the time of birth.
The ascendant is the first house in a horoscope and the rest of the houses are reckoned from it..
It is an important part of the horoscope and it helps in identifying the functional nature of planets. It also helps in analyzing the transit impact of planets.
