Moon, Mars and Ketu in the 6th house at a glance
When Chandra + Mangala + Ketu (Moon + Mars + Ketu) share a sign, a yuti, the chart fuses Moon’s the mind, emotions and nurturing instinct, Mars’s energy, courage and the drive to act 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.
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.
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 |
| Mangala (Mars) | Malefic | Aries, Scorpio | Capricorn | Cancer |
| Ketu (Ketu) | Malefic | None (chhaya graha) | Scorpio | Taurus |
Moon, Mars and Ketu in the 6th house: the reading
Mars and Ketu are well placed in the 6th house and the Moon 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. Moon and Ketu are the pair to watch: Ketu with the Moon in the 6th house gives healing intuition, detachment from enemies and a quiet capacity for service, with emotional withdrawal and vague health complaints.
When it works
- Earning through service and competition
- Courage against enemies
- Healing intuition
- Peace with enemies
What needs care
- Anxiety and stomach or blood trouble
- Emotional conflicts at work
- Emotional withdrawal
- Vague illness
Moon, Mars and Ketu in the 6th house by lagna
Strongest for Karkat, Vrishchik and Meen lagna; hardest for Kumbh, Makar and Dhanu lagna.
| Lagna | 6th house sign | Moon | Mars | Ketu | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | Kanya | Friend, lord of 4th | Enemy, lord of 1st & 8th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | Tula | Neutral, lord of 3rd | Neutral, lord of 7th & 12th | Enemy, no lordship | mixed |
| Mithun (Gemini) | Vrishchik | Debilitated, lord of 2nd | Own Sign, lord of 6th & 11th | Exalted, no lordship | mixed |
| Karkat (Cancer) | Dhanu | Neutral, lord of 1st | Friend, lord of 5th & 10th | Friend, no lordship | strong |
| Simha (Leo) | Makar | Neutral, lord of 12th | Exalted, lord of 4th & 9th | Enemy, no lordship | good |
| Kanya (Virgo) | Kumbh | Neutral, lord of 11th | Neutral, lord of 3rd & 8th | Enemy, no lordship | mixed |
| Tula (Libra) | Meen | Neutral, lord of 10th | Friend, lord of 2nd & 7th | Friend, no lordship | good |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Mesh | Neutral, lord of 9th | Moolatrikona, lord of 1st & 6th | Friend, no lordship | strong |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | Vrishabh | Exalted, lord of 8th | Neutral, lord of 5th & 12th | Debilitated, no lordship | mixed |
| Makar (Capricorn) | Mithun | Friend, lord of 7th | Enemy, lord of 4th & 11th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | Karkat | Own Sign, lord of 6th | Debilitated, lord of 3rd & 10th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Meen (Pisces) | Simha | Friend, lord of 5th | Friend, lord of 2nd & 9th | Neutral, no lordship | strong |
Moon, Mars and Ketu in the other houses
Aspects (drishti) this conjunction casts
- Moon
- 12th
When these results appear
Moon mahadasha with Mars antardasha is the sharpest window (dasha years: Moon 10, Mars 7, 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 + Mangala + Ketu (Moon, Mars and Ketu) in the 6th house in your own kundali
Your own chart shows which house Chandra + Mangala + Ketu (Moon, Mars and Ketu) in the 6th house activates for you, how strong it is, and when your dasha brings it out.