सूर्य · Yuvati Bhava · Kendra · Maraka
Sun in the 7th house
The Sun in the seventh sets the soul opposite itself — in the spouse and in the public. It gives a capable, dignified partner but the texts consistently warn about the marriage: two people who each need to lead, and a maraka house holding a malefic. Business partnerships need clear terms.
What it gives
- •Dignified, capable partner
- •Standing in public dealings
- •Success in work that faces people
What to watch
- •Ego contest inside the marriage
- •Delay or friction in partnership
- •Dependence on others’ approval
Where Sun 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.
Sun right now
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Who has Sun 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 Sun 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 | Sun’s dignity | Sun rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Libra | Venus | Debilitated | 5th |
| Taurus | Scorpio | Mars | Friend’s sign | 4th |
| Gemini | Sagittarius | Jupiter | Friend’s sign | 3rd |
| Cancer | Capricorn | Saturn | Enemy’s sign | 2nd |
| Leo | Aquarius | Saturn | Enemy’s sign | 1st |
| Virgo | Pisces | Jupiter | Friend’s sign | 12th |
| Libra | Aries | Mars | Exalted | 11th |
| Scorpio | Taurus | Venus | Enemy’s sign | 10th |
| Sagittarius | Gemini | Mercury | Neutral | 9th |
| Capricorn | Cancer | Moon | Friend’s sign | 8th |
| Aquarius | Leo | Sun(own house) | Moolatrikona | 7th |
| Pisces | Virgo | Mercury | Neutral | 6th |
Strongest from Libra — Sun is exalted in Aries. Weakest from Aries, where it falls in Libra.
What it aspects from here
From the 7th house, Sun aspects the 1st houses. Every planet aspects the 7th house from itself; this planet has no special aspects. 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
Sun as a planet
Surya is the atmakaraka — the soul in the chart. He rules the father, authority, government, bones and the eyes, and gives dignity, confidence and the will to be somebody. Classified a malefic because he burns: planets too close to the Sun are combust, and the house he occupies is lit brightly but scorched at the edges.
Nature: Malefic · Karaka of: the soul, the father, authority and vitality · Day: Sunday
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FAQ
Sun in the 7th house — common questions
What does Sun in the 7th house mean?
The Sun in the seventh sets the soul opposite itself — in the spouse and in the public. It gives a capable, dignified partner but the texts consistently warn about the marriage: two people who each need to lead, and a maraka house holding a malefic. Business partnerships need clear terms. The 7th house (Yuvati Bhava) rules spouse and marriage, business partnership and contracts, public dealings and open enemies, and Sun is the karaka of the soul, the father, authority and vitality. Classically it is a kendra, maraka house, which shapes how a malefic planet behaves there.
Is Sun in the 7th house good or bad?
It depends on the ascendant, and this is where most articles stop. From an Libra ascendant the 7th house is Aries, where Sun is exalted. From Aries it is Libra, where Sun is debilitated. The table on this page gives the dignity and rulership for all twelve ascendants.
Which houses does Sun aspect from the 7th house?
The 1st houses. Every planet aspects the 7th house from itself; this planet has no special aspects.
Which ascendant has Sun in the 7th house right now?
Exactly one at any moment: the sign Sun currently occupies is the 7th house of a single ascendant. The card on this page computes it from today's ephemeris and says when Sun moves on. In a birth chart, though, what matters is where Sun stood at your birth — the free kundli calculator gives that.
Does Sun 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.