राहु · Ripu Bhava · Apoklima · Dusthana · Upachaya
Rahu in the 6th house
Rahu in the sixth is a classical strength: the great disruptor in the house of enemies, where he demolishes them. Opponents lose, debts are handled by unconventional means, and the person excels in competitive, foreign or technological work. Health issues tend to be hard to diagnose.
What it gives
- •Defeats enemies decisively
- •Excels in competition, litigation and foreign service
- •Handles debt and crisis inventively
What to watch
- •Undiagnosable or unusual ailments
- •Attracts powerful opponents
- •Workplace intrigue
Where Rahu 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.
Rahu right now
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Who has Rahu 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 Rahu 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 | Rahu’s dignity | Rahu rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Virgo | Mercury | Neutral | — |
| Taurus | Libra | Venus | Neutral | — |
| Gemini | Scorpio | Mars | Debilitated | — |
| Cancer | Sagittarius | Jupiter | Neutral | — |
| Leo | Capricorn | Saturn | Neutral | — |
| Virgo | Aquarius | Saturn | Neutral | — |
| Libra | Pisces | Jupiter | Neutral | — |
| Scorpio | Aries | Mars | Neutral | — |
| Sagittarius | Taurus | Venus | Exalted | — |
| Capricorn | Gemini | Mercury | Neutral | — |
| Aquarius | Cancer | Moon | Neutral | — |
| Pisces | Leo | Sun | Neutral | — |
Strongest from Sagittarius — Rahu is exalted in Taurus. Weakest from Gemini, where it falls in Scorpio.
What it aspects from here
From the 6th house, Rahu aspects the 10th, 12th, 2nd houses. Rahu is a shadow body; many schools give it the 5th, 7th and 9th aspects, and some give none. Shown here as the widely used set. 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
Rahu as a planet
Rahu is the north lunar node, a shadow with no body. He amplifies, distorts and obsesses: the house he occupies is pursued with unusual hunger and often reached by unconventional means. He rules foreigners, technology, intoxication and sudden rise — and sudden fall, because what Rahu gives he gives without instructions.
Nature: Malefic · Karaka of: obsession, foreignness and sudden rise
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FAQ
Rahu in the 6th house — common questions
What does Rahu in the 6th house mean?
Rahu in the sixth is a classical strength: the great disruptor in the house of enemies, where he demolishes them. Opponents lose, debts are handled by unconventional means, and the person excels in competitive, foreign or technological work. Health issues tend to be hard to diagnose. The 6th house (Ripu Bhava) rules enemies, competition and litigation, debt and obligations, disease and daily health, and Rahu is the karaka of obsession, foreignness and sudden rise. Classically it is a apoklima, dusthana, upachaya house, which shapes how a malefic planet behaves there.
Is Rahu in the 6th house good or bad?
It depends on the ascendant, and this is where most articles stop. From an Sagittarius ascendant the 6th house is Taurus, where Rahu is exalted. From Gemini it is Scorpio, where Rahu is debilitated. The table on this page gives the dignity and rulership for all twelve ascendants.
Which houses does Rahu aspect from the 6th house?
The 10th, the 12th, the 2nd houses. Rahu is a shadow body; many schools give it the 5th, 7th and 9th aspects, and some give none. Shown here as the widely used set.
Which ascendant has Rahu in the 6th house right now?
Exactly one at any moment: the sign Rahu currently occupies is the 6th house of a single ascendant. The card on this page computes it from today's ephemeris and says when Rahu moves on. In a birth chart, though, what matters is where Rahu stood at your birth — the free kundli calculator gives that.
Does Rahu 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 Rahu rules and aspects from there — which this page's table sets out per ascendant.