Mars Through the Signs
In a Natal Chart
ith Mars in Aries in your natal chart, you generally prefer direct action to mulling things over. Once you’ve made your decision, you move forward quickly. You’re generally ticked-off about something (sometimes that’s a good thing!) Taking the shortest path from A to B. Hothead. Three nanoseconds of patience.
When Mars is retrograde in Aries in your natal chart, you double-down on timing your action exactly to the right moment. With Mars in dignity, this placement shows expert precision timing. Because Mars stations retrograde in Aries for only about three months every so often (1909, 1941, 1973, 1988, 2020, 2052, 2067), this placement can show that your energy is directed towards dealing with a particularly difficult situation that many people simply won’t understand. A famous bearer of this placement is 🔗Bernie Sanders (see his chart). He is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history (source: Wikipedia). You’re a born fighter, but the battle you’re fighting is at a tedious uphill incline. You can deal with steep odds, and they spur you on, but even you have limits. Having a relatively rare Mars placement, you may enjoy a rare or unusual sport or physical activity that most people haven’t heard of. You are quite intense, and you need some kind of activity to siphon off excess energy so you don’t become frustrated and begin arguing with everyone about everything. Despite your best efforts, winning is not guaranteed.
People with Mars in Aries: Bernie Sanders (retrograde), Angelina Jolie, Steve Jobs, Stephen Hawking, Cristiano Ronaldo, Prince, Paul Simon (retrograde), Zoe Kravitz, Evan Peters, Emma Stone, Margot Robbie, Aishwarya Rai, Jeffrey Dahmer, Tyra Banks, Conor McGregor, ASAP Rocky, Daniel Craig, James McAvoy, Otis Redding (retrograde), E.E. Cummings (retrograde)
In a Natal Chart
ith Mars in Taurus in your natal chart, you often get off to a slow start. Taurus is the sign Mar’s detriment. Slow and steady wins the race. Like molasses in January. Sensually stimulated. Deliberate action. Calm in crises. A lover with an easy touch. You fight against too much progress that is too fast. You are conservative by nature.
When Mars is retrograde in Taurus in your natal chart, you double down on fighting against body-based discrimination. Because Mars stations retrograde in Taurus for only about three months every so often (1911, 1926, 1958, 1973, 1990, 2005, 2037, 2052), this placement can show that your energy is directed towards battling against stuck attitudes and bigotry that perhaps you are in a better position to push back against than most people. Louisa May Alcott, American author of the novel Little Women, is a famous bearer of this placement. In addition to writing, she was active in the abolitionist and women’s rights movements of the late 1800s (source: Wikipedia) Mars is in its detriment in Taurus, showing that it can be extremely difficult to gain traction in your endeavors, but perseverance is your strength. Unfortunately, just when you think you can take a break and relax, it’s time to push back even harder.
I am more than half-persuaded that I am a man’s soul put by some freak of nature into a woman’s body…. because I have fallen in love with so many pretty girls and never once the least bit with any man. (Source: Wikipedia)
— Louisa May Alcott
People with Mars in Taurus: Madonna, Michael Jackson, Kanye West, Isaac Newton, Selena Gomez, Tom Cruise, Salvador Dali, Celine Dion, JFK, Lena Headey (retrograde), Charlize Theron, Mick Jagger, Jessica Alba, Bruce Willis, Robert De Niro, Muhammed Ali, Christian Bale, Kesha, Lenny Kravitz, Louise Hay (retrograde), Louisa May Alcott (retrograde), Jamie Lee Curtis (retrograde), Chuck Berry (retrograde)
In a Natal Chart
ith Mars in Gemini in your natal chart, you often find that the pen is mightier than the sword. Game player. Works on ten projects at once. “I love to multi-task!” The gift of manual dexterity.
When Mars is retrograde in Gemini in your natal chart, you may find you have .
People with Mars in Gemini: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (retrograde), Jim Morrison (retrograde), Uma Thurman, Natalie Portman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Meryl Streep, Melania Trump, Mike Tyson, Cara Delevingne, Milla Jovovich (retrograde), Jason Momoa, Ludwig van Beethoven, Coco Chanel, Martin Luther King , Tim Robbins (retrograde), Viggo Mortensen (retrograde), Ben Kingsley (retrograde), Virginia Woolf (retrograde), Henri Toulouse-Lautrec (retrograde)
In a Natal Chart
When Mars is retrograde in Cancer in your natal chart, you . America science-fiction author Philip K. Dick (view his chart) is a famous bearer of this position. Philip wrote Minority Report and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (the novel on which the movie Bladerunner is based).
People with Mars in Cancer: Miley Cyrus, Keanu Reeves, Lana Del Rey, Zendaya, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Robin Williams, Lionel Messi, Meghan Duchess of Sussex, Dolly Parton (retrograde), Cardi B, Penelope Cruz, Pablo Picasso, Chris Hemsworth, Ashton Kutcher (retrograde), Warren Buffet, Nostradamus, William S. Burroughs (retrograde), Julianne Moore (retrograde), David Lynch (retrograde), William Shakespeare, Stephen King, Alan Rickman, RuPaul, Philip K. Dick (retrograde)
In a Natal Chart
ith Mars in Leo in your natal chart, you are courageous, playful, fun, and demonstratively romantic. A person who loves a romantic gesture and isn’t afraid to propose with a dozen roses at halftime.
When Mars is retrograde in Leo in your natal chart, .
People with Mars in Leo: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Beyoncé Knowles, Hillary Clinton, Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid, Megan Thee Stallion, Bijou Phillips (retrograde), Paul McCartney, James Taylor (retrograde), Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Jordan, Salma Hayek, Quentin Tarantino, Serena Williams, Eckhart Tolle (retrograde), Childish Gambino, Ralph Fiennes, James Earl Jones (retrograde), Seal (retrograde)
In a Natal Chart
ith Mars in Virgo in your natal chart, you fight for efficiency. You are particular, technical, and health-conscious. At their best, people with Mars in Virgo act in the best interests of humanity. Mars in Virgo tends care about workers’ rights and animal rights and takes action to protect them.
People with Mars in Virgo: Barack Obama, Johnny Depp, Diana, Princess of Wales, Stevie Nicks, Ariana Grande, Britney Spears, Robert Downey Jr. (retrograde), Will Smith, Charles Manson, Blake Lively, Benedict Cumberbatch, Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Ricci (retrograde), Gordon Ramsay, Paul W. S. Anderson (retrograde), George W. Bush, Bruno Mars, Pablo Escobar, Zooey Deschanel, Sarah Jessica Parker (retrograde)
In a Natal Chart
ith Mars in Libra in your natal chart, you fight for equality. You negotiate on behalf of those who cannot advocate for themselves.
When Mars is retrograde in Libra in your natal chart,
People with Mars in Libra: Nicole Kidman, Eminem, Bill Gates, Kristen Dunst (retrograde), Kylie Jenner, Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury, Sigmund Freud (retrograde), John Lennon, Catherine Princess of Wales, William Prince of Wales, Pamela Anderson, Richard Tarnas (retrograde), Nikola Tesla, 14th Dalai Lama, Bill Clinton, Gisele Bündchen, Sigmund Freud, J. K. Rowling, Kris Jenner, Herb Alpert (retrograde), Nelson Mandela, Jessica Biel (retrograde)
In a Natal Chart
ith Mars in Scorpio in your natal chart, you fight against the status quo.
When Mars is retrograde in Scorpio in your natal chart,
People with Mars in Scorpio: Joe Biden, Taylor Swift, Leonardo DiCaprio, Oprah Winfrey, Mark Zuckerberg (retrograde), Bruce Lee, Ryan Reynolds, Steven Seagal (retrograde), Joaquin Phoenix, Jimi Hendrix, Marie Curie, Aubrey Plaza, Liam Neeson (retrograde), Christy Turlington, Morgan Freeman (retrograde), Joe Rogan, David Byrne (retrograde), David Icke (retrograde), Teal Swann (retrograde), Billy Corgan (retrograde), Harriet Beecher Stowe (retrograde)
In a Natal Chart
ith Mars in Sagittarius in your natal chart, you fight for the right to have an adventure. You’re gutsy and you take risks.
When Mars is retrograde in Sagittarius in your natal chart,
People with Mars in Sagittarius: Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Jennifer Lopez, Vladimir Putin, Ted Bundy, Mariah Carey, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Ryan Gosling, Carl Jung, King Charles III, Ellen DeGeneres, Peter Dinklage (retrograde), Cate Blanchett (retrograde), Judy Garland (retrograde), Janis Joplin, Lil Wayne, Johann Sebastian Bach, Oscar Wilde, Jack Nicholson (retrograde), RZA (retrograde), Egon Schiele (retrograde)
In a Natal Chart
ith Mars in Capricorn in your natal chart, you fight for higher standards of achievement.
When Mars is retrograde in Capricorn in your natal chart,
People with Mars in Capricorn: Brad Pitt, Lady Gaga, Albert Einstein, Shakira, Timothée Chalamet, Nicki Minaj, David Bowie, Amber Heard, The Weeknd, Jake Gyllenhaal, Lindsay Lohan (retrograde), Björk, Gwen Stefani, Bob Marley, Jeff Bezos, Drew Barrymore, Frida Kahlo (retrograde), Nicholas Cage, Grimes, Mary-Kate Olsen (retrograde), Ashley Olsen (retrograde), Shia LaBeouf (retrograde), Wes Craven (retrograde)
ith Mars in Aquarius in your natal chart, you may be a freedom fighter.
When Mars is retrograde in Aquarius in your natal chart,
People with Mars in Aquarius: Michelle Obama, Justin Bieber, Harry Styles, Scarlett Johansson, Elon Musk, Emma Watson, Drake, Leonardo da Vinci, Jay-Z, Queen Elizabeth II, Adele, Tupac Shakur, Winona Ryder, Snoop Dogg, XXXTentacion, Jane Fonda, Pharrell Williams, Richard Ramirez, Tony Robbins, Lauren Bacall (retrograde), Mae West (retrograde), Dolores O’Riordan (retrograde) Corey Feldman (retrograde), Christine Taylor (retrograde), Kristi Yamaguchi (retrograde)
In a Natal Chart
ith Mars in Pisces in your natal chart, you fight for the imagination.
When Mars is retrograde in Pisces in your natal chart,
People with Mars in Pisces: Marilyn Monroe, Billie Eilish, David Beckham, Paris Hilton, Vincent van Gogh, Che Guevara, Tina Turner, Adam Levine, Michelle Pfeiffer, Heidi Klum, LeBron James, Denzel Washington, Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Epstein, Johnny Cash, Machine Gun Kelly, Linda Hamilton (retrograde), David Copperfield (retrograde)
Mars
- Ares
- God of War
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- Agitator
- Aggravator
- Aggressor
- Attack Dog
- Combatant
- Conqueror
- Defender
- Enforcer
- Entrepreneur
- Fighter
- Guard
- Independent Contractor
- Instigator (they started it!)
- Leader
- Protector
- Ranger (probably with Jupiter)
- Solo Artist
- Warrior
- Mars spends approximately 2 months in each sign
- Mars turns retrograde every 2 years
