Venus and Ketu in the 4th house at a glance
When Shukra + Ketu (Venus + Ketu) share a sign, a yuti, the chart fuses 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
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shukra (Venus) | Benefic | Taurus, Libra | Pisces | Virgo |
| Ketu (Ketu) | Malefic | None (chhaya graha) | Scorpio | Taurus |
Venus and Ketu in the 4th house: the reading
Venus is well placed in the 4th house and Ketu is strained there, so Venus leads the pair here.
When it works
- Refined, simple home
- Peace through devotion
What needs care
- Lack of domestic warmth
- Losses of comfort
Venus and Ketu in the 4th house by lagna
Strongest for Simha, Makar and Karkat lagna; hardest for Mithun, Meen and Vrishchik lagna.
| Lagna | 4th house sign | Venus | Ketu | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | Karkat | Enemy, lord of 2nd & 7th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | Simha | Enemy, lord of 1st & 6th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
| Mithun (Gemini) | Kanya | Debilitated, lord of 5th & 12th | Neutral, no lordship | testing |
| Karkat (Cancer) | Tula | Moolatrikona, lord of 4th & 11th | Enemy, no lordship | good |
| Simha (Leo) | Vrishchik | Neutral, lord of 3rd & 10th | Exalted, no lordship | strong |
| Kanya (Virgo) | Dhanu | Neutral, lord of 2nd & 9th | Friend, no lordship | good |
| Tula (Libra) | Makar | Friend, lord of 1st & 8th | Enemy, no lordship | mixed |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Kumbh | Friend, lord of 7th & 12th | Enemy, no lordship | mixed |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | Meen | Exalted, lord of 6th & 11th | Friend, no lordship | good |
| Makar (Capricorn) | Mesh | Neutral, lord of 5th & 10th | Friend, no lordship | strong |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | Vrishabh | Own Sign, lord of 4th & 9th | Debilitated, no lordship | good |
| Meen (Pisces) | Mithun | Friend, lord of 3rd & 8th | Neutral, no lordship | mixed |
Venus and Ketu in the other houses
Aspects (drishti) this conjunction casts
- Venus
- 10th
When these results appear
Venus mahadasha with Ketu antardasha is the sharpest window (dasha years: Venus 20, Ketu 7).
Rahu and Ketu are points, not planets, and that changes how they act: Rahu and Ketu explained.
For the 2026 Shukra transit cycle, see when Venus retrograde ends and which houses it crosses.
When Venus and Ketu meet in the sky
Venus and Ketu also meet in the sky, for a few weeks at a time:
- Venus and Ketu in Simha, July 2026 (5 July 2026 to 31 July 2026, past)
See Shukra + Ketu (Venus and Ketu) in the 4th house in your own kundali
Your own chart shows which house Shukra + Ketu (Venus and Ketu) in the 4th house activates for you, how strong it is, and when your dasha brings it out.