According to Vedic astrology, Sun is debilitated in a horoscope when it is placed in the sign of Libra, which in simple words means that Sun becomes the weakest when placed in Libra compared to its placement in all the other signs. Debilitated Sun is associated with many bad things by many astrologers and it is believed by a number of astrologers that debilitated Sun always works negatively in a horoscope and it brings bad results for the native under its influence. This is not the case in actual practice and debilitated Sun can work positively as well as negatively in a horoscope depending on the other deciding factors and depending on the overall tone of the horoscope of a native under consideration.
The word debilitated simply relates to the strength of the Sun in a horoscope and it doesn’t relate to the nature of the Sun in a horoscope. Accordingly debilitated Sun placed in different houses of a horoscope can give benefic as well as malefic results depending on the nature of the Sun as well as depending on the overall tone of the horoscope. We will now discuss some of these benefic as well as malefic effects which can be experienced when debilitated Sun is placed in different houses of a horoscope. While discussing some of these effects, it should be noted that due to its debilitation, Sun alone generally doesn’t provide strong positive or negative results and it needs to be supported by other positive or negative planets in order to produce such results. Hence we will discuss good or bad results given by debilitated Sun in combination with other positive or negative planets in a horoscope.
Debilitated Sun in 1st House : When benefic in nature, debilitated Sun placed in the first house of a horoscope can bless the native under its influence with good results related to marriage, profession, finances, reputation and many other types of good results. Accordingly the natives under the effect of this benefic influence may come across some of these good results depending on the overall tone of their horoscopes. Some natives under the effect of such benefic influence may profit through their marriages in many possible ways and such profits can increase if such benefic debilitated Sun is joined by benefic Mercury in the first house of a horoscope. The placement of a benefic combination of debilitated Sun and Mercury in the first house of a horoscope can especially prove very good for female natives and it can bless them with good results through their marriages.
For example, if benefic debilitated Sun is placed in the first house of a horoscope along with benefic Mercury in the sign of Libra, the female native under the effect of these planets may get married to a rich and influential person. At the same time, if benefic Mars is placed in the second house of this horoscope in the sign of Scorpio and benefic Saturn is placed in the twelfth house of this horoscope in the sign of Virgo along with debilitated Venus, the equation may become much more interesting. The female native under the combined effect of such benefic debilitated Sun and all other benefic planets may not enjoy many materialistic pleasures before her marriage. It means that such female native may be born in an average family and her parents may not be rich. Such female native may lead an average life before her marriage and she may not enjoy the pleasures which money and resources can provide. However the effect of such benefic debilitated Sun and all other benefic planets mentioned in this example may bless this female native with a rich and well established husband and she may witness a very good rise in her financial and social status after her marriage.
At the same time, if benefic exalted Jupiter is placed in the tenth house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer along with benefic Moon when benefic debilitated Sun and all other planets are placed in the already mentioned houses of this horoscope, the results may improve a lot. The female native blessed by all these benefic planets may get married to a man who may not only be rich, but who may also be a very well connected and resourceful person. It means the husband of such female native may be a well established businessman and he may also have a big network of powerful and resourceful people. The combined effect of such benefic debilitated Sun, exalted Jupiter and all other benefic planets can also bless this female native with many pleasures through her marriage and she may also join the business of her husband. As more benefic planets add to this horoscope, the female native under the combined effect of these benefic planets may witness even better results through her marriage.
Considering one more such example, if a benefic combination of debilitated Sun and Mercury is placed in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Libra, benefic Jupiter is placed in the twelfth house in the sign of Virgo and benefic Mars is placed in the ninth house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini along with benefic Venus, the native may go abroad. The native under the combined effect of these benefic planets may get married to a girl who may be a foreign citizen and he may settle in such foreign country on the basis of his marriage, if his overall horoscope is supportive. For instance, if benefic exalted Rahu is placed in the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Taurus and exalted Ketu is placed in the second house of this horoscope in the sign of Scorpio when benefic debilitated Sun and all other planets are placed in the already mentioned houses of this horoscope, the results may become more favorable. The native blessed by all these benefic planets may get the citizen status of a foreign country on the basis of his marriage to a girl from foreign origin and he may settle in such foreign country on permanent basis.
The combined effect of such benefic debilitated Sun and all other benefic planets can also bless the native with good amount of professional success in a foreign country, apart from making him a citizen of a foreign country on the basis of his marriage. The presence of benefic Moon in the eleventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Leo and the presence of benefic Saturn in the fifth house of this horoscope in the sign of Aquarius can supply much more positive energy to benefic debilitated Sun and all other benefic planets mentioned in this example. The native in this case may engage in the field of information and technology or he may engage in the field of some type of engineering, he may get blessed with a very well paying job in a foreign country, related to one of these fields and he may settle in such foreign country permanently on the basis of his marriage. The combined effect of such benefic debilitated Sun and all other benefic planets can also bless the native with a good married life and the native may enjoy good results in many other spheres of his life also.
Apart from marriage, benefic debilitated Sun in the first house of a horoscope can also bless the native with success in a number of professional fields due to which the natives under its effect may engage in many professional fields and they may achieve success through them, as allowed by their overall horoscopes. On the other hand, malefic debilitated Sun in the first house of a horoscope can trouble the native with problems related to marriage, profession, finances, health and many other types of problems. Accordingly the natives under the effect of this malefic influence may have to suffer from some of these problems depending on the overall tone of their horoscopes. Such malefic debilitated Sun can especially prove bad for the professional and financial aspect of the native and accordingly the native may feel the maximum heat of this placement in these spheres of his life. This is due to the reason that when debilitated Sun is placed in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Libra, the sign Leo ruled by Sun falls in the eleventh house of that horoscope.
Since eleventh house of a horoscope primarily deals with the professional and income aspect of the native, any type of weakness to the lord of this house may results in problems in these spheres of a native’s life. Hence the placement of malefic debilitated Sun in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Libra can trouble the native with problems in these spheres of his life. At the same time, if either such malefic debilitated Sun is joined by a strong benefic planet in the first house or a strong benefic planet is placed in the eleventh house of this horoscope, the problems may reduce. This is because, the presence of a strong benefic planet along with malefic debilitated Sun may provide extra strength to the Sun; and the presence of a strong benefic planet in the eleventh house of a horoscope can provide extra strength to the eleventh house. In both these cases, the eleventh house of this horoscope may gain extra strength and the problems related to professional and financial aspect of the native may reduce or they may not be caused at all.
On the other hand, if either such malefic debilitated Sun or the eleventh house of such horoscope is afflicted by malefic planets, the problems may intensify. Accordingly the native under the combined effect of such malefic influences may have to suffer from serious problems in the field of his profession as well as in the field of his finances. Such native may have to work for low paying or very low paying jobs and he may also have to live in poverty for many years of his life or for his entire life, if there are no strong benefic planets in his horoscope, which indicate good financial results.