Venus in the 6th House: Meaning by Rising Sign
The short answer
With whole-sign houses, Venus is in your 6th house when it is in the sign 5 signs on from your rising sign: Venus in Virgo for Aries rising, Venus in Pisces for Libra rising, and so on for all twelve rising signs.
What Venus in the 6th house means
Venus describes what you value, and how you show affection. In the 6th house of daily work and health, that plays out through the actual work of your days, routines, and your body's upkeep.
The 6th is a cadent house, where planets work more quietly, through thinking, routine and adjustment. Its natural sign is Virgo, so Venus here takes on some of Virgo's concerns whatever sign it is actually in.
With whole-sign houses, Venus sits in your 6th house when it is in the sign 5 signs on from your rising sign: for Aries rising that means Venus in Virgo. A transit of Venus through one house lasts about 33 days, because that is how long Venus usually stays in one sign.
Which sign puts Venus in your 6th house
Find your rising sign in the left column. If your Venus is in the sign beside it, your Venus is in the 6th house.
| Your rising sign | Venus in the 6th house |
|---|---|
| Aries rising | Venus in Virgo |
| Taurus rising | Venus in Libra |
| Gemini rising | Venus in Scorpio |
| Cancer rising | Venus in Sagittarius |
| Leo rising | Venus in Capricorn |
| Virgo rising | Venus in Aquarius |
| Libra rising | Venus in Pisces |
| Scorpio rising | Venus in Aries |
| Sagittarius rising | Venus in Taurus |
| Capricorn rising | Venus in Gemini |
| Aquarius rising | Venus in Cancer |
| Pisces rising | Venus in Leo |
How long a Venus transit of the 6th house lasts
Venus stays in one sign for about 33 days on average, so a transit of Venus through your 6th house lasts about that long: as little as about 24 days and as much as about 4 months across the charted years.
About the 6th house
The 6th house of daily work and health: the actual work of your days, routines, and your body's upkeep. Its natural sign is Virgo.
How the houses are counted
Houses here use whole-sign counting: your rising sign is the whole 1st house, the next sign the 2nd, and so on around the zodiac. Many astrologers use Placidus or another quadrant system instead, which can move a planet close to a sign boundary into the neighbouring house. Either way you need an accurate birth time, because the rising sign changes about every two hours.
Venus in the other houses
Venus in the 1st house · Venus in the 2nd house · Venus in the 3rd house · Venus in the 4th house · Venus in the 5th house · Venus in the 7th house · Venus in the 8th house · Venus in the 9th house · Venus in the 10th house · Venus in the 11th house · Venus in the 12th house
Other planets in the 6th house: Sun · Moon · Mercury · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto
Is your Venus in the 6th house? Vera reads it with the rest of your chart.
House placements need a birth time. Vera casts your chart from your birth details and reads your Venus in its real house, sign and aspects.