Moon, Mars and Mercury in the 6th house at a glance
When Chandra + Mangala + Budha (Moon + Mars + Mercury) 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 Mercury’s intellect, speech and commerce, 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.
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.
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 |
| Budha (Mercury) | Neutral | Gemini, Virgo | Virgo | Pisces |
Moon, Mars and Mercury in the 6th house: the reading
Mars is well placed in the 6th house, Mercury gives mixed results there and the Moon is strained there, so Mars leads the trio here. Inside the trio, Mars and Mercury do best here: Mars and Mercury in the upachaya 6th give sharp competitive skill in law, surgery, engineering or trading, and the defeat of enemies by argument and action. Moon and Mercury are the pair to watch: The Moon and Mercury in the 6th house give a clever, service-minded intellect, success in medicine, accounting, law or clerical work, and worry as a constant companion.
When it works
- Earning through service and competition
- Courage against enemies
- Service intelligence and success in medicine or accounts
- Enemies out-thought
What needs care
- Anxiety and stomach or blood trouble
- Emotional conflicts at work
- Chronic worry
- Nervous digestive complaints
Moon, Mars and Mercury in the 6th house by lagna
Strongest for Meen, Mesh and Karkat lagna; hardest for Kumbh, Dhanu and Tula lagna.
| Lagna | 6th house sign | Moon | Mars | Mercury | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | Kanya | Friend, lord of 4th | Enemy, lord of 1st & 8th | Exalted, lord of 3rd & 6th | good |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | Tula | Neutral, lord of 3rd | Neutral, lord of 7th & 12th | Friend, lord of 2nd & 5th | mixed |
| Mithun (Gemini) | Vrishchik | Debilitated, lord of 2nd | Own Sign, lord of 6th & 11th | Neutral, lord of 1st & 4th | mixed |
| Karkat (Cancer) | Dhanu | Neutral, lord of 1st | Friend, lord of 5th & 10th | Neutral, lord of 3rd & 12th | good |
| Simha (Leo) | Makar | Neutral, lord of 12th | Exalted, lord of 4th & 9th | Neutral, lord of 2nd & 11th | good |
| Kanya (Virgo) | Kumbh | Neutral, lord of 11th | Neutral, lord of 3rd & 8th | Neutral, lord of 1st & 10th | mixed |
| Tula (Libra) | Meen | Neutral, lord of 10th | Friend, lord of 2nd & 7th | Debilitated, lord of 9th & 12th | mixed |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Mesh | Neutral, lord of 9th | Moolatrikona, lord of 1st & 6th | Neutral, lord of 8th & 11th | good |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | Vrishabh | Exalted, lord of 8th | Neutral, lord of 5th & 12th | Friend, lord of 7th & 10th | mixed |
| Makar (Capricorn) | Mithun | Friend, lord of 7th | Enemy, lord of 4th & 11th | Own Sign, lord of 6th & 9th | good |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | Karkat | Own Sign, lord of 6th | Debilitated, lord of 3rd & 10th | Enemy, lord of 5th & 8th | testing |
| Meen (Pisces) | Simha | Friend, lord of 5th | Friend, lord of 2nd & 9th | Friend, lord of 4th & 7th | strong |
Moon, Mars and Mercury in the other houses
Aspects (drishti) this conjunction casts
When these results appear
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See Chandra + Mangala + Budha (Moon, Mars and Mercury) in the 6th house in your own kundali
Your own chart shows which house Chandra + Mangala + Budha (Moon, Mars and Mercury) in the 6th house activates for you, how strong it is, and when your dasha brings it out.