Marana Karaka Sthanas

Every planet has a house where it will perform the most poorly; this is known as the Marana Karaka Sthana of the planet. This is a house where the planet figuratively ‘dies’ and is rendered almost helpless or useless to guide the person or add benefit to their life. If any planet is placed in its Marana Karaka Sthana, its good effects are considerably reduced. The Marana Karaka Sthana for each planet has been listed below.

• Sun – 12^th house
• Moon – 8^th house
• Mars – 7^th house
• Jupiter – 3^rd house
• Venus – 6^th house
• Mercury – 7^th house
• Saturn – 1^st house
• Rahu – 9^th house
• Ketu – 4^th house

Unless a planet is placed in exaltation or its own sign in the Marana Karaka Sthana, its good effects will decrease considerably.