राहु · Yuvati Bhava · Kendra · Maraka
Rahu in the 7th house
Rahu in the seventh gives an unconventional marriage — often to someone from a different culture, background, religion or age group. The attraction is intense and the texts warn that it can be built on projection. Business partnerships are ambitious and require care with contracts.
What it gives
- •Marriage across culture or background
- •Intense attraction and ambition in partnership
- •Skill in foreign business dealings
What to watch
- •Illusion in the relationship
- •Sudden turns in marriage or partnership
- •Partner may not be who they seemed
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 7th house of only one lagna.
Rahu right now
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Who has Rahu in the 7th today
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It depends on your ascendant
The same placement reads differently from each of the twelve ascendants, because the 7th 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 | 7th house sign | Sign lord | Rahu’s dignity | Rahu rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Libra | Venus | Neutral | — |
| Taurus | Scorpio | Mars | Debilitated | — |
| Gemini | Sagittarius | Jupiter | Neutral | — |
| Cancer | Capricorn | Saturn | Neutral | — |
| Leo | Aquarius | Saturn | Neutral | — |
| Virgo | Pisces | Jupiter | Neutral | — |
| Libra | Aries | Mars | Neutral | — |
| Scorpio | Taurus | Venus | Exalted | — |
| Sagittarius | Gemini | Mercury | Neutral | — |
| Capricorn | Cancer | Moon | Neutral | — |
| Aquarius | Leo | Sun | Neutral | — |
| Pisces | Virgo | Mercury | Neutral | — |
Strongest from Scorpio — Rahu is exalted in Taurus. Weakest from Taurus, where it falls in Scorpio.
What it aspects from here
From the 7th house, Rahu aspects the 11th, 1st, 3rd 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 7th house
The seventh is the house directly opposite the self: the other person, and everything negotiated with them. Marriage, business partnership and public dealing all sit here. It is also a maraka house, which is why the classical texts read it with more care than a modern reader expects.
Karaka: Venus · Signifies: spouse and marriage; business partnership and contracts; public dealings and open enemies; passion and desire
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 7th house — common questions
What does Rahu in the 7th house mean?
Rahu in the seventh gives an unconventional marriage — often to someone from a different culture, background, religion or age group. The attraction is intense and the texts warn that it can be built on projection. Business partnerships are ambitious and require care with contracts. The 7th house (Yuvati Bhava) rules spouse and marriage, business partnership and contracts, public dealings and open enemies, and Rahu is the karaka of obsession, foreignness and sudden rise. Classically it is a kendra, maraka house, which shapes how a malefic planet behaves there.
Is Rahu in the 7th house good or bad?
It depends on the ascendant, and this is where most articles stop. From an Scorpio ascendant the 7th house is Taurus, where Rahu is exalted. From Taurus 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 7th house?
The 11th, the 1st, the 3rd 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 7th house right now?
Exactly one at any moment: the sign Rahu currently occupies is the 7th 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 7th house affect marriage?
Yes — the 7th house is one of the houses examined in marriage matching, so a malefic here is weighed carefully. The kundli matching tool checks the whole set rather than a single placement.