Jupiter, Saturn and Ketu in the 6th house at a glance
When Brihaspati + Shani + Ketu (Jupiter + Saturn + Ketu) share a sign, a yuti, the chart fuses Jupiter’s wisdom, growth and good fortune, Saturn’s discipline, karma and hard-earned maturity and Ketu’s detachment, spirituality and liberation, and here all of it works through the 6th house (Ari / Shatru), the house of health, service, competition and the obstacles you overcome (Dusthana (difficult), Upachaya (growing); natural sign Virgo).
Each graha in the 6th house
Brihaspati (Jupiter) in the 6th houseBenefic
A benefic in a dusthana: it wins litigation and defeats enemies through wisdom and suits law, medicine and service, but debts or health lessons arrive to teach.
Shani (Saturn) in the 6th houseMalefic
A superb seat: it defeats enemies and clears debts and disease through persistence and excels in service, labour and law; Saturn loves this fight.
Ketu (Ketu) in the 6th houseMalefic
Healing, defeating enemies through detachment, and skill in service, medicine and the occult; Ketu fights well without ego in this Upachaya house.
Where each is strong or weak by sign:
| Graha | Nature | Own sign | Exalted (uchcha) | Debilitated (neecha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brihaspati (Jupiter) | Benefic | Sagittarius, Pisces | Cancer | Capricorn |
| Shani (Saturn) | Malefic | Capricorn, Aquarius | Libra | Aries |
| Ketu (Ketu) | Malefic | None (chhaya graha) | Scorpio | Taurus |
Jupiter, Saturn and Ketu in the 6th house: the reading
Saturn and Ketu are well placed in the 6th house and Jupiter gives mixed results there, so Saturn and Ketu lead the trio here. Inside the trio, Saturn and Ketu do best here: Saturn and Ketu in the 6th house give solitary disciplined service, healing through austerity, and detachment from enemies and debts, with chronic slow illness as the shadow. Jupiter and Ketu are the pair to watch: Jupiter and Ketu in the 6th house give healing and spiritual service, detachment from enemies and debts, and wisdom through illness or service.
When it works
- Institutional service
- Patient victory
- Healing service
- Peace with enemies
What needs care
- Jupiter weakened
- Chronic complaints
- Loss of fortune
- Vague illness
Jupiter, Saturn and Ketu in the 6th house by lagna
Strongest for Vrishabh, Mithun and Tula lagna; hardest for Simha, Meen and Makar lagna.
| Lagna | 6th house sign | Jupiter | Saturn | Ketu | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | Kanya | Enemy, lord of 9th & 12th | Friend, lord of 10th & 11th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | Tula | Enemy, lord of 8th & 11th | Exalted, lord of 9th & 10th | Enemy, no lordship | good |
| Mithun (Gemini) | Vrishchik | Friend, lord of 7th & 10th | Enemy, lord of 8th & 9th | Exalted, no lordship | good |
| Karkat (Cancer) | Dhanu | Moolatrikona, lord of 6th & 9th | Neutral, lord of 7th & 8th | Friend, no lordship | mixed |
| Simha (Leo) | Makar | Debilitated, lord of 5th & 8th | Own Sign, lord of 6th & 7th | Enemy, no lordship | testing |
| Kanya (Virgo) | Kumbh | Neutral, lord of 4th & 7th | Moolatrikona, lord of 5th & 6th | Enemy, no lordship | mixed |
| Tula (Libra) | Meen | Own Sign, lord of 3rd & 6th | Neutral, lord of 4th & 5th | Friend, no lordship | good |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Mesh | Friend, lord of 2nd & 5th | Debilitated, lord of 3rd & 4th | Friend, no lordship | good |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | Vrishabh | Enemy, lord of 1st & 4th | Friend, lord of 2nd & 3rd | Debilitated, no lordship | mixed |
| Makar (Capricorn) | Mithun | Enemy, lord of 3rd & 12th | Friend, lord of 1st & 2nd | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | Karkat | Exalted, lord of 2nd & 11th | Enemy, lord of 1st & 12th | Neutral, no lordship | good |
| Meen (Pisces) | Simha | Friend, lord of 1st & 10th | Enemy, lord of 11th & 12th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
Jupiter, Saturn and Ketu in the other houses
Aspects (drishti) this conjunction casts
When these results appear
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See Brihaspati + Shani + Ketu (Jupiter, Saturn and Ketu) in the 6th house in your own kundali
Your own chart shows which house Brihaspati + Shani + Ketu (Jupiter, Saturn and Ketu) in the 6th house activates for you, how strong it is, and when your dasha brings it out.