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Mars in Cancer
Mars is in fall in Cancer: drive is indirect, protective and moody. Energy rises and falls with feeling; anger is held, then leaks sideways, then arrives late and hard. Mars here fights for its people and its home and is fierce in their defence. Desire needs safety. The work is to act on a feeling while it is still a feeling, and to say the angry thing directly.
| Mars signifies | drive, desire, conflict |
|---|---|
| Cancer is | water, cardinal — belonging, care, memory |
| Sign ruler | Moon |
| Mars here is | in fall — diminished, learning humility |
Reading it by degree
Within Cancer 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 Cancer
| 0°–10° | Venus |
|---|---|
| 10°–20° | Mercury |
| 20°–30° | Moon |
Egyptian bounds of Cancer
| 0°–7° | Mars |
|---|---|
| 7°–13° | Venus |
| 13°–19° | Mercury |
| 19°–26° | Jupiter |
| 26°–30° | Saturn |
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See also Cancer rising and Mars in the other signs.
Common questions
What does Mars in Cancer mean?
Mars is in fall in Cancer: drive is indirect, protective and moody.
Is Mars strong in Cancer?
Mars in Cancer is in fall — diminished, learning humility. The house and aspects in your own chart decide how it plays out.