Sun, Mars and Ketu in the 10th house at a glance
When Surya + Mangala + Ketu (Sun + Mars + Ketu) share a sign, a yuti, the chart fuses Sun’s the soul, authority and vital life-force, Mars’s energy, courage and the drive to act and Ketu’s detachment, spirituality and liberation, and here all of it works through the 10th house (Karma), the house of career, status, reputation and your work in the world (Kendra (angular), Upachaya (growing); natural sign Capricorn).
Each graha in the 10th house
Surya (Sun) in the 10th houseMalefic
The Sun at its throne (dig bala): outstanding for career, fame, authority and government or leadership, with high status earned through one’s own action.
Mangala (Mars) in the 10th houseMalefic
Mars on its throne (dig bala): a commanding career in leadership, engineering, the military, surgery or real estate, with ambition realized through decisive action.
Ketu (Ketu) in the 10th houseMalefic
A detached or non-conventional career, often spiritual or research-oriented, with disinterest in status even when capable.
Where each is strong or weak by sign:
| Graha | Nature | Own sign | Exalted (uchcha) | Debilitated (neecha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surya (Sun) | Malefic | Leo | Aries | Libra |
| Mangala (Mars) | Malefic | Aries, Scorpio | Capricorn | Cancer |
| Ketu (Ketu) | Malefic | None (chhaya graha) | Scorpio | Taurus |
Sun, Mars and Ketu in the 10th house: the reading
The Sun and Mars are well placed in the 10th house and Ketu gives mixed results there, so the Sun and Mars lead the trio here. Inside the trio, Sun and Mars do best here: Both the Sun and Mars have dig bala in the 10th, so this is one of the strongest career placements in Jyotish: command, ambition, engineering, defence, surgery, politics or industry, with fame earned by action. Sun and Ketu are the pair to watch: Ketu with the Sun in the 10th house gives a career of quiet authority in research, healing, spirituality or technical mastery, with indifference to fame and a tendency to leave positions at their height.
When it works
- Outstanding career success and command
- Fame in defence, engineering, surgery or politics
- Mastery without need for recognition
- Careers in research or healing
What needs care
- Conflict with bosses and rivals
- A reputation for harshness
- Leaving positions prematurely
- Career interruptions; the father's setbacks
Sun, Mars and Ketu in the 10th house by lagna
Strongest for Karkat, Kumbh and Mesh lagna; hardest for Makar, Kanya and Dhanu lagna.
| Lagna | 10th house sign | Sun | Mars | Ketu | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | Makar | Enemy, lord of 5th | Exalted, lord of 1st & 8th | Enemy, no lordship | good |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | Kumbh | Enemy, lord of 4th | Neutral, lord of 7th & 12th | Enemy, no lordship | mixed |
| Mithun (Gemini) | Meen | Friend, lord of 3rd | Friend, lord of 6th & 11th | Friend, no lordship | mixed |
| Karkat (Cancer) | Mesh | Exalted, lord of 2nd | Moolatrikona, lord of 5th & 10th | Friend, no lordship | strong |
| Simha (Leo) | Vrishabh | Enemy, lord of 1st | Neutral, lord of 4th & 9th | Debilitated, no lordship | mixed |
| Kanya (Virgo) | Mithun | Neutral, lord of 12th | Enemy, lord of 3rd & 8th | Neutral, no lordship | testing |
| Tula (Libra) | Karkat | Friend, lord of 11th | Debilitated, lord of 2nd & 7th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Simha | Moolatrikona, lord of 10th | Friend, lord of 1st & 6th | Neutral, no lordship | good |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | Kanya | Neutral, lord of 9th | Enemy, lord of 5th & 12th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Makar (Capricorn) | Tula | Debilitated, lord of 8th | Neutral, lord of 4th & 11th | Enemy, no lordship | testing |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | Vrishchik | Friend, lord of 7th | Own Sign, lord of 3rd & 10th | Exalted, no lordship | strong |
| Meen (Pisces) | Dhanu | Friend, lord of 6th | Friend, lord of 2nd & 9th | Friend, no lordship | good |
Sun, Mars and Ketu in the other houses
Aspects (drishti) this conjunction casts
- Sun
- 4th
When these results appear
Mars mahadasha with Ketu antardasha is the sharpest window (dasha years: Mars 7, Ketu 7, Sun 6).
A node beside a luminary is the chart’s own eclipse, a grahan yoga: how Rahu and Ketu swallow the light.
The 10th is one of four houses a career is read from: the other three, and when they deliver.
See Surya + Mangala + Ketu (Sun, Mars and Ketu) in the 10th house in your own kundali
Your own chart shows which house Surya + Mangala + Ketu (Sun, Mars and Ketu) in the 10th house activates for you, how strong it is, and when your dasha brings it out.