Help, anyone?

If 6th, 8th, and 12th house lords are debilitated (or afflicted), is that a good thing? I read that it was good but am unsure as to why. If anyone could shed some light on this I'd be very appreciative.

I posted a similar question on a different board but there were no replies and this board seems more active.

My Asc changes in 3 minutes, and recently a guru told me that I'm Virgo ascendant instead of Leo.

My two questions:

1. Without paying to get birth time rectification done, if I identify ...

If the Ascendant determines your personality, does being in the middle of Leo and Virgo make you have both traits?

I'm in the middle of determining my Ascendant because though my time is recorded on the birth certificate, I recently saw a guru who said I was Virgo rather than Leo.

But both of his ...

I am of medium shape, and build muscle easily.

Thanks! Wow, very basic mistake on my part.

Well, does Mercury's combustion have any effect on the yoga? And how about the Jupiter and/or Mercury dashas, does the yoga play out during that period?

Many thanks again...

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Dear experienced astrologers,

I am just learning Vedic astrology so this may be a simple question.

In this rasi chart, Mercury and Jupiter are in parivartana yoga in 5H and 11H. In this chart, Mercury is combust (5 degrees apart) and Saturn and Mars are in retrograde.

Does Saturn's ...