शुक्र · Yuvati Bhava · Kendra · Maraka
Venus in the 7th house
Venus in the seventh is the karaka of marriage in the house of marriage — the classical signature of a happy, attractive partnership. The spouse is beautiful, refined or artistic, and the relationship matters greatly to the person. Business dealings go smoothly through charm.
What it gives
- •Attractive, refined spouse; happy marriage
- •Natural skill in partnership
- •Smooth public and business dealings
What to watch
- •Dependence on being in a relationship
- •Avoids conflict the marriage needs
- •Attraction mistaken for compatibility
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 7th house of only one lagna.
Venus right now
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Who has Venus 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 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 | 7th house sign | Sign lord | Venus’s dignity | Venus rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Libra | Venus(own house) | Moolatrikona | 2nd, 7th |
| Taurus | Scorpio | Mars | Neutral | 1st, 6th |
| Gemini | Sagittarius | Jupiter | Neutral | 5th, 12th |
| Cancer | Capricorn | Saturn | Friend’s sign | 4th, 11th |
| Leo | Aquarius | Saturn | Friend’s sign | 3rd, 10th |
| Virgo | Pisces | Jupiter | Exalted | 2nd, 9th |
| Libra | Aries | Mars | Neutral | 1st, 8th |
| Scorpio | Taurus | Venus(own house) | Own sign | 7th, 12th |
| Sagittarius | Gemini | Mercury | Friend’s sign | 6th, 11th |
| CapricornYogakaraka | Cancer | Moon | Enemy’s sign | 5th, 10th |
| AquariusYogakaraka | Leo | Sun | Enemy’s sign | 4th, 9th |
| Pisces | Virgo | Mercury | Debilitated | 3rd, 8th |
Strongest from Virgo — Venus is exalted in Pisces. Weakest from Pisces, 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 7th house, Venus 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
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 7th house — common questions
What does Venus in the 7th house mean?
Venus in the seventh is the karaka of marriage in the house of marriage — the classical signature of a happy, attractive partnership. The spouse is beautiful, refined or artistic, and the relationship matters greatly to the person. Business dealings go smoothly through charm. The 7th house (Yuvati Bhava) rules spouse and marriage, business partnership and contracts, public dealings and open enemies, and Venus is the karaka of love, marriage, beauty and comfort. Classically it is a kendra, maraka house, which shapes how a benefic planet behaves there.
Is Venus in the 7th house good or bad?
It depends on the ascendant, and this is where most articles stop. From an Virgo ascendant the 7th house is Pisces, where Venus is exalted. From Pisces 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 7th house?
The 1st houses. Every planet aspects the 7th house from itself; this planet has no special aspects.
Which ascendant has Venus in the 7th house right now?
Exactly one at any moment: the sign Venus currently occupies is the 7th 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 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.