Mars, Venus and Ketu in the 6th house at a glance
When Mangala + Shukra + Ketu (Mars + Venus + Ketu) share a sign, a yuti, the chart fuses Mars’s energy, courage and the drive to act, Venus’s love, beauty and the pleasures of life 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
Mangala (Mars) in the 6th houseMalefic
A warrior against enemies, debts and disease: excellent for competition, the military, police, surgery and winning litigation; Mars loves this Upachaya house.
Shukra (Venus) in the 6th houseBenefic
Relationship stress, secret liaisons or debts and reproductive/urinary health lessons; it can serve in beauty or the arts, but love is tested.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mangala (Mars) | Malefic | Aries, Scorpio | Capricorn | Cancer |
| Shukra (Venus) | Benefic | Taurus, Libra | Pisces | Virgo |
| Ketu (Ketu) | Malefic | None (chhaya graha) | Scorpio | Taurus |
Mars, Venus and Ketu in the 6th house: the reading
Mars and Ketu are well placed in the 6th house and Venus is strained there, so Mars and Ketu lead the trio here. Inside the trio, Mars and Ketu do best here: Mars and Ketu in the 6th house give surgical and healing skill, sudden victory over enemies and detachment from conflict, with accidents, cuts and sudden illness as the price. Venus and Ketu are the pair to watch: Venus and Ketu in the 6th house give detached service, little conflict from enemies, and disappointment or distance in love and marriage.
When it works
- Success in competitive creative fields
- Energy in service
- Surgical skill
- Sudden victories
What needs care
- Conflict in love and marriage
- Reproductive or urinary complaints
- Accidents and sudden illness
- Self-inflicted strain
Mars, Venus and Ketu in the 6th house by lagna
Strongest for Karkat, Simha and Tula lagna; hardest for Meen, Kumbh and Dhanu lagna.
| Lagna | 6th house sign | Mars | Venus | Ketu | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | Kanya | Enemy, lord of 1st & 8th | Debilitated, lord of 2nd & 7th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | Tula | Neutral, lord of 7th & 12th | Moolatrikona, lord of 1st & 6th | Enemy, no lordship | mixed |
| Mithun (Gemini) | Vrishchik | Own Sign, lord of 6th & 11th | Neutral, lord of 5th & 12th | Exalted, no lordship | good |
| Karkat (Cancer) | Dhanu | Friend, lord of 5th & 10th | Neutral, lord of 4th & 11th | Friend, no lordship | strong |
| Simha (Leo) | Makar | Exalted, lord of 4th & 9th | Friend, lord of 3rd & 10th | Enemy, no lordship | strong |
| Kanya (Virgo) | Kumbh | Neutral, lord of 3rd & 8th | Friend, lord of 2nd & 9th | Enemy, no lordship | mixed |
| Tula (Libra) | Meen | Friend, lord of 2nd & 7th | Exalted, lord of 1st & 8th | Friend, no lordship | strong |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Mesh | Moolatrikona, lord of 1st & 6th | Neutral, lord of 7th & 12th | Friend, no lordship | good |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | Vrishabh | Neutral, lord of 5th & 12th | Own Sign, lord of 6th & 11th | Debilitated, no lordship | mixed |
| Makar (Capricorn) | Mithun | Enemy, lord of 4th & 11th | Friend, lord of 5th & 10th | Neutral, no lordship | good |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | Karkat | Debilitated, lord of 3rd & 10th | Enemy, lord of 4th & 9th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Meen (Pisces) | Simha | Friend, lord of 2nd & 9th | Enemy, lord of 3rd & 8th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
Mars, Venus and Ketu in the other houses
Aspects (drishti) this conjunction casts
- Venus
- 12th
When these results appear
Venus mahadasha with Mars antardasha is the sharpest window (dasha years: Venus 20, Mars 7, Ketu 7).
Rahu and Ketu are points, not planets, and that changes how they act: Rahu and Ketu explained.
For the 2026 Shukra transit cycle, see when Venus retrograde ends and which houses it crosses.
See Mangala + Shukra + Ketu (Mars, Venus and Ketu) in the 6th house in your own kundali
Your own chart shows which house Mangala + Shukra + Ketu (Mars, Venus and Ketu) in the 6th house activates for you, how strong it is, and when your dasha brings it out.