✦ Graha 6 of 9 ✦
Venus (Shukra)
Benefic
Shukra governs love, beauty and material refinement — the planet most directly tied to what makes life feel genuinely pleasurable, from relationships to art to simple physical comfort.
Personality & Traits
A well-placed Venus tends to give real charm, aesthetic sensitivity, and a natural talent for relationships — people with a strong Venus are often genuinely likeable, drawn to beauty, and comfortable expressing affection.
When Strong
A strong Venus brings genuine romantic fulfilment, artistic talent, material comfort, and real social grace — marriage and partnership themes especially benefit from good Venus placement.
When It Needs Support
A weaker or afflicted Venus can show up as relationship difficulties, overindulgence, or dissatisfaction with what one has despite outward comfort — this asks for genuine self-worth work rather than seeking validation purely through external beauty or acquisition.
Exalted In
Meena (Pisces)
Debilitated In
Kanya (Virgo)
Own Sign(s)
Vrishabha (Taurus), Tula (Libra)
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Signs Ruled
Nakshatras Ruled
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Venus govern in a birth chart?
Love, relationships, marriage, beauty, the arts, and material comfort broadly — it's the planet most associated with what makes daily life feel genuinely pleasurable.
Is Venus more important for men or women's charts?
Neither — Venus (alongside Jupiter, for women, in some traditional readings) is one of the key relationship-significators for everyone's chart, not gender-specific in its core meaning.
Which sign is Venus exalted in?
Meena (Pisces) — its debilitation sign is the opposite, Kanya (Virgo).
Where does Venus sit in your own chart?
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