Moon, Venus and Ketu in the 4th house at a glance
When Chandra + Shukra + Ketu (Moon + Venus + Ketu) share a sign, a yuti, the chart fuses Moon’s the mind, emotions and nurturing instinct, Venus’s love, beauty and the pleasures of life and Ketu’s detachment, spirituality and liberation, and here all of it works through the 4th house (Bandhu / Sukha), the house of mother, home, comforts and inner happiness (Kendra (angular); natural sign Cancer).
Each graha in the 4th house
Chandra (Moon) in the 4th houseBenefic (waxing) / Malefic (waning)
The Moon on its throne (dig bala): emotional security, a loving mother, property, vehicles and deep inner contentment; its very best seat.
Shukra (Venus) in the 4th houseBenefic
Venus on its throne (dig bala): comforts, vehicles, a beautiful home, property and a life of ease and taste.
Ketu (Ketu) in the 4th houseMalefic
Detachment or distance from the mother and home and inner restlessness, a seeker who never fully settles into comfort or property.
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 |
| Shukra (Venus) | Benefic | Taurus, Libra | Pisces | Virgo |
| Ketu (Ketu) | Malefic | None (chhaya graha) | Scorpio | Taurus |
Moon, Venus and Ketu in the 4th house: the reading
The Moon and Venus are well placed in the 4th house and Ketu is strained there, so the Moon and Venus lead the trio here. Inside the trio, Moon and Venus do best here: The two feminine grahas in the watery 4th house, the Moon with dig bala, give a beautiful, luxurious, affectionate home, a loving mother, vehicles and a heart that rests in comfort. Moon and Ketu are the pair to watch: Ketu with the Moon in the 4th house loosens the anchor of home and mother: the native may lose the mother early, live far from the birthplace or feel homeless within the home.
When it works
- A luxurious, loving home and vehicles
- Deep emotional contentment
- Inner peace through practice
- Freedom from attachment to place
What needs care
- Indulgence and lethargy
- Dependence on comfort
- Loss or distance of the mother
- A heart that cannot settle
Moon, Venus and Ketu in the 4th house by lagna
Strongest for Mesh, Karkat and Kanya lagna; hardest for Dhanu, Vrishchik and Tula lagna.
| Lagna | 4th house sign | Moon | Venus | Ketu | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | Karkat | Own Sign, lord of 4th | Enemy, lord of 2nd & 7th | Neutral, no lordship | good |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | Simha | Friend, lord of 3rd | Enemy, lord of 1st & 6th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Mithun (Gemini) | Kanya | Friend, lord of 2nd | Debilitated, lord of 5th & 12th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Karkat (Cancer) | Tula | Neutral, lord of 1st | Moolatrikona, lord of 4th & 11th | Enemy, no lordship | good |
| Simha (Leo) | Vrishchik | Debilitated, lord of 12th | Neutral, lord of 3rd & 10th | Exalted, no lordship | mixed |
| Kanya (Virgo) | Dhanu | Neutral, lord of 11th | Neutral, lord of 2nd & 9th | Friend, no lordship | good |
| Tula (Libra) | Makar | Neutral, lord of 10th | Friend, lord of 1st & 8th | Enemy, no lordship | mixed |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Kumbh | Neutral, lord of 9th | Friend, lord of 7th & 12th | Enemy, no lordship | mixed |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | Meen | Neutral, lord of 8th | Exalted, lord of 6th & 11th | Friend, no lordship | mixed |
| Makar (Capricorn) | Mesh | Neutral, lord of 7th | Neutral, lord of 5th & 10th | Friend, no lordship | good |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | Vrishabh | Exalted, lord of 6th | Own Sign, lord of 4th & 9th | Debilitated, no lordship | good |
| Meen (Pisces) | Mithun | Friend, lord of 5th | Friend, lord of 3rd & 8th | Neutral, no lordship | good |
Moon, Venus and Ketu in the other houses
Aspects (drishti) this conjunction casts
When these results appear
Venus mahadasha with Moon antardasha is the sharpest window (dasha years: Venus 20, 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.
For the 2026 Shukra transit cycle, see when Venus retrograde ends and which houses it crosses.
See Chandra + Shukra + Ketu (Moon, Venus and Ketu) in the 4th house in your own kundali
Your own chart shows which house Chandra + Shukra + Ketu (Moon, Venus and Ketu) in the 4th house activates for you, how strong it is, and when your dasha brings it out.