शनि · Ripu Bhava · Apoklima · Dusthana · Upachaya
Saturn in the 6th house
Saturn in the sixth is a classical strength: the karaka of enemies and disease in the house of enemies and disease, where he defeats what he signifies. It gives victory over opponents, freedom from chronic illness, and success in service, labour relations and any long grind.
What it gives
- •Defeats enemies by outlasting them
- •Resistance to chronic disease
- •Excels in service, law and long campaigns
What to watch
- •Life contains sustained opposition
- •Work is genuinely hard
- •Debts that take years to clear
Where Saturn 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.
Saturn right now
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Who has Saturn 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 Saturn 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 | Saturn’s dignity | Saturn rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Virgo | Mercury | Friend’s sign | 10th, 11th |
| TaurusYogakaraka | Libra | Venus | Exalted | 9th, 10th |
| Gemini | Scorpio | Mars | Enemy’s sign | 8th, 9th |
| Cancer | Sagittarius | Jupiter | Neutral | 7th, 8th |
| Leo | Capricorn | Saturn(own house) | Own sign | 6th, 7th |
| Virgo | Aquarius | Saturn(own house) | Moolatrikona | 5th, 6th |
| LibraYogakaraka | Pisces | Jupiter | Neutral | 4th, 5th |
| Scorpio | Aries | Mars | Debilitated | 3rd, 4th |
| Sagittarius | Taurus | Venus | Friend’s sign | 2nd, 3rd |
| Capricorn | Gemini | Mercury | Friend’s sign | 1st, 2nd |
| Aquarius | Cancer | Moon | Enemy’s sign | 1st, 12th |
| Pisces | Leo | Sun | Enemy’s sign | 11th, 12th |
Strongest from Taurus — Saturn is exalted in Libra. Weakest from Scorpio, where it falls in Aries. For Taurus and Libra ascendants Saturn is a yogakaraka, ruling both a kendra and a trikona — a placement that outweighs most other considerations.
What it aspects from here
From the 6th house, Saturn aspects the 8th, 12th, 3rd houses. Saturn has special 3rd and 10th 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
Saturn as a planet
Shani is time itself — delay, endurance, discipline, old age, servants and the poor. The greatest malefic, and the greatest teacher: he denies until the work is done, then gives something that lasts. Slowest of the visible planets, he stays two and a half years in a sign, so his transits are seasons rather than moods.
Nature: Malefic · Karaka of: discipline, delay, labour and longevity · Day: Saturday
Related placements
FAQ
Saturn in the 6th house — common questions
What does Saturn in the 6th house mean?
Saturn in the sixth is a classical strength: the karaka of enemies and disease in the house of enemies and disease, where he defeats what he signifies. It gives victory over opponents, freedom from chronic illness, and success in service, labour relations and any long grind. The 6th house (Ripu Bhava) rules enemies, competition and litigation, debt and obligations, disease and daily health, and Saturn is the karaka of discipline, delay, labour and longevity. Classically it is a apoklima, dusthana, upachaya house, which shapes how a malefic planet behaves there.
Is Saturn in the 6th house good or bad?
It depends on the ascendant, and this is where most articles stop. From an Taurus ascendant the 6th house is Libra, where Saturn is exalted. From Scorpio it is Aries, where Saturn is debilitated. Saturn is a yogakaraka for Taurus and Libra ascendants, which changes the reading considerably. The table on this page gives the dignity and rulership for all twelve ascendants.
Which houses does Saturn aspect from the 6th house?
The 8th, the 12th, the 3rd houses. Saturn has special 3rd and 10th aspects in addition to the 7th.
Which ascendant has Saturn in the 6th house right now?
Exactly one at any moment: the sign Saturn currently occupies is the 6th house of a single ascendant. The card on this page computes it from today's ephemeris and says when Saturn moves on. In a birth chart, though, what matters is where Saturn stood at your birth — the free kundli calculator gives that.
Does Saturn 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 Saturn rules and aspects from there — which this page's table sets out per ascendant.