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Exalted and Debilitated Planets
E
xalted and debilitated planets have always remained a
major point of discussion among many astrologers as
well as among many readers interested in astrology. Many
astrologers believe that if a planet is exalted in a horoscope, it
will always give benefic results to the native, which means that
an exalted planet is always a benefic planet in a horoscope.
The same astrologers believe that if a planet is debilitated in a
horoscope, it will always give bad results to the native, which
means that a debilitated planet always behaves as a malefic
planet in a horoscope. Over a period of many years, so many
good things have been said about exalted planets and so
many bad things have been said about debilitated planets,
that a majority of people interested in astrology have fixed
their opinions about these planets. These people consider an
exalted planet as a blessing in a horoscope and they consider
a debilitated planet a curse in a horoscope.
However, this is not true and the exaltation status as well
as the debilitation status of a planet has nothing much to do
with the working nature of such exalted or debilitated planet
in a horoscope. Before continuing with this discussion, let’s
first get to know the sign of exaltation as well as the sign of
debilitation for each planet among navagraha.
Sun: Sun is exalted in the sign of Aries and Sun is
debilitated in the sign of Libra.
Moon: Moon is exalted in the sign Taurus and Moon is
debilitated in the sign Scorpio.
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Jupiter: Jupiter is exalted in the sign of Cancer and Jupiter
is debilitated in the sign of Capricorn.
Venus: Venus is exalted in the sign of Pisces and Venus is
debilitated in the sign of Virgo.
Mars: Mars is exalted in the sign of Capricorn and Mars is
Debilitated in the sign of Cancer.
Mercury: Mercury is exalted in the sign of Virgo and
Mercury is debilitated in the sign of Pisces.
Saturn: Saturn is exalted in the sign of Libra and Saturn
is debilitated in the sign of Aries.
Rahu: Rahu is exalted in the sign of Gemini and Rahu is
debilitated in the sign of Sagittarius according to one belief
of astrology. Rahu is exalted in the sign of Taurus and it is
debilitated in the sign of Scorpio according to another belief
of astrology.
Ketu: Ketu is exalted in the sign of Sagittarius and Ketu
is debilitated in the sign of Gemini according to one belief
of astrology. Ketu is exalted in the sign of Scorpio and it is
debilitated in the sign of Taurus according to another belief
of astrology.
Moving ahead, the placement of a planet in its sign of
exaltation only indicates that the planet is very strong
and the results produced by this planet are going to be
significant ones. But those results may be significantly
positive or significantly negative depending on the nature
of such exalted planet in a horoscope. For example, exalted
and positive Saturn is capable of producing strong positive
results regarding the significances ruled by it, regarding the
house it is placed in and regarding the planets and houses
it aspects. On the other hand, there is almost no planet
in a horoscope which may be as destructive as negative
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and exalted Saturn. Malefic Saturn placed in Libra can be
destructive, very destructive or extremely destructive and it
can completely destroy the significances of the houses and
planets under the effect of its placement or aspects.
I have personally witnessed many cases where Saturn is
exalted and negative in the horoscope and the natives are
suffering from great pains and difficulties in different fields
of their lives depending on the placement of such malefic
exalted Saturn in their horoscopes, as well as depending on
the overall tone of their horoscopes. The most surprising as
well as the most upsetting thing is that most people suffering
due to such negative exalted planets are finding the cause of
their miseries and sufferings in some other planet. This is
because these people believe that an exalted planet simply
means a strongly positive planet and it is never supposed
to cause any harm. Due to this misconception, they are not
able to find the planet responsible for their sufferings till
late in their lives, and sometimes throughout their lives.
These people just keep guessing about which planet can be
the cause of their sufferings and misfortunes.
In some cases, their misconception about an exalted
planet in their horoscope is so strong that they are not
willing to believe even an astrologer who tells them that an
exalted planet in their horoscope is working negatively and
it is the root cause of most of their problems. Such people
refuse to believe this astrologer and they look for some
other astrologer who can find the cause of their problems
with some other planet which is not exalted. When it comes
to find such planets, the easiest planets in a horoscope to
blame for all the sufferings, misfortunes and problems are
debilitated planets.
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Debilitated Planets - Part I
Talking of debilitated planets draws attention to one
more misconception that prevails strongly among the people
interested in astrology. It is generally believed by most
people and many astrologers that a debilitated planet simply
means a negative planet and it can only cause problems and
sufferings to the native having such debilitated planet in his
horoscope. This is again a misconception and a debilitated
planet simply means that it lacks strength. Accordingly it
may not be able to protect the significances ruled by it in a
proper way and so the results produced by such debilitated
planet may not be significant ones. But whether those
results will be positive or negative has nothing to do with
the placement of this planet in its sign of debilitation.
The positive or negative results produced by a debilitated
planet usually lack the strength which is needed to produce
significant results and that is why it is called debilitated or
weak. However, a debilitated planet can be malefic as well
as benefic and it can even be the most benefic planet in a
horoscope in spite of being in its sign of debilitation.
It is the time to know that just like us humans, planets
also possess three essential qualities and to be precise, we
copy these three essential qualities from these planets,
since they influence us. The first one among these qualities
is physical strength which means how strong or weak a
planet may be when it comes to work and produce results
in a horoscope whether such results are positive or negative.
The placements of different planets in a various houses of a
horoscope, in various signs, and in various nakshatras are
some of the most effective ways of measuring the physical
strength of these planets. Even among these common
measures, the most effective way to measure the strength
of a planet among navagraha is to check its placement in a
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particular sign among the twelve signs, from Aries to Pisces.
Each planet among navagraha is the weakest when placed in
one of these twelve signs, it lacks strength in some of these
signs, it does well in some of these signs, it is strong in some
of these signs and it is the strongest in one of these signs.
The sign in which a planet achieves maximum physical
strength is called its sign of exaltation and the planet so
placed in this sign is called an exalted planet. On the other
hand, the sign in which a planet achieves maximum physical
weakness is called its sign of debilitation and the planet so
placed in this sign is called a debilitated planet. However the
presence of different planets in different signs is a measure
of their physical strength and such placements do not have
much impact on their working nature, though they may
certainly affect a part of their working nature in some
cases.
The second essential quality possessed by the planets
among navagraha is their working nature and the third
quality possessed by them is their level of activity. The
working nature of a planet is decided based on a complex
set of calculations and it is undoubtedly the most complex
as well as the most difficult job for an astrologer, when he
analyzes a horoscope. The placement of a planet in any one
of the twelve signs including its sign of exaltation and its
sign of debilitation can have some weight in deciding the
working nature of a planet, and nothing more than that.
The third essential quality called the level of activity is the
virtue which tells us how active or passive a planet may be
in a horoscope. It should be noted that physical strength and
level of activity are two different things and they should not
be confused with each other.
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Debilitated Planets - Part I
For example, a physically well built person may be passive
or lazy whereas as a physically average looking person may
be quick and hardworking. Similarly, a physically strong or
weak planet may be very active, active, less active or least
active in a horoscope.
Hence the working of each planet in a horoscope is
defined primarily after calculating these three aspects
for such planets in a horoscope, though there are many
other factors which may affect the working of a planet in
a horoscope. Among these three essential qualities, the
exaltation or debilitation status of a planet is just a measure
of its physical strength and not much more than that. For
example, debilitated Moon placed in the first house of a
horoscope in the sign of Scorpio may be very weak by virtue
of its debilitation, it may be benefic in that horoscope as
decided through a set of calculations done to find out the
working nature of a planet, and it may be very active in
that horoscope as once again calculated through a set of
calculations for the same purpose.
It means that such debilitated Moon will try to do good
things for the native every now and then, but it may not be
able to produce sufficient good results as it is weak. Hence
the native may come across many good opportunities in
many spheres of his life from time to time, but most of them
may not materialize due to such weakness of benefic Moon.
On the other hand, if the same debilitated Moon is placed in
the first house of a horoscope, it is malefic and active; it may
produce bad results from time to time, though they may also
not be significant ones. Hence the native may have to face
small issues and tensions from time to time, but they may
get sorted in most such cases.
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Similarly, exalted Moon placed in the first house of a
horoscope in the sign of Taurus may be benefic and active.
In this case, such benefic exalted Moon will try to benefit the
native and such benefits may be actively felt by the native,
many times in his life. This is because such benefic Moon is
strong by virtue of its exaltation and hence it can initiate
good things, as well as complete them. On the other hand, if
exalted Moon is placed in the first house of a horoscope, it
is malefic and active; it can trouble the native with intense
types of problems which may be actively felt by the native
from time to time. This is due to the reason that such malefic
Moon is strong and hence it can initiate bad things and then
complete them.
Hence the presence of a planet in its sign of exaltation or
the presence of a planet in its sign of debilitation is only a
measure of its physical strength or weakness and nothing
more than that, to a great extent. Therefore a debilitated
planet can also be a benefic or even the most benefic planet
in a horoscope whereas an exalted planet can also be a
malefic or even the most malefic planet in a horoscope.
The placement of a planet in a particular sign is not a
measure of its working nature and it is more a measure of
its physical strength or its style of working in a horoscope.
Vedic astrology lays many important guidelines for deciding
the working nature of a planet in a horoscope and those
guidelines should be used to decide the working nature of
a planet in a horoscope. It should be understood that even
a debilitated planet can form some of the best yogas in a
horoscope if it is benefic in that horoscope. On the other
hand, an exalted planet can cause some of the worst types
of problems to the native under its impact, if it is working
negatively in his horoscope.
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Debilitated Sun in 1st House
A
ccording to Vedic astrology, Sun is debilitated in a
horoscope when it is placed in the sign of Libra, which
in simple words means that Sun becomes the weakest when
placed in Libra compared to its placement in all the other
signs. Debilitated Sun is associated with many bad things
by many astrologers and it is believed by a number of
astrologers that debilitated Sun always works negatively in
a horoscope and it brings bad results for the native under
its influence. This is not the case in actual practice and
debilitated Sun can work positively as well as negatively in
a horoscope depending on the other deciding factors and
depending on the overall tone of the horoscope of a native
under consideration.
The word debilitated simply relates to the strength of the
Sun in a horoscope and it doesn’t relate to the nature of the
Sun in a horoscope. Accordingly debilitated Sun placed in
different houses of a horoscope can give benefic as well as
malefic results depending on the nature of the Sun as well
as depending on the overall tone of the horoscope. We will
now discuss some of these benefic as well as malefic effects
which can be experienced when debilitated Sun is placed in
different houses of a horoscope. While discussing some of
these effects, it should be noted that due to its debilitation,
Sun alone generally doesn’t provide strong positive or
negative results and it needs to be supported by other positive
or negative planets in order to produce such results. Hence
we will discuss good or bad results given by debilitated Sun
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in combination with other positive or negative planets in a
horoscope.
Debilitated Sun in 1st House: When benefic in nature,
debilitated Sun placed in the first house of a horoscope
can bless the native under its influence with good results
related to marriage, profession, finances, reputation and
many other types of good results. Accordingly the natives
under the effect of this benefic influence may come across
some of these good results depending on the overall tone
of their horoscopes. Some natives under the effect of such
benefic influence may profit through their marriages in
many possible ways and such profits can increase if such
benefic debilitated Sun is joined by benefic Mercury in
the first house of a horoscope. The placement of a benefic
combination of debilitated Sun and Mercury in the first
house of a horoscope can especially prove very good for
female natives and it can bless them with good results
through their marriages.
For example, if benefic debilitated Sun is placed in the
first house of a horoscope along with benefic Mercury in
the sign of Libra, the female native under the effect of these
planets may get married to a rich and influential person. At
the same time, if benefic Mars is placed in the second house
of this horoscope in the sign of Scorpio and benefic Saturn
is placed in the twelfth house of this horoscope in the sign
of Virgo along with debilitated Venus, the equation may
become much more interesting. The female native under
the combined effect of such benefic debilitated Sun and
all other benefic planets may not enjoy many materialistic
pleasures before her marriage. It means that such female
native may be born in an average family and her parents
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may not be rich. Such female native may lead an average life
before her marriage and she may not enjoy the pleasures
which money and resources can provide. However the effect
of such benefic debilitated Sun and all other benefic planets
mentioned in this example may bless this female native with
a rich and well established husband and she may witness
a very good rise in her financial and social status after her
marriage.
At the same time, if benefic exalted Jupiter is placed in the
tenth house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer along
with benefic Moon when benefic debilitated Sun and all
other planets are placed in the already mentioned houses
of this horoscope, the results may improve a lot. The female
native blessed by all these benefic planets may get married
to a man who may not only be rich, but who may also be a
very well connected and resourceful person. It means the
husband of such female native may be a well established
businessman and he may also have a big network of
powerful and resourceful people. The combined effect of
such benefic debilitated Sun, exalted Jupiter and all other
benefic planets can also bless this female native with many
pleasures through her marriage and she may also join the
business of her husband. As more benefic planets add to
this horoscope, the female native under the combined effect
of these benefic planets may witness even better results
through her marriage.
Considering one more such example, if a benefic
combination of debilitated Sun and Mercury is placed in
the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Libra, benefic
Jupiter is placed in the twelfth house in the sign of Virgo and
benefic Mars is placed in the ninth house of this horoscope
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in the sign of Gemini along with benefic Venus, the native
may go abroad. The native under the combined effect of
these benefic planets may get married to a girl who may be
a foreign citizen and he may settle in such foreign country
on the basis of his marriage, if his overall horoscope is
supportive. For instance, if benefic exalted Rahu is placed in
the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Taurus and
exalted Ketu is placed in the second house of this horoscope
in the sign of Scorpio when benefic debilitated Sun and all
other planets are placed in the already mentioned houses of
this horoscope, the results may become more favorable. The
native blessed by all these benefic planets may get the citizen
status of a foreign country on the basis of his marriage to a
girl from foreign origin and he may settle in such foreign
country on permanent basis.
The combined effect of such benefic debilitated Sun and
all other benefic planets can also bless the native with good
amount of professional success in a foreign country, apart
from making him a citizen of a foreign country on the basis
of his marriage. The presence of benefic Moon in the eleventh
house of this horoscope in the sign of Leo and the presence
of benefic Saturn in the fifth house of this horoscope in the
sign of Aquarius can supply much more positive energy
to benefic debilitated Sun and all other benefic planets
mentioned in this example. The native in this case may
engage in the field of information and technology or he may
engage in the field of some type of engineering, he may get
blessed with a very well paying job in a foreign country,
related to one of these fields and he may settle in such
foreign country permanently on the basis of his marriage.
The combined effect of such benefic debilitated Sun and all
other benefic planets can also bless the native with a good
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married life and the native may enjoy good results in many
other spheres of his life also.
Apart from marriage, benefic debilitated Sun in the first
house of a horoscope can also bless the native with success
in a number of professional fields due to which the natives
under its effect may engage in many professional fields and
they may achieve success through them, as allowed by their
overall horoscopes. On the other hand, malefic debilitated
Sun in the first house of a horoscope can trouble the native
with problems related to marriage, profession, finances,
health and many other types of problems. Accordingly the
natives under the effect of this malefic influence may have
to suffer from some of these problems depending on the
overall tone of their horoscopes. Such malefic debilitated
Sun can especially prove bad for the professional and
financial aspect of the native and accordingly the native may
feel the maximum heat of this placement in these spheres of
his life. This is due to the reason that when debilitated Sun is
placed in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Libra,
the sign Leo ruled by Sun falls in the eleventh house of that
horoscope.
Since eleventh house of a horoscope primarily deals with
the professional and income aspect of the native, any type of
weakness to the lord of this house may results in problems
in these spheres of a native’s life. Hence the placement of
malefic debilitated Sun in the first house of a horoscope
in the sign of Libra can trouble the native with problems
in these spheres of his life. At the same time, if either such
malefic debilitated Sun is joined by a strong benefic planet
in the first house or a strong benefic planet is placed in the
eleventh house of this horoscope, the problems may reduce.
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This is because, the presence of a strong benefic planet along
with malefic debilitated Sun may provide extra strength to
the Sun; and the presence of a strong benefic planet in the
eleventh house of a horoscope can provide extra strength to
the eleventh house. In both these cases, the eleventh house
of this horoscope may gain extra strength and the problems
related to professional and financial aspect of the native
may reduce or they may not be caused at all.
On the other hand, if either such malefic debilitated
Sun or the eleventh house of such horoscope is afflicted by
malefic planets, the problems may intensify. Accordingly the
native under the combined effect of such malefic influences
may have to suffer from serious problems in the field of his
profession as well as in the field of his finances. Such native
may have to work for low paying or very low paying jobs and
he may also have to live in poverty for many years of his life
or for his entire life, if there are no strong benefic planets in
his horoscope, which indicate good financial results.
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