Astrool Mars in Astrology
Drive, action, desire, courage, anger and competition: what Mars represents in a birth chart.
Meaning
Mars is your engine: how you go after what you want, assert yourself, compete and fight. In Vedic astrology its house placement decides Manglik status.
| Symbol | ♂ |
|---|---|
| Rules | Drive, action, desire, courage, anger and competition |
| Ruling sign | Aries (and Scorpio traditionally) |
| Exalted in | Capricorn |
| Detriment / fall | Cancer |
| Orbit through the zodiac | 687 days |
| Vedic name | Mangala |
Mars by sign and house
The sign Mars occupies shows the style in which these themes express themselves; the house shows the area of life where they play out; aspects show which other drives they work with. Astrool's birth chart interprets your Mars by sign, house and aspect.
Mars transits
Where Mars is moving today, and which of your houses it is crossing, is in cosmic weather.
See it in your own chart
Astrool calculates your full birth chart, not just your sun sign, and writes your daily, weekly and monthly readings against it.
Common questions
What does Mars represent in astrology?
Drive, action, desire, courage, anger and competition.
Where is my Mars?
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