Sun, Venus and Ketu in the 6th house at a glance
When Surya + Shukra + Ketu (Sun + Venus + Ketu) share a sign, a yuti, the chart fuses Sun’s the soul, authority and vital life-force, Venus’s love, beauty and the pleasures of life 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
Surya (Sun) in the 6th houseMalefic
One of its finest seats: it defeats enemies, wins litigation and competition, and thrives in government service; the Sun is a champion in this Upachaya house.
Shukra (Venus) in the 6th houseBenefic
Relationship stress, secret liaisons or debts and reproductive/urinary health lessons; it can serve in beauty or the arts, but love is tested.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surya (Sun) | Malefic | Leo | Aries | Libra |
| Shukra (Venus) | Benefic | Taurus, Libra | Pisces | Virgo |
| Ketu (Ketu) | Malefic | None (chhaya graha) | Scorpio | Taurus |
Sun, Venus and Ketu in the 6th house: the reading
The Sun and Ketu are well placed in the 6th house and Venus is strained there, so the Sun and Ketu lead the trio here. Inside the trio, Sun and Ketu do best here: Ketu with the Sun in the 6th house gives victory over enemies without effort, healing and diagnostic skill, and a detached service attitude. Venus and Ketu are the pair to watch: Venus and Ketu in the 6th house give detached service, little conflict from enemies, and disappointment or distance in love and marriage.
When it works
- Success in service or hospitality
- Enemies disarmed by charm
- Healing skill and effortless victory
- Detachment in service
What needs care
- Conflict in love and marriage
- Venereal or urinary complaints
- Mysterious health complaints
- Illness or trouble for the father
Sun, Venus and Ketu in the 6th house by lagna
Strongest for Tula, Mithun and Karkat lagna; hardest for Meen, Makar and Dhanu lagna.
| Lagna | 6th house sign | Sun | Venus | Ketu | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | Kanya | Neutral, lord of 5th | Debilitated, lord of 2nd & 7th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | Tula | Debilitated, lord of 4th | Moolatrikona, lord of 1st & 6th | Enemy, no lordship | mixed |
| Mithun (Gemini) | Vrishchik | Friend, lord of 3rd | Neutral, lord of 5th & 12th | Exalted, no lordship | good |
| Karkat (Cancer) | Dhanu | Friend, lord of 2nd | Neutral, lord of 4th & 11th | Friend, no lordship | good |
| Simha (Leo) | Makar | Enemy, lord of 1st | Friend, lord of 3rd & 10th | Enemy, no lordship | mixed |
| Kanya (Virgo) | Kumbh | Enemy, lord of 12th | Friend, lord of 2nd & 9th | Enemy, no lordship | mixed |
| Tula (Libra) | Meen | Friend, lord of 11th | Exalted, lord of 1st & 8th | Friend, no lordship | strong |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Mesh | Exalted, lord of 10th | Neutral, lord of 7th & 12th | Friend, no lordship | good |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | Vrishabh | Enemy, lord of 9th | Own Sign, lord of 6th & 11th | Debilitated, no lordship | mixed |
| Makar (Capricorn) | Mithun | Neutral, lord of 8th | Friend, lord of 5th & 10th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | Karkat | Friend, lord of 7th | Enemy, lord of 4th & 9th | Neutral, no lordship | good |
| Meen (Pisces) | Simha | Moolatrikona, lord of 6th | Enemy, lord of 3rd & 8th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
Sun, Venus and Ketu in the other houses
Aspects (drishti) this conjunction casts
When these results appear
Venus mahadasha with Ketu antardasha is the sharpest window (dasha years: Venus 20, 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.
For the 2026 Shukra transit cycle, see when Venus retrograde ends and which houses it crosses.
See Surya + Shukra + Ketu (Sun, Venus and Ketu) in the 6th house in your own kundali
Your own chart shows which house Surya + Shukra + Ketu (Sun, Venus and Ketu) in the 6th house activates for you, how strong it is, and when your dasha brings it out.