6th House in Astrology: Habits & Health

The Sixth House is ruled by Mercury. Unlike the Third House, also associated with this planet, Virgo is the sign associated with the Sixth House.

You can tell a person’s routines from this house’s planets and signs. Your Natal Sixth House describes your potential health and attitude toward wellness.

Your work and mundane routines are described by placements in this house. You can also learn about the potential for domestic pets by studying this house.

Daily Routines

Examine the signs and planets in the Sixth House to understand your attitude toward routines. This house describes your daily routines and can relate to chores, work, and habits.

Though it seems less dramatic and glamorous than other houses, the Sixth House has valuable insights. If this house is in an air sign, your daily routines are spontaneous, and you may be flighty and distractable.

You don’t follow the same routines daily and may fly by the seat of your pants rather than having a well-established set of routines. But when the Sixth House is in fire signs, you follow your passions.

You may follow routines when motivated by your interests. You move quickly through your routines and may skip or minimize activities that don’t interest you.

When the Sixth House is in a water sign, your routines revolve around family, home, and loved ones. You may work from home or be a caregiver as part of your work.

Your Natal Sixth House in an Earth sign helps you maintain grounded practical routines. Others can set their clocks by you. You are methodical and meticulous about your chores and daily habits.

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Mundane Tasks

Do you methodically complete mundane tasks? Or procrastinate until your life seems chaotic and out of control? Look to the Sixth House to learn your style and attitude regarding tedious tasks on your to-do list.

If Saturn is in your Sixth House, you are methodical and take your time completing mundane tasks. You are thoughtful and intentional. No one can rush you or keep you from dealing with tedious responsibilities.

When Mars is in this house, you rush through your daily obligations. You may be focused on certain tasks, but ignore those that don’t appeal to you. When Venus is in the Sixth House, you complete mundane chores related to comfort and image.

You may have a mess in your home, but the rooms others see when they visit are always clean, attractive, and comfortable. You can make others feel at home through your attention to detail.

The Moon in the Sixth House can make you erratic. You may be attentive to mundane tasks when in a certain mood. But when bored or uninspired, you are less attentive to your chores.

Leo in the Sixth House can lead you to ignore chores and housework unless you have visitors coming. You are motivated by image and pride rather than by keeping up with routines.

Unlike the Seventh House in astrology, which points to partnerships and love, the Sixth House seems trivial. But this location gives many clues to your personality and priorities.

Work

Your work tasks relate to your Sixth House, but this house describes toil and not career. Career issues and professionalism are related to your Tenth House.

But the Sixth House describes the tedious work you do behind the scenes. It is the unglamorous work that goes into your overall lifestyle. You can learn about your work ethic and work style by studying this house.

The Sixth House in Aquarius or Uranus in this house makes you unconventional and erratic at work. You may go through bouts of intense focus and then lose interest in particular types of work.

Your work is on the cutting edge of new social or scientific developments. You may work with technologies and in unconventional settings. Your work is intellectual and surprising, no two days are the same.

But if the Sixth House is in Capricorn, your work ethic is dependent on routines and repetition. You may work in a bureaucratic setting and be content with a humble role.

When the Sixth House is in Cancer, you may work from home or with families. You can be a caregiver as your primary role throughout the day. Your work ethic is shaped by your desire to care for others.

The Sixth House in Sagittarius can make you passionate about your routines and work. You can ignore trivial matters but are obsessed with fulfilling your responsibilities.

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Chores

Your Sixth House shows your relationship to chores. If your Sixth House is in Gemini, you may neglect daily chores and prefer entertainment and study. You let dishes pile up and may attract clutter.

You are not interested in keeping your space spotless. Your focus is on learning, research, and communication. You may be oblivious to clutter as you are not always home.

The Sixth House in Pisces can also make you passive regarding chores. You are not concerned with impressing others with a spotless home. Rather, you get lost in thoughts and fantasies.

Your space is beautiful and appealing, but you follow your unique standards which can be esoteric and unconventional. You may complete chores according to your moods and not routines.

Scorpio in the Sixth House can put you in the mood for deep cleaning periodically. You keep your household orderly and need control over your routines to feel secure.

The Sun in the Sixth House can make you obsessed with chores and routines. Being clean and tidy is part of your personality. You identify with the condition of your space and take pride in being neat.

Pets

Your Sixth House placement can indicate your potential for pets. If your Sixth House is in Capricorn, you may not have pets for companionship but prefer animals who help your business such as show dogs or working dogs.

You may also be attracted to pets associated with class and status. The same is true for the Sixth House in Taurus or Scorpio. But if this house is in a fire sign, you prefer pets related to strength and sports competitions.

If your Sixth House is in a water sign, your pets may be family. You may treat your companion animals like children and have an emotional relationship with your pets.

Venus in the Sixth House relates to attractive pets. You may enjoy dressing your dog in different outfits and love adorning your cat with accessories. You nurture your pets with luxuries and creature comforts.

The Sixth House in Gemini suggests your pet may act like your twin, or you may have two pets at a time. This placement makes you interested in communicating with your pets.

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Physical Health

Look to the Sixth House to learn more about your health and attitude toward wellness. This house can give clues about your potential for illnesses and accidents.

If Mars or Pluto are transiting this house, you may be accident and injury-prone. These transits can help you anticipate and avoid illness. You can also anticipate the need for surgery when Pluto transits your Sixth House.

If your Sixth House is in an earth sign, you have a strong constitution. You are not prone to illness or accidents unless Saturn, Mars, or Pluto are also in this house.

Jupiter in the Sixth House gives a layer of protection. Yet your health may be compromised if you overindulge and ignore nutrition and diet. You may take risks but if you are injured, it is not as severe as it could have been.

The Sixth House in a fire sign can make you obsessed with health and conscious of your choices. Yet you may be at risk of injury from overtraining and testing your limits.

The Sixth House in a water sign can point to psychosomatic illnesses. Neptune or the Moon in this house enhances this potential. When the Sixth House is in an air sign, you are careless about your health.

Inattention or distraction can lead to accidents. You are susceptible to respiratory illnesses. Though you enjoy studying topics related to health, you don’t always practice a healthy lifestyle.

Hygiene

Your hygiene relates to Sixth House placements. When your Sixth House is in an air sign, you are aware of hygiene, yet can be careless about your hygienic practices when distracted.

The Sixth House’s meaning in a Fire sign can make you more obsessed with hygiene. You are protective of your space and vigilant about keeping up with cleanliness routines.

When the Sixth House is in a water or earth sign, you are also meticulous about cleanliness and hygiene. You associate cleaning and cleansing with purity.

Uranus or Jupiter in this house can give you a haphazard attitude toward hygiene. You can be erratic and don’t always follow the same routines regarding your maintenance and upkeep.

A Sixth House stellium can make you fanatical about your health. You may go too far focusing on hygiene. This placement can make you seem obsessive about cleanliness.