Mercury, Jupiter and Ketu in the 6th house at a glance
When Budha + Brihaspati + Ketu (Mercury + Jupiter + Ketu) share a sign, a yuti, the chart fuses Mercury’s intellect, speech and commerce, Jupiter’s wisdom, growth and good fortune 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
Budha (Mercury) in the 6th houseNeutral
Sharp analytical and problem-solving power suited to service, accounts or medicine, but an anxious, over-thinking mind and nervous tension.
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.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budha (Mercury) | Neutral | Gemini, Virgo | Virgo | Pisces |
| Brihaspati (Jupiter) | Benefic | Sagittarius, Pisces | Cancer | Capricorn |
| Ketu (Ketu) | Malefic | None (chhaya graha) | Scorpio | Taurus |
Mercury, Jupiter and Ketu in the 6th house: the reading
Ketu is well placed in the 6th house and Mercury and Jupiter give mixed results there, so Ketu leads the trio here. Inside the trio, Mercury and Ketu do best here: Mercury and Ketu in the 6th house give diagnostic and analytical skill, quiet victory over enemies and detachment in service, with nervous or hard-to-name complaints. Mercury and Jupiter are the pair to watch: The two teachers in the 6th house give service through knowledge: law, medicine, counselling, accounting or teaching, and enemies defeated by reason.
When it works
- Success in law, medicine or counsel
- Enemies out-reasoned
- Diagnostic skill
- Quiet victories
What needs care
- Jupiter weakened
- Over-analysis of health
- Nervous complaints
- Interrupted work
Mercury, Jupiter and Ketu in the 6th house by lagna
Strongest for Mithun, Vrishchik and Meen lagna; hardest for Simha, Kumbh and Makar lagna.
| Lagna | 6th house sign | Mercury | Jupiter | Ketu | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | Kanya | Exalted, lord of 3rd & 6th | Enemy, lord of 9th & 12th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | Tula | Friend, lord of 2nd & 5th | Enemy, lord of 8th & 11th | Enemy, no lordship | mixed |
| Mithun (Gemini) | Vrishchik | Neutral, lord of 1st & 4th | Friend, lord of 7th & 10th | Exalted, no lordship | strong |
| Karkat (Cancer) | Dhanu | Neutral, lord of 3rd & 12th | Moolatrikona, lord of 6th & 9th | Friend, no lordship | mixed |
| Simha (Leo) | Makar | Neutral, lord of 2nd & 11th | Debilitated, lord of 5th & 8th | Enemy, no lordship | testing |
| Kanya (Virgo) | Kumbh | Neutral, lord of 1st & 10th | Neutral, lord of 4th & 7th | Enemy, no lordship | mixed |
| Tula (Libra) | Meen | Debilitated, lord of 9th & 12th | Own Sign, lord of 3rd & 6th | Friend, no lordship | mixed |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Mesh | Neutral, lord of 8th & 11th | Friend, lord of 2nd & 5th | Friend, no lordship | good |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | Vrishabh | Friend, lord of 7th & 10th | Enemy, lord of 1st & 4th | Debilitated, no lordship | mixed |
| Makar (Capricorn) | Mithun | Own Sign, lord of 6th & 9th | Enemy, lord of 3rd & 12th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | Karkat | Enemy, lord of 5th & 8th | Exalted, lord of 2nd & 11th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Meen (Pisces) | Simha | Friend, lord of 4th & 7th | Friend, lord of 1st & 10th | Neutral, no lordship | good |
Mercury, Jupiter and Ketu in the other houses
Aspects (drishti) this conjunction casts
- Mercury
- 12th
When these results appear
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See Budha + Brihaspati + Ketu (Mercury, Jupiter and Ketu) in the 6th house in your own kundali
Your own chart shows which house Budha + Brihaspati + Ketu (Mercury, Jupiter and Ketu) in the 6th house activates for you, how strong it is, and when your dasha brings it out.