Venus is the brightest planet in astrology. Venus is a feminine planet considered to be the Goddess of all worldly comforts and chief governer of marriage in men’s chart. Men and women ruled by Venus are noticeably kind and social.
Venus is a female planet. Hence it is also considered to be one of the gentlest astrological planets. Its major attributes are love, romance, jewelry, luxuries, food wealth, interest towards art, music and an aesthetic living. It is also called as Shukra and the people are also gentle and noble, just like the planet.
Venus or Shukra is the “Daityaguru” or the guru of the demons. He represents spouse, sex life, kidneys and sex organ, dance, music, arts, gems and jewelers, wines, bars, gambling places, acting, fashion, cosmetics and beauty products. Its metal is silver, gem is diamond, direction is south-east and colour is white.
Venus takes about a month to travel a sign and completes the round of the zodiac in 12 months. From astrological point of view it is always within 48 degrees of the sun. He is the Kalatrakaraka or planet connected with spouse.
- Venus is the brightest planet among all; it rules the Taurus and Libra, and second and seventh house in the natal chart. It spends 28 days in each zodiac, and takes 225 days to complete the zodiac cycle. It is a very strong significator of wife, marriage, and happy married life.
- Venus is soft and polite planet, it is friend with Saturn, Mercury, Rahu, and enemy with Moon, Sun, and Mars. Its vimshottaridasha is 20 years and constellations are Bharani, PurvaPhalguni, and Purvashadha. It is exalted in Pisecs and debilitated in Virgo. Its gemstone is Diamond.
- Professions related to limelight or luxury such as designing, fashion designing, architecture, interior decoration, modelling, advertising, and fashion belong to Venus.
- Places of pleasure such as amusement parks, theaters, cinemas, restaurants, and art galleries etc belong to Venus.
- Good Venus makes you beautiful, remember those gorgeous ladies J – fair complexion, slim body, lovely eyes, charming appearance, sharp and beautiful facial cuts, bright hair – yes – it is Venus.
- In the body, Venus represents the sexual organs, semen, private parts, kidneys, face, eyes, neck, throat, chin, cheeks, and skin. Weak Venus causes diabetes, anaemia, stone problems, sex problems, asthma etc.
It symbolizes the harmony and radiance of a rare and elusive quality, the beauty itself. Venus is all about pleasure, especially pleasure shared with someone else. This Planet concerns itself with love, romance and harmony in our emotional attachments, marriages, friendships and other unions (like business partnerships). Venus also deals with the pleasure we derive from our possessions. Luxuries (jewelry, paintings, expensive cars), a beautiful home and a sense of refinement all belong to Venus’s interests. This Planet ruling the zodiacal signs Taurus and Libra appreciates the exquisite nature of things.