Moon and Ketu in the 6th house at a glance
When Chandra + Ketu (Moon + Ketu) share a sign, a yuti, the chart fuses Moon’s the mind, emotions and nurturing instinct 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
Chandra (Moon) in the 6th houseBenefic (waxing) / Malefic (waning)
The mind pays a price: worry, emotional stress and digestive or health sensitivity; capable in service and healing, but peace is hard-won.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandra (Moon) | Benefic (waxing) / Malefic (waning) | Cancer | Taurus | Scorpio |
| Ketu (Ketu) | Malefic | None (chhaya graha) | Scorpio | Taurus |
Moon and Ketu in the 6th house: the reading
Ketu is well placed in the 6th house and the Moon is strained there, so Ketu leads the pair here.
When it works
- Healing intuition
- Peace with enemies
What needs care
- Emotional withdrawal
- Vague illness
Moon and Ketu in the 6th house by lagna
Strongest for Mesh, Karkat and Tula lagna; hardest for Simha, Kumbh and Dhanu lagna.
| Lagna | 6th house sign | Moon | Ketu | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | Kanya | Friend, lord of 4th | Neutral, no lordship | good |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | Tula | Neutral, lord of 3rd | Enemy, no lordship | mixed |
| Mithun (Gemini) | Vrishchik | Debilitated, lord of 2nd | Exalted, no lordship | mixed |
| Karkat (Cancer) | Dhanu | Neutral, lord of 1st | Friend, no lordship | good |
| Simha (Leo) | Makar | Neutral, lord of 12th | Enemy, no lordship | testing |
| Kanya (Virgo) | Kumbh | Neutral, lord of 11th | Enemy, no lordship | mixed |
| Tula (Libra) | Meen | Neutral, lord of 10th | Friend, no lordship | good |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Mesh | Neutral, lord of 9th | Friend, no lordship | good |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | Vrishabh | Exalted, lord of 8th | Debilitated, no lordship | mixed |
| Makar (Capricorn) | Mithun | Friend, lord of 7th | Neutral, no lordship | good |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | Karkat | Own Sign, lord of 6th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Meen (Pisces) | Simha | Friend, lord of 5th | Neutral, no lordship | good |
Moon and Ketu in the other houses
Aspects (drishti) this conjunction casts
- Moon
- 12th
When these results appear
Moon mahadasha with Ketu antardasha is the sharpest window (dasha years: Moon 10, Ketu 7).
A node beside a luminary is the chart’s own eclipse, a grahan yoga: how Rahu and Ketu swallow the light.
The Moon’s nakshatra sets your dasha clock: find yours by hand.
See Chandra + Ketu (Moon and Ketu) in the 6th house in your own kundali
Your own chart shows which house Chandra + Ketu (Moon and Ketu) in the 6th house activates for you, how strong it is, and when your dasha brings it out.