Debilitation (neecha)
Across the wheel from its exaltation, in the 7th sign, a graha is at its weakest.
- 5-minute lesson
- Basic course: Jyotish Shishya
- Vedic astrology
- The opposite sign
- Three pairs swap places
A first look at the lesson
Across the wheel from its exaltation, in the 7th sign, a graha is debilitated (neecha): at its weakest, and lowest at the same degree as its exaltation peak.
Look closely and the grahas swap in pairs. The Sun is exalted in Aries and debilitated in Libra; Saturn is exalted in Libra and debilitated in Aries.
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More lessons on this subject
- Exaltation (uchcha)Each of the seven grahas has one sign where it is strongest, and one degree where it peaks.
- Own sign and moolatrikonaA graha is at home in the signs it rules, and at its office in its moolatrikona.
- Friends, enemies and neutralsThe seven grahas fall into two sides; each counts some grahas friends, some neutral and some enemies.
- How strong is a graha in its sign?Seven steps of strength, from exalted to debilitated, and how to find a graha's step.
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