शुक्र · Ripu Bhava · Apoklima · Dusthana · Upachaya
Venus in the 6th house
Venus in the sixth is a weak placement for a benefic: the karaka of pleasure in the house of disease, debt and service. The texts warn of trouble through relationships, of debts incurred for comfort, and of reproductive or kidney complaints. It does give skill in service industries and in mediation.
What it gives
- •Skill in mediation and service industries
- •Resolves disputes without force
- •Works well with women and in hospitality
What to watch
- •Debts through indulgence
- •Relationship trouble; hidden entanglements
- •Kidney, reproductive and sugar-related issues
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 6th house of only one lagna.
Venus right now
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Who has Venus 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 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 | 6th house sign | Sign lord | Venus’s dignity | Venus rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Virgo | Mercury | Debilitated | 2nd, 7th |
| Taurus | Libra | Venus(own house) | Moolatrikona | 1st, 6th |
| Gemini | Scorpio | Mars | Neutral | 5th, 12th |
| Cancer | Sagittarius | Jupiter | Neutral | 4th, 11th |
| Leo | Capricorn | Saturn | Friend’s sign | 3rd, 10th |
| Virgo | Aquarius | Saturn | Friend’s sign | 2nd, 9th |
| Libra | Pisces | Jupiter | Exalted | 1st, 8th |
| Scorpio | Aries | Mars | Neutral | 7th, 12th |
| Sagittarius | Taurus | Venus(own house) | Own sign | 6th, 11th |
| CapricornYogakaraka | Gemini | Mercury | Friend’s sign | 5th, 10th |
| AquariusYogakaraka | Cancer | Moon | Enemy’s sign | 4th, 9th |
| Pisces | Leo | Sun | Enemy’s sign | 3rd, 8th |
Strongest from Libra — Venus is exalted in Pisces. Weakest from Aries, 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 6th house, Venus aspects the 12th 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 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
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 6th house — common questions
What does Venus in the 6th house mean?
Venus in the sixth is a weak placement for a benefic: the karaka of pleasure in the house of disease, debt and service. The texts warn of trouble through relationships, of debts incurred for comfort, and of reproductive or kidney complaints. It does give skill in service industries and in mediation. The 6th house (Ripu Bhava) rules enemies, competition and litigation, debt and obligations, disease and daily health, and Venus is the karaka of love, marriage, beauty and comfort. Classically it is a apoklima, dusthana, upachaya house, which shapes how a benefic planet behaves there.
Is Venus in the 6th house good or bad?
It depends on the ascendant, and this is where most articles stop. From an Libra ascendant the 6th house is Pisces, where Venus is exalted. From Aries 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 6th house?
The 12th houses. Every planet aspects the 7th house from itself; this planet has no special aspects.
Which ascendant has Venus in the 6th house right now?
Exactly one at any moment: the sign Venus currently occupies is the 6th 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 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 Venus rules and aspects from there — which this page's table sets out per ascendant.