Planets & points
Uccha and Neecha
Also known as: exaltation and debilitation, debilitated planet
What are exaltation (Uccha) and debilitation (Neecha)?
Uccha (exaltation) is the sign where a planet is strongest and gives its best results; Neecha (debilitation) is the opposite sign, where it is weakest. A 'debilitated' planet is one placed in its Neecha sign.
Each planet has one exaltation sign and one debilitation sign, always opposite each other: Sun: exalted in Aries, debilitated in Libra; Moon: Taurus / Scorpio; Mars: Capricorn / Cancer; Mercury: Virgo / Pisces; Jupiter: Cancer / Capricorn; Venus: Pisces / Virgo; Saturn: Libra / Aries. Rahu and Ketu are given Taurus/Scorpio (or Gemini/Sagittarius) by different schools.
Debilitated does not automatically mean bad results: the planet's degree, house, aspects and dasha periods all moderate the outcome, and a debilitation can be cancelled (Neecha Bhanga) under specific conditions, sometimes flipping into a powerful Raja Yoga. Your kundali report computes each planet's dignity from the exact sidereal position, so you can see at a glance whether any planet in your chart is exalted or debilitated.