Venus (Shukra) is the planet of love, beauty, pleasure and refinement. In Indian tradition Shukracharya is also the guru of the asuras, a teacher of worldly knowledge, so Venus combines charm with real practical wisdom about how to enjoy life well.
What Venus signifies
- Love and relationships: attraction, romance, affection and marriage in general.
- Beauty and the arts: music, dance, design, fashion, film and aesthetics.
- Comfort and luxury: vehicles, fine clothes, jewellery, perfumes and good food.
- Wealth and enjoyment of it.
- The body: the reproductive system, kidneys, skin's glow and the senses.
Its day is Friday, its direction southeast, its colour white or pastel, its metal silver and its gem the diamond.
Where Venus is strong or weak
| Condition | Sign |
|---|---|
| Exalted | Pisces, deepest at 27° |
| Own signs | Taurus, Libra |
| Debilitated | Virgo, deepest at 27° |
Venus gains directional strength in the 4th house, the house of home and comfort.
A strong Venus
Charm, taste, artistic talent, a comfortable lifestyle, happy relationships and the ability to bring harmony to a room. Many artists, designers and people in hospitality, media and luxury have a prominent Venus.
A weak or afflicted Venus
Disappointments or delays in relationships, overindulgence, difficulty enjoying life or keeping comforts, and health matters of the reproductive system or kidneys. A Venus too close to the Sun is combust; one with Saturn, Rahu or Ketu can bring unusual or delayed relationships.
Yogas involving Venus
Venus in Taurus, Libra or Pisces in a kendra forms Malavya yoga, one of the Mahapurusha yogas. For Capricorn and Aquarius ascendants Venus is the yogakaraka, the best planet in the chart.
The Venus mahadasha
At 20 years, Venus has the longest dasha, and for many people it brings relationships, marriage, comforts, property, vehicles and creative work. See Venus mahadasha for more.
Simple remedies
- Keep your surroundings clean, beautiful and fragrant; Venus responds to care and order.
- Respect women in your life; Friday Lakshmi worship and the Shukra mantra.
- Donate white items such as rice, sugar or clothes on Fridays.
- Moderation in pleasures balances an overactive Venus.
- A diamond or white sapphire only on advice; see gemstones.
See your Venus in your free birth chart.