शुक्र · Tanu Bhava · Kendra · Trikona · Dharma trine
Venus in the 1st house
Venus in the first gives physical attractiveness, charm and an eye for beauty — the person is pleasant to be around and knows it. Malavya yoga forms if Venus is here in his own or exalted sign. Comfort matters, and so does appearance; the texts note both the appeal and the vanity.
What it gives
- •Attractiveness and personal charm
- •Artistic sensibility
- •Malavya yoga when dignified
What to watch
- •Vanity; attention to appearance
- •Avoids discomfort and conflict
- •Indulgence
Where Venus 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 1st house of only one lagna.
Venus right now
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Who has Venus in the 1st today
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It depends on your ascendant
The same placement reads differently from each of the twelve ascendants, because the 1st house is a different sign for each — and Venus 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 | 1st house sign | Sign lord | Venus’s dignity | Venus rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Aries | Mars | Neutral | 2nd, 7th |
| Taurus | Taurus | Venus(own house) | Own sign | 1st, 6th |
| Gemini | Gemini | Mercury | Friend’s sign | 5th, 12th |
| Cancer | Cancer | Moon | Enemy’s sign | 4th, 11th |
| Leo | Leo | Sun | Enemy’s sign | 3rd, 10th |
| Virgo | Virgo | Mercury | Debilitated | 2nd, 9th |
| Libra | Libra | Venus(own house) | Moolatrikona | 1st, 8th |
| Scorpio | Scorpio | Mars | Neutral | 7th, 12th |
| Sagittarius | Sagittarius | Jupiter | Neutral | 6th, 11th |
| CapricornYogakaraka | Capricorn | Saturn | Friend’s sign | 5th, 10th |
| AquariusYogakaraka | Aquarius | Saturn | Friend’s sign | 4th, 9th |
| Pisces | Pisces | Jupiter | Exalted | 3rd, 8th |
Strongest from Pisces — Venus is exalted in Pisces. Weakest from Virgo, where it falls in Virgo. For Capricorn and Aquarius ascendants Venus is a yogakaraka, ruling both a kendra and a trikona — a placement that outweighs most other considerations.
What it aspects from here
From the 1st house, Venus aspects the 7th 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 1st house
The first house is the ascendant itself — the sign rising on the eastern horizon at birth. It is read before anything else, because it fixes every other house and rules the body that lives out the chart. A planet here colours appearance, temperament and the impression a person makes before they speak.
Karaka: Sun · Signifies: physical body and constitution; personality and self-image; vitality, longevity and general fortune; head and complexion
Venus as a planet
Shukra is the lesser benefic and the karaka of marriage: love, beauty, art, vehicles, luxury and pleasure. He rules the reproductive system and the capacity for enjoyment. Where Venus sits, refinement and desire go together — which is why the texts warn about him in the sixth and the twelfth as much as they praise him elsewhere.
Nature: Benefic · Karaka of: love, marriage, beauty and comfort · Day: Friday
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FAQ
Venus in the 1st house — common questions
What does Venus in the 1st house mean?
Venus in the first gives physical attractiveness, charm and an eye for beauty — the person is pleasant to be around and knows it. Malavya yoga forms if Venus is here in his own or exalted sign. Comfort matters, and so does appearance; the texts note both the appeal and the vanity. The 1st house (Tanu Bhava) rules physical body and constitution, personality and self-image, vitality, longevity and general fortune, and Venus is the karaka of love, marriage, beauty and comfort. Classically it is a kendra, trikona, dharma trine house, which shapes how a benefic planet behaves there.
Is Venus in the 1st house good or bad?
It depends on the ascendant, and this is where most articles stop. From an Pisces ascendant the 1st house is Pisces, where Venus is exalted. From Virgo it is Virgo, where Venus is debilitated. Venus is a yogakaraka for Capricorn and Aquarius ascendants, which changes the reading considerably. The table on this page gives the dignity and rulership for all twelve ascendants.
Which houses does Venus aspect from the 1st house?
The 7th houses. Every planet aspects the 7th house from itself; this planet has no special aspects.
Which ascendant has Venus in the 1st house right now?
Exactly one at any moment: the sign Venus currently occupies is the 1st house of a single ascendant. The card on this page computes it from today's ephemeris and says when Venus moves on. In a birth chart, though, what matters is where Venus stood at your birth — the free kundli calculator gives that.
Does Venus in the 1st house affect marriage?
Not directly. Marriage is read from the 7th house, its lord, Venus and the Navamsa. A 1st-house placement matters only through the houses Venus rules and aspects from there — which this page's table sets out per ascendant.