Shukra (Venus)
By The Astrologic Desk · Editorial and calculation review
Shukra (Venus) is the kalatrakaraka, governing partnership, pleasure and aesthetic judgement. It rules Vrishabha and Tula, is exalted in Meena at 27° and debilitated in Kanya at 27°. Its mahadasha is the longest at twenty years. Shukra shows what a person finds genuinely valuable, not merely what they enjoy.
Karaka: Kalatrakaraka — partnership, pleasure, and aesthetics. Nature: Benefic. Mahadasha: 20 years.
Significations
- Partnership, marriage, and attraction
- Art, beauty, and aesthetic judgement
- Comfort, luxury, and what one values
- Reproductive system and vitality of the senses
Shukra in each rashi
- Shukra in Mesha (Aries)
- Shukra in Vrishabha (Taurus)
- Shukra in Mithuna (Gemini)
- Shukra in Karka (Cancer)
- Shukra in Simha (Leo)
- Shukra in Kanya (Virgo)
- Shukra in Tula (Libra)
- Shukra in Vrishchika (Scorpio)
- Shukra in Dhanu (Sagittarius)
- Shukra in Makara (Capricorn)
- Shukra in Kumbha (Aquarius)
- Shukra in Meena (Pisces)
Shukra in each house
- Shukra in the first houseTanu
- Shukra in the second houseDhana
- Shukra in the third houseSahaja
- Shukra in the fourth houseBandhu
- Shukra in the fifth housePutra
- Shukra in the sixth houseAri
- Shukra in the seventh houseYuvati
- Shukra in the eighth houseRandhra
- Shukra in the ninth houseDharma
- Shukra in the tenth houseKarma
- Shukra in the eleventh houseLabha
- Shukra in the twelfth houseVyaya