Sun in the Seventh House

PARASARA speaks of the Sun as ‘the soul of the Universe’ – सर्वत्मा च दिवानाथो…. (Brihat Parasara Hora Chapter III, Sloka 12). Varahamihira describes the Sun as the ‘soul of time’ or  कालात्मा दिनकर…. (Brihat Jataka Chapter II, Sloka 1).

The Sun is a hot, dry and male planet. Other planets coming close to the Sun get combust and become ineffective. He is regarded as a krura graha (cruel planet) and prominently affects the house of his location in the horoscope. The classical texts have not spoken favorably about the Sun in the 7th house which rules marriage.

Classical Dicta

The astrological texts are unanimous in holding that the Sun in the 7th is unfavorable for smooth married life, irrespective of whether it is a female or male chart. However, the condition of females is more vulnerable because of desertion by husband and resultant problems.

Solar Moods

These astrological conclusions become clear upofi delving a little into the nature of the Sun. The early morning Sun is quite nourishing and invigorating. He enlivens the entire world. The Sun in the Ascendant (at sunrise) confers good health, wisdom, ambition, positive thinking and cheerfulness. He reaches the zenith at noon (in the 10th house), while the setting Sun (in the 7th house) becomes dull and lifeless. An individual with the Sun in the 7th house lacks energy, drive and position. He becomes self- centred, conceited, selfish and an introvert which creates problems with the spouse and associates. If the Sun is aspected by malefics in the 7th house, the native may not be interested in the opposite sex. A female with such a Sun becomes conceited, selfish, suspicious of the husband, quarrelsome over trifling matters and thereby ruins her married life.

The Sun in the 7th house, like other malefics, spoils marital happiness in accordance with his nature. The Sun alone in the 7th house may cause marital problems due to selfishness,

Suspicious nature or ego clashes, but when he is conjoined with, flanked or aspected by malefics, the situation becomes grave leading to separation or divorce. However, the final outcome will depend on the sign in the 7th house and the influence of other planets on the Sun.

Male Charts 

वन्ध्यासंगो मदे भानौ I

(BPHS Chapter 20, Sloka 7)

स्रीभिर्गत: परिभवं मदगेपतंगे…. (Brihat Jataka Chapter XX, Sloka 3) meaning… If the Sun is in the 7th house, the native gets dishonor from women.

नृपविरुद्दं कुतनुभस्तेऽध्वगमदांर ह्यवमत…. Phaladeepika (Chapter VIII, Sloka 3) meaning, the native gets punishment from the king, is insulted everywhere and becomes devoid of wife.

नृपबन्धनसन्तप्तोऽमार्गरतो युवति विद्धेषि Saravali (Chapter XXX, Sloka 8) meaning, the native suffers royal displeasure and imprisonment, takes to bad ways, and is not well disposed towards his wife.

मदने विनोदशीलो दारद्वेषी न शान्तिबुद्दिः स्यात् Horasara (Chapter XXI, Sloka 6), that is, if the Sun is in the 7th, the native will be playful, hate his wife and have mental restlessness. SRS

सूर्येऽस्तमे परित्यत्का…. (BPHS Chapter LXXXI, Sloka 18), meaning, with the setting Sun (posited in 7th house), the woman is deserted by her husband.

उत्सृष्टा रविणा…. Brihat Jataka, (Chapter XXIV, Sloka 8), meaning, if the 7th house is occupied by the Sun and aspected by malefics, she will be rejected by her husband.

उत्सृष्टा सूर्येऽस्ते…. Saravali, (Chapter XLVI, Sloka 16), meaning, if the Sun is setting (in 7th house), the woman will be discarded by her husband.

उत्सृष्टा मदनस्थिते दिनकरे शत्रुग्रहालोकिते I Jataka Parijata (Chapter XVI, Sloka 23), meaning, if the Sun occupying the 7th house be aspected by inimical planets, the female born will be cast away.

Bhava Kutuhalam (Chapter IX, Sloka 11), meaning, If the Sun is in the 7th house, even the most excellent woman becomes mean and worthless. She does not have love for her husband, lacks gentleness and is of an angry disposition. SRS

Aries Ascendant • The Sun in the 7th is in his debilitation sign Libra. Such a female will be selfish, suspicious and quarrel with her husband. Even after getting a divorce and marrying again, there is no certainty that married life will be happy. The Sun as 5th lord (9th from 9th) also indicates the future and his debilitation in the 7th house shows that the native will continue to spoil her married life by her own thinking and actions.

Cancer Ascendant • The Sun as lord of the 2nd will be in his inimical sign Capricorn in the 7th house. If The Sun is conjoined with or aspected by Saturn, then marriage invariably gets delayed, the husband is much older in age and lacks in warmth.

Leo Ascendant • The Sun as the Ascendant lord is again in his inimical sign Aquarius, with the result of delayed and unhappy marriage. Any malefic aspect may cause separation and divorce.

Virgo Ascendant • The Sun as 12th lord in the 7th (Pisces) adversely affects the health of the native’s spouse and spoils marital happiness due to illness and expenditure on that count.

Libra Ascendant • The Sun as 11th lord becomes exalted in the 7th house (Aries) which indicates a spouse with high social status and better financial status after marriage, but ego clashes can spoil married life.

Capricorn Ascendant • The Sun as 8th lord will be in the 7th in a friendly sign (Cancer), but this will spoil marriage due to ill health of spouse and unhappiness due to divergence of views.

Pisces Ascendant • The Sun as 6th lord in the 7th (Virgo) will causes quarrels with spouse, as the 6th relates to disputes, quarrels etc., Ill-health may also spoil marriage.

Other Ascendants • The Sun in the 7th will give general effects such as selfishness, suspicious nature and ego clashes unless afflicted by malefics.

Chart 1: Female: Born November 15, 1951 at 16h. 50m. at 29 N 23, 78 E 11.

Chart 2: Female: Born October 16, 1952 at 17h. 40m. at 29 N 1, 77 E 45.

The Sun is debilitated in the 7th and aspected by Rahu from the 11th without any benefic aspect in Chart 1. The lord of the 7th is debilitated in the 6th and conjoined with Saturn and Mars. The combination of Venus, Mars and Saturn indicates extra-marital relations due to which she was divorced by her husband. Thereafter she married her former lover, who also suspected her of infidelity and her married life remained unhappy.

The 6th lord Sun is in the 7th with 12th lord Saturn and aspected by Rahu from the 11th house in Chart 2. There is no benefic aspect on the 7th house. The 7th lord Mercury is in the

Chart 3: Female: Born May 6, 1955 at 17h. 40m. at 28 N 40, 77 E 28.

Chart 4: Female: Born November 11, 1974 at 17h. 15m. at 30 N 19, 78 E 4.

8th with 8th lord Venus. The lady was compelled to take a divorce from her husband due to various problems in married life.

The Sun is exalted in the 7th house in Chart 3. The 7th lord Mars is in the 8th from the Ascendant and the Moon causing Kuja Dosha. Venus is exalted in the 6th and aspected by exalted Jupiter who forms Hamsa Yoga. The Moon has Pakshabala and forms Gajakesari Yoga. Saturn exalted in the Ascendant forms Sasa Yoga and aspects exalted Sun in the 7th.

Due to three planets exalted in Kendra and the aspect of exalted Jupiter on exalted Venus, the marriage has survived despite differences between the couple.

The Sun, Venus, 6th lord Mercury and 8th lord Mars are in the 7th house, aspected by 9th and 12th lord Jupiter from the 11th in Chart 4. Right from her school days, the native had many boyfriends. This continued in her office also. Her parents arranged her marriage with a boy from a good family, but she ran away from home on the engagement day. Later on, she married a businessman at the end of Jupiter Dasa and went abroad with him. Debilitated Sun in the 7th with Venus and Mars made her selfish, bold and promiscuous and she never cared for the sentiments of her parents and the family reputation.

Chart 5: Female: Born August 14, 1978 at 17h. 47m. at 18 N 55, 72 E 54.

The Ascendant lord Saturn is in the 8th with 9th lord Mercury in Chart 5. The 8th lord Sun is in the 7th house with exalted Jupiter (lord of 3rd and 12th house), Jupiter is not combust. The girl in a good job first carried on with her boss. After some time, she started an affair with the boss’ senior. This is the result of Venus, Mars and Rahu conjunction in the 9th house with their sign disposition in the 8th with Saturn. The Sun with exalted Jupiter in the 7th makes her ambitious for the best placed husband, but the 7th lord Moon in the 12th in Kemadruma Yoga makes her indecisive.