What You Should Know about Marriage Astrology

Marriage is an important event in one’s life, where you enter into a sacred union with the person who may be your companion for life. A good marriage can bring joy and fulfillment to one’s life, whereas a bad marriage can ruin it. Hence, many people use marriage astrology to make sure that their marriage will be a happy one. This is more so in India, where arranged marriages take place even now.

Marriage astrology throws light on many things, like the time of marriage, the personality of your future spouse, their family, and many other things. It even reveals if the person will remain single and the chances of separation, divorce, progeny, etc.

The Importance of the 7th House

The 7th house in your horoscope is related to marriage and spouse. The planet that facilitates marriage is Shukra or Venus. Generally, the lucky planets for a native are Jupiter (Guru), Mercury (Budha), Venus (Shukra), and the Moon. The Sun, Mars (Mangal), Saturn (Shani), Rahu and Ketu are the unlucky planets. The lucky planets facilitate early marriage, while the unlucky ones cause delays in marriage.

If Mercury or Moon occupies the 7th house, the native may marry between 18 and 23 years. If Jupiter occupies the 7th house, marriage may happen between 24 and 26 years. When the Sun occupies the 7th house, delays and challenges are likely. Mars in the 7th house can cause serious obstacles to marriage. Saturn in the 7th house means the marriage may not take place for 35 years.

Early Marriage

The presence of benefic planets in the 7th house indicates early marriage (16-23 years). When both Venus and Mercury are found in the 7th house, early marriage may occur. The presence of a benefic planet, along with Saturn, in this house also means early marriage.

Late marriage

The presence of the Sun, Saturn, or Rahu in the house of marriage indicates late marriage.

Disadvantages of late marriages

• It limits your options when it comes to a suitable partner.
• One’s ability to adapt and change reduces, leading to a stubborn mindset which is detrimental to harmonious relationships.
• Due to familial obligations, one’s interest in marriage may decline.
• The native may develop health problems and suffer from loss of libido.
• The 10th house (related to work and career) may be affected by problems in the 7th house.
• A late marriage causes delays in activating the 9th house (house of fate) at the right time.
• All these warning signs can be detected by an expert astrologer by analyzing the planets in the 7th, 8th (related to obstacles), and 9th houses.

No planets in the 7th house

If there are no planets in the house of marriage, the time of marriage will depend on the positions of the other planets in the Kundli. Both early or late marriage is possible in such cases.

Jupiter’s Role

Jupiter remains in one sign for 13 months before it moves to another. So Jupiter’s position helps to predict the year of marriage.

Important Houses

Some of the important houses related to marriage are Lagna, 2nd, 5th, 11th, and 12th (apart from the 7th).

Lagna – tells us about the native and their personality

2nd house – it is the house of family or Kutumba Sthana

5th house - it is about love and relationships

7th house – indicates the spouse

11th house – indicates long-term relationships

12th house – it deals with expenses and Moksha

The above houses and their lords are very important in marriage astrology.

Impact of Mars

Mars is one planet that has a major impact on marriage. When Mars occupies the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, or 12th houses, it creates Kuja Dosha. In the 4th and 12th houses, the effect is not much, and the Dosha will be weak.

Mars in the 1st house – The Kuja dosha is strong in this case. Marital life may not be happy as the native is rude, behaves in an unpleasant manner, and doesn’t care about other people’s feelings.

Mars in the 2nd house – The 2nd house is the house of family. Mars here causes disagreements and unhappiness in the family.

Mars in the 7th house – The spouse may be rude, bad-tempered, and does not care about the feelings of others. 

Mars in the 8th house – The 8th house is found opposite the 2nd house, which is the Kutumba Sthana. In this case, Mars has a direct aspect on the 2nd house. This causes family problems.

Saturn also causes marital problems when it is with Rahu or Mars or aspects Mars and Rahu. If Saturn is found in the 2nd, 7th, and 8th houses, and the same are aspected by Mars, it causes a strong Dosha.

Marriage astrology also reveals if the person will divorce their spouse or be separated from them. It can also tell if the spouse will develop health problems and suffer an untimely death due to the planetary positions in their birth chart. In such cases, there may be some astrological remedies that can be performed to avert the unfortunate events. If remedies are not available, the astrologer may recommend that the marriage should not be performed.