Second House in Horoscope rules a person"s finances, material resources, attitude towards and ability for earning money, family, speech and self worth. The second house is the house of money, also known as "Dhanasthan". It denotes the financial circumstances, fortune, profit or loss and financial prosperity of the person. This house shows what the person acquires by individual effort and the degree of prosperity which he/she will enjoy with all the possessions of extrinsic value bonds, stocks, cash and bank balance. It relates to earning capacity, one"s ability to provide for self in life.

Effects of Planets in Second House
The planets cause various effects when they are positioned in the Second House of the Horoscope. They are mentioned below:

Sun in Second House: Natives of this house tend to attract money, but it comes into and goes out of their life rather quickly. They like to spend on luxuries and many of their possessions increase in value over time. They often gain through influential people. Positively, they are generous, great reserves of strength, persistent and creative in financial affairs. Negatively, they are possessive, greedy, ostentatious and for them money and possessions become status symbols.

Moon in Second House: They are able to earn money creatively, by using their imagination, and through public selling, appearing in public, etc. Their financial affairs fluctuate and tend to be unsettled. They are sometimes thrifty and careful, at other times wasteful and careless. Positively, they are tenacious with a keen sense for what is lucrative, security-minded with an ability to plan for the future. Negatively, they are greedy, extravagant and spend money emotionally or unwisely.

Mercury in Second House: They are able to earn money in intellectual enterprises like writing, teaching, lecturing or in any field of communications. They like to spend money on travel and education, and for gadgets that make their life easier. Sometimes they have more than one source of income. Positively, they are quick mind for financial opportunity, good bargaining powers and talent for salesmanship. Negatively, they are careless with money, impractical and vulnerable to trickery and theft.

Venus in Second House: They tend to prosper through social connections, marriage, or artistic pursuits. Business ventures with a partner are lucrative. They like to spend on clothes, jewels, personal adornment and pleasures. Positively, they are generous, fair and honest in financial dealings and have an ability to use beautiful things. Negatively, they are extravagance, love of luxury and expensive possessions and inadequate willpower.

Mars in Second House: They have good earning power and make gains through their own effort and competitiveness. Money is important to them, and they aggressively go after it. These people tend to have frequent financial crises, but they recover quickly. Positively, they are efficient, enterprising about new profit-making ideas and often have their own business. Negatively, they are impulsive spender, lavish, careless and vulnerable to losses because of fire, haste, or rashness.

Jupiter in Second House: They tend to make money easily and have a talent for financial dealings. Other people are attracted to their expansive ways and they often benefit through social contacts. Depending on the other factors in their birth-chart, they will gain affluence or spend all they get in wild extravagance. Travelling or the travel industry is another source of wealth for them. Positively, they are honest in dealings, generous and visionary about new money-making ideas. Negatively, they are materialistic, careless and act to suffer loss through legal entanglements.

Saturn in Second House: They are ambitious about acquiring material comfort and tend to make long-range financial plans. They are thrifty and shrewd, cautious about their investments. Money does not come in quickly; gain is slow and steady, and they must put in considerable effort. Positively, they are practical, persevering and hardworking. Negatively, they are stingy and may encounter delays and obstacles in acquiring money.

Rahu in Second House: People with Rahu in Second House are always hungry for accumulation of treasures, and these treasures could be historic possessions, wealth and even storage of knowledge. They are passionate speaker as well as harsh speaker. He/ she may be arrogant and a liar; speaks ill of others and gets into arguments easily. They may earn money in some unethical ways. They are very irresponsible and unorganized for money accumulated and may not have financial stability.

Ketu in Second House: They are likely to be a learned and knowledgeable person. They are someone who talks wise words. Position of Ketu in Second House also gives a serious perspective towards life. Such a person is also likely to be fond of indulgence. These individuals are careful and tactful in management of whatever money they have got.