Venus is popularly known as Shukra in vedic astrology. Venus is classified as a female and is considered minister among planets. Venus is passionate, romantic and aristocratic. Venus loves fashion, luxuries and sensual pleasures. Venus rules the south-east(Agni) direction and has excess of water element. Color of Venus is white. Venus vimshottari dasha runs for twenty years.

Venus is exalted in Pisces. Highest exaltion degree is 27°.

Venus is debilitated in Virgo. Lowest debilitation degree is 27°.

Venus owns Taurus and Libra Signs. Moola trikona sign is Libra between 0° to 15°.

Venus owns Bharani, Purva Phalguni and Purva Asadha nakshatras.

To strengthen Venus one must wear diamond in ring finger. One can also wear opal or white sapphire to improve Venus.

Venus is said to mature at 25 years of age.

Venus considers Mercury, Saturn and Rahu as his friends.

Venus considers Sun and Moon as his enemies.

Venus remains neutral towards Jupiter, Mars and Ketu.

Venus signifies sweet items, semen/ovarian eggs, marriage, arts, fragrance, flowers, music and fashion.

Venus is associated with sugar, rice, semolina and white fruits.

Venus represents kidneys, urinary tract and reproductive organs.

Venus gives tact, diplomacy, peaceful nature, attractive looks and meledious voice. Venus also provides good medical knowledge as well as noble and aristocratic personality.

Venus is spendthrift, loves gossiping, is over indulgent and judgemental. Venus will judge people by their body structure and fashion sense.

Most of those who have high sugar levels can have afflicted Venus. Afflicted Venus can also cause problems in kidneys, urinary tract and reproductive organs especially semen/ovary count. There is also a chance to catch STD(Sexually Transmitted Diseases) due to afflicted Venus.

Venus is known as Shukra. According to vedic folklore Shukra was given knowledge of sanjeevni vidya(rejuvenation medicine) by Shiva. As such Venus can give an excellent career as doctor especially as a general physician, dermatologist, plastic surgeon, sexologist, nephrologist, medical rejuvenation and dietician. Venus is the significator of sweet items and opening cake, chocolate and other sweet item shop is ideal. Venus can also give a career in electronics and electrical companies, as an architect, interior designer, fashion designer, artists, modeling, entertainer, singer, movie and television industry. There is also a chance to work in beauty industry, as makeup artists and in marriage industry including catering, bridal makeup etc. Afflicted Venus can make one work as a sex worker.

Business related to producing sugar, sweet items, cosmetics, fashion brands, boutiques, flower shops, marriage planning and co-ordination, modeling agency, exotic restaurants, luxurious hotels and movie production is possible via blessings of strong Venus.