Planets · 6 of 9
Venus (Shukra) in Vedic astrology
Love, marriage, the wife in a man’s chart, beauty, art, music, vehicles, comforts and the reproductive system.
- Sanskrit
- Shukra शुक्र
- Signifies
- Love, marriage, the wife in a man’s chart, beauty, art, music, vehicles, comforts and the reproductive system
- Nature
- A natural benefic
- Own sign
- Taurus and Libra
- Exalted
- Pisces, deepest at 27°
- Debilitated
- Virgo, deepest at 27°
- Moolatrikona
- Libra 0°–15°
- Aspects
- The 7th house
- Vimshottari dasha
- 20 years
- Nakshatras ruled
- Bharani, Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha
- Day
- Friday
- Element
- Water
- Direction
- South-east
- Colour
- White and variegated
- Traditional gem
- Diamond (we do not sell gemstones)
Venus in Jyotish
Venus is the guru of the asuras and the planet of love and pleasure. It governs marriage, beauty, the arts, vehicles and comforts. A strong Venus gives charm, artistic talent and a happy married life.
Friends and enemies
| Natural relationship | Planets |
|---|---|
| Friends | Mercury, Saturn |
| Neutral | Mars, Jupiter |
| Enemies | Sun, Moon |
These natural (naisargika) relationships, from Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, are not always mutual: the Moon counts Mercury a friend, while Mercury counts the Moon an enemy.
Venus in your chart
Where Venus sits in your chart (its sign, house, dignity and the planets it joins or aspects) shows how these significations work out for you, and its dasha shows when. See your Venus in your free kundli, or read chapter 3: the 9 planets.
Sources: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra and Phaladeepika for the signs, planets and houses; Muhurta Chintamani for the nakshatra classes and the guna milan attributes. Wording is our own.