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Mars in Aquarius
Mars in Aquarius acts on principle. Drive is independent, inventive and slightly detached; energy goes into reform, groups and ideas. Anger is cool and intellectual and can be stubborn beyond reason. This is the placement of the activist and the engineer. The weakness is contrariness for its own sake. The work is to fight for a person, not only a cause.
In plain words
Mars stands for your drive and your temper. In Aquarius, that works in an Aquarius way: independent, principled and a little detached. You do it your own way and care about the bigger group.
Full guide
| Mars signifies | drive, desire, conflict |
|---|---|
| Aquarius is | air, fixed — ideas, independence, the group |
| Sign ruler | Saturn (traditional), Uranus (modern) |
| Mars here is | peregrine at most degrees — a wanderer without a home here |
Reading it by degree
Within Aquarius the placement is coloured by its decan (the ten-degree face) and its bound (the Egyptian term), each with a planetary ruler of its own. Your chart shows both for every planet.
Decans (faces) of Aquarius
| 0°–10° | Venus |
|---|---|
| 10°–20° | Mercury |
| 20°–30° | Moon |
Egyptian bounds of Aquarius
| 0°–7° | Mercury |
|---|---|
| 7°–13° | Venus |
| 13°–20° | Jupiter |
| 20°–25° | Mars |
| 25°–30° | Saturn |
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See also Aquarius rising and Mars in the other signs.
Common questions
What does Mars in Aquarius mean?
Mars in Aquarius acts on principle.
Is Mars strong in Aquarius?
Mars in Aquarius is peregrine at most degrees — a wanderer without a home here. The house and aspects in your own chart decide how it plays out.
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