One of the ten planets of the tradition
Mars in Western astrology
In the tradition Mars is action and desire. It speaks of how you go after what you want, how you set boundaries and what you do with anger.
In each of the twelve signs
Aries
Mars in Aries stands in its own sign. The tradition links it with direct, quick energy that is eager for a fight.
Taurus
The tradition links Mars in Taurus with slow but persistent strength. You may be hard to set in motion, and harder still to stop.
Gemini
The tradition links Mars in Gemini with energy spread over many matters and with the force of words. You may fight your battles with words and arguments.
Cancer
The tradition links Mars in Cancer with action driven by feeling and by the need to protect your own people. You may express anger indirectly and fight hardest in defence of those close to you.
Leo
The tradition links Mars in Leo with proud, creative and generous energy. You may act most strongly when it concerns something you put your own name to.
Virgo
The tradition links Mars in Virgo with precise energy, aimed at craft and repair. Your strength may show best in careful, painstaking work.
Libra
The tradition links Mars in Libra with action that seeks fairness and agreement. Fighting for yourself may be harder for you than fighting for someone else.
Scorpio
The tradition links Mars in Scorpio with a focused, persistent will that does not give up easily. You may keep a chosen goal to yourself and pursue it to the end.
Sagittarius
The tradition links Mars in Sagittarius with enthusiastic energy that needs a goal worth the journey. You may fight hardest for ideas and convictions.
Capricorn
The tradition considers Mars in Capricorn especially strong. It links it with ambition, discipline and strength paced for the long distance.
Aquarius
The tradition links Mars in Aquarius with independent, rebellious action, often on behalf of a group. You may move fastest when someone tries to impose something on you.
Pisces
The tradition links Mars in Pisces with fluid, intuitive action that often takes an indirect route. Your strength may grow when you act for someone or for something larger than yourself.