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Mars in Virgo
Mars in Virgo works precisely and tirelessly. Drive is channelled into skill, method and improvement; energy is efficient and critical. Anger is expressed as irritation with what is done badly, including by itself. This is the craftsman's Mars. The weakness is fussiness and a body that carries stress in the gut. The work is to let good enough stand and to rest before the list is empty.
In plain words
Mars stands for your drive and your temper. In Virgo, that works in a Virgo way: careful, helpful and hard to please. You notice what is wrong and quietly fix it.
Full guide
| Mars signifies | drive, desire, conflict |
|---|---|
| Virgo is | earth, mutable — craft, discernment, service |
| Sign ruler | Mercury |
| Mars here is | peregrine at most degrees — a wanderer without a home here |
Reading it by degree
Within Virgo 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 Virgo
| 0°–10° | Sun |
|---|---|
| 10°–20° | Venus |
| 20°–30° | Mercury |
Egyptian bounds of Virgo
| 0°–7° | Mercury |
|---|---|
| 7°–17° | Venus |
| 17°–21° | Jupiter |
| 21°–28° | Mars |
| 28°–30° | Saturn |
See also Virgo rising and Mars in the other signs.
Common questions
What does Mars in Virgo mean?
Mars in Virgo works precisely and tirelessly.
Is Mars strong in Virgo?
Mars in Virgo 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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