Ketu in the 6th helps overcome enemies, illness and debts; good for healing professions and research.
What the 6th house governs
The 6th house, Ripu bhava, covers enemies, competition, illness, debts, service and daily work. It is an upachaya (growth) house, where results improve with time and effort.
What Ketu brings
Ketu is the south lunar node. It represents detachment, past-life skills, spirituality and liberation (moksha).
What changes the result
- Sign and dignity: Ketu exalted or in its own sign gives the best version of this placement; debilitated or in an enemy sign, the weaker version.
- House lordship: which houses Ketu rules for your Lagna decides whose matters it carries into the 6th house.
- Aspects and conjunctions: Jupiter's aspect protects; Saturn, Mars or Rahu add pressure.
- Dasha: the placement shows most strongly during Ketu's own Mahadasha or Antardasha (7-year Mahadasha).