Friends and enemies among the planets

Natural relationships

Classical texts give each planet natural friends, neutrals and enemies. The Sun counts the Moon, Mars and Jupiter as friends; Venus and Saturn as enemies. Saturn befriends Mercury and Venus.

Temporary relationships

In a specific chart, planets placed in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th or 12th sign from each other become temporary friends. Combining the two gives the five-fold (panchadha) relationship — from great friend to great enemy.

Why it matters

A planet in a friend’s sign works comfortably; in an enemy’s sign it must work harder. In our interactive chart, hover any planet to see its friends outlined in blue and enemies dashed in orange.