Diamond
Best time to wear
Friday morning (sunrise), Shukla paksha
Venus weak or in adverse house. Shukra mahadasha. Taurus, Libra, Capricorn, Aquarius ascendants.
Aries, Scorpio, Cancer, Leo ascendants (Venus is functional malefic). Spiritual aspirants — Venus increases worldliness.
Benefits
- • Enhances charm, beauty, sensuality, magnetism
- • Improves love-life and marital harmony
- • Aids artistic careers — cinema, music, design, fashion
- • Builds wealth, luxury, comfort
- • Improves reproductive and hormonal health
- • Helps in diplomacy and refined relationships
Sensual indulgence, infidelity, reproductive problems, kidney issues, debt from luxury spending.
Color & composition
Color: Colorless (D-grade) most prized for jyotish; faint yellow, pink also used
Mineral: Pure carbon (C) in cubic crystal structure
Hardness (Mohs): 10 (hardest natural substance)
Primary origin: South Africa, Russia, Botswana, Australia; historically India (Golconda)
Quality indicators (avoiding fakes)
GIA / IGI certified. Color D-H, Clarity VS or better, no eye-visible inclusions, no fluorescence to avoid (medium-strong blue reduces value).
Price range (approximate, 2025-26 India)
GIA-certified 0.5ct G-VS1: ₹50,000 – ₹1,50,000. 1ct same grade: ₹2,50,000 – ₹6,00,000. Lab-grown CVD: ₹15,000 – ₹50,000 (NOT jyotish-effective per most acharyas — debated).
White Sapphire (Safed Pukhraj), White Zircon, White Topaz — strong Venus substitutes at low cost
7 days — Venus effects subtle, observe relationships and mood
Never wear with Yellow Sapphire (Venus-Jupiter enmity). Avoid lab-grown for serious astrological use — natural diamond carries the karaka effect.