गुरु · Ripu Bhava · Apoklima · Dusthana · Upachaya
Jupiter in the 6th house
Jupiter in the sixth is the classical weak point for a benefic: the great protector in the house of enemies, debt and disease, with little to protect. It gives skill in law, teaching and healing, but the texts warn of debts, of enemies who are respectable, and of a body that expands.
What it gives
- •Law, medicine, teaching and service
- •Enemies are outclassed rather than fought
- •Generous to subordinates
What to watch
- •Debts accumulate through generosity
- •Liver, weight and metabolic issues
- •Benefic energy spent on maintenance
Where Jupiter actually is today
Computed at sunrise for the reference place. A planet sits in a given house for exactly one ascendant at a time — the sign it occupies is the 6th house of only one lagna.
Jupiter right now
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Who has Jupiter in the 6th today
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It depends on your ascendant
The same placement reads differently from each of the twelve ascendants, because the 6th house is a different sign for each — and Jupiter is exalted in one sign and debilitated in another. This table is computed from the classical rulership and dignity tables, not written by hand.
| Ascendant | 6th house sign | Sign lord | Jupiter’s dignity | Jupiter rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Virgo | Mercury | Enemy’s sign | 9th, 12th |
| Taurus | Libra | Venus | Enemy’s sign | 8th, 11th |
| Gemini | Scorpio | Mars | Friend’s sign | 7th, 10th |
| Cancer | Sagittarius | Jupiter(own house) | Moolatrikona | 6th, 9th |
| Leo | Capricorn | Saturn | Debilitated | 5th, 8th |
| Virgo | Aquarius | Saturn | Neutral | 4th, 7th |
| Libra | Pisces | Jupiter(own house) | Own sign | 3rd, 6th |
| Scorpio | Aries | Mars | Friend’s sign | 2nd, 5th |
| Sagittarius | Taurus | Venus | Enemy’s sign | 1st, 4th |
| Capricorn | Gemini | Mercury | Enemy’s sign | 3rd, 12th |
| Aquarius | Cancer | Moon | Exalted | 2nd, 11th |
| Pisces | Leo | Sun | Friend’s sign | 1st, 10th |
Strongest from Aquarius — Jupiter is exalted in Cancer. Weakest from Leo, where it falls in Capricorn.
What it aspects from here
From the 6th house, Jupiter aspects the 10th, 12th, 2nd houses. Jupiter has special 5th and 9th aspects in addition to the 7th. An aspect carries the planet's nature into those houses, so a placement is never confined to the house it sits in.
The 6th house
The sixth is a dusthana and an upachaya at once — a house of difficulty that rewards those who work at it. It rules enemies, debts, disease and daily service. Malefics here often help: they fight what the house signifies. Benefics can suffer, because there is little for them to protect.
Karaka: Mars, Saturn · Signifies: enemies, competition and litigation; debt and obligations; disease and daily health; service, employees and routine work
Jupiter as a planet
Guru is the great benefic — expansion, wisdom, faith, teachers, children and wealth. He gives generosity, optimism and the ability to see the larger pattern, and his aspect on a house protects it. His weakness is the same as his strength: Jupiter expands whatever he touches, including the problems.
Nature: Benefic · Karaka of: wisdom, wealth, children and dharma · Day: Thursday
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FAQ
Jupiter in the 6th house — common questions
What does Jupiter in the 6th house mean?
Jupiter in the sixth is the classical weak point for a benefic: the great protector in the house of enemies, debt and disease, with little to protect. It gives skill in law, teaching and healing, but the texts warn of debts, of enemies who are respectable, and of a body that expands. The 6th house (Ripu Bhava) rules enemies, competition and litigation, debt and obligations, disease and daily health, and Jupiter is the karaka of wisdom, wealth, children and dharma. Classically it is a apoklima, dusthana, upachaya house, which shapes how a benefic planet behaves there.
Is Jupiter in the 6th house good or bad?
It depends on the ascendant, and this is where most articles stop. From an Aquarius ascendant the 6th house is Cancer, where Jupiter is exalted. From Leo it is Capricorn, where Jupiter is debilitated. The table on this page gives the dignity and rulership for all twelve ascendants.
Which houses does Jupiter aspect from the 6th house?
The 10th, the 12th, the 2nd houses. Jupiter has special 5th and 9th aspects in addition to the 7th.
Which ascendant has Jupiter in the 6th house right now?
Exactly one at any moment: the sign Jupiter currently occupies is the 6th house of a single ascendant. The card on this page computes it from today's ephemeris and says when Jupiter moves on. In a birth chart, though, what matters is where Jupiter stood at your birth — the free kundli calculator gives that.
Does Jupiter in the 6th house affect marriage?
Not directly. Marriage is read from the 7th house, its lord, Venus and the Navamsa. A 6th-house placement matters only through the houses Jupiter rules and aspects from there — which this page's table sets out per ascendant.