Mars Aspects: 45 Combinations with the Other Nine Planets
Mars is how you go after what you want and how you get angry, and it is the source of stamina and push. It circles the zodiac in about two years, spending six to eight weeks in each sign. When Mars forms an aspect with another planet, the two forces have to be read together. Below, a table first lists Mars’s aspects to the other nine planets with how often each occurs, followed by a one-line reading for every combination; each has its own detailed page.
Mars aspects table
| Mars and | Conjunction | Sextile | Square | Trine | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Conjunction 9% | Sextile 10.9% | Square 10% | Trine 6.1% | Opposition 2% |
| Moon | Conjunction 5.5% | Sextile 7.9% | Square 10.1% | Trine 9.7% | Opposition 5.5% |
| Mercury | Conjunction 7.5% | Sextile 6.7% | Square 8% | Trine 4.3% | Opposition 1.7% |
| Venus | Conjunction 8.9% | Sextile 7% | Square 8% | Trine 6.5% | Opposition 1.6% |
| Jupiter | Conjunction 4.9% | Sextile 7.4% | Square 8.2% | Trine 6.5% | Opposition 5% |
| Saturn | Conjunction 4.7% | Sextile 4.9% | Square 6.6% | Trine 6.7% | Opposition 6.7% |
| Uranus | Conjunction 5% | Sextile 6.1% | Square 7.5% | Trine 7.3% | Opposition 4.3% |
| Neptune | Conjunction 3.7% | Sextile 4.8% | Square 9% | Trine 7.7% | Opposition 4.5% |
| Pluto | Conjunction 5.1% | Sextile 5.4% | Square 7.1% | Trine 6.8% | Opposition 3.1% |
Percentages are the share of 8,401 charts of people born in Taipei between 1960 and 2005 with random birth times that have the aspect, using this site’s orbs.
When Mars is unaspected
Now and then Mars forms no major aspect with any of the other nine planets; it is then called unaspected. In our calculations, Mars is unaspected in about 3.3% of charts. Tradition holds that an unaspected planet works more on its own: what it stands for may come and go, or only become obvious at a certain stage of life.
Mars’s aspects to each planet, in one line
Mars and the Sun
- Sun Conjunct Mars: With the Sun and Mars bound together, there is no gap between will and action. You have energy to burn and the nerve to go after things, and you tend to charge out before you have thought it through.
- Sun Sextile Mars: With the Sun and Mars two signs apart, will and action cooperate. You can summon drive when it is needed, and if you choose to use it, it becomes dependable follow-through.
- Sun Square Mars: With the Sun and Mars at odds, the direction you choose and the direction your impulses pull are not the same. There is often an urgency inside you that sparks conflict, and it also forges exceptional fighting strength.
- Sun Trine Mars: With the Sun and Mars in signs of the same element, the path from wanting to doing is wide open. You are confident and lively and get things done without much strain, so you are seldom forced to go all out.
- Sun Opposite Mars: With the Sun and Mars at opposite ends, your will keeps running into challenges from outside. You are quick to compete and argue, and you come to recognize your own strength in your rivals and partners.
Mars and the Moon
- Moon Conjunct Mars: With the Moon and Mars side by side, there is almost no gap between what you feel and what you do. You react fast, defend your own, say what you mean, and can overshoot in the heat of the moment.
- Moon Sextile Mars: With the Moon and Mars two signs apart, mood and initiative lend each other a hand. When you are willing to turn what you feel into something concrete, life has real energy to it.
- Moon Square Mars: With the Moon and Mars locked against each other, the heart that needs calm and the drive that wants to charge ahead rarely line up. It makes you restless, and it also forces out a real talent for solving problems.
- Moon Trine Mars: With the Moon and Mars in signs of the same element, what you feel and what your body does work together naturally. You have energy and nerve, and you easily take that spark for granted.
- Moon Opposite Mars: With the Moon and Mars on opposite sides, the heart that wants to be cared for and the drive to fight for things stand at two ends. Conflict keeps finding you in relationships, and through it you learn to speak up for yourself.
Mars and Mercury
- Mercury Conjunct Mars: With Mercury conjunct Mars, you think it, say it, and do it. You react fast and speak with force, and you also tend to open your mouth before the thought is finished.
- Mercury Sextile Mars: With Mercury sextile Mars, two signs apart, your mind and your drive each have their own place yet can pass the baton. Use it on purpose, and you become someone who does what they say.
- Mercury Square Mars: With Mercury square Mars, impulse arrives before your thoughts are in order, and your words tend to come out barbed. Honed over time, though, this is a mind built for tough fights.
- Mercury Trine Mars: With Mercury trine Mars, in signs of the same element, thought and action share one natural rhythm. You speak crisply and act decisively, and you tend to take that crispness for granted.
- Mercury Opposite Mars: With Mercury opposite Mars, across the zodiac, the side of you that wants to reason and the side that wants to win pull against each other. You often see your own heat in a war of words with someone else.
Mars and Venus
- Venus Conjunct Mars: With Venus and Mars traveling together, liking someone and wanting to get close happen almost at once. Your charm is direct and your feelings intense, and patience is not your strong suit.
- Venus Sextile Mars: With Venus and Mars two signs apart, what you like and what you want to do help each other. You are tactful with people without being passive, and the more you use this, the better you get.
- Venus Square Mars: With Venus and Mars at cross purposes, you want tenderness and still cannot help trying to come out on top. Love brings plenty of sparks and friction, and real passion gets forged in the process.
- Venus Trine Mars: With Venus and Mars in signs of the same element, liking and pursuing work together without effort. You are relaxed and attractive with people, and apt to treat smooth romance as nothing special.
- Venus Opposite Mars: With Venus and Mars facing each other across the zodiac, one end wants to be liked and the other wants to conquer. In partners you keep meeting the side of yourself you have not lived out.
Mars and Jupiter
- Mars Conjunct Jupiter: With Mars and Jupiter side by side, confidence inflates your drive. You charge in, try things, and gladly take on responsibility, and you also tend to say yes to too much in one breath.
- Mars Sextile Jupiter: With Mars and Jupiter two signs apart, action and confidence help each other out. As long as you go looking for a stage on your own, your energy is spent very efficiently.
- Mars Square Jupiter: With Mars and Jupiter at odds, you always want to do more than you can. You overshoot and overstate easily, and once life has sanded you down you become a person of real nerve.
- Mars Trine Jupiter: With Mars and Jupiter in signs of the same element, the way you exert yourself and the source of your confidence are naturally in step. You get results with ease, and can end up short on fight.
- Mars Opposite Jupiter: With Mars and Jupiter facing each other, one end wants to act right now and the other wants to see the bigger picture. You often run into your own excess or your own restraint in other people.
Mars and Saturn
- Mars Conjunct Saturn: With Mars and Saturn side by side, every move comes with restraint. You are slow to act but have remarkable stamina, and what feels like being tied down when you are young later turns into discipline.
- Mars Sextile Saturn: Mars and Saturn sit two signs apart, so drive and discipline are willing to cooperate. Put some thought into planning, and you can spend your energy steadily on things that take the long view.
- Mars Square Saturn: Mars and Saturn jam each other: press the gas and you hit the brake. Frustration and quiet, simmering anger come easily, but once you have weathered it you come out tough enough for hard things.
- Mars Trine Saturn: Mars and Saturn fall in signs of the same element, so drive and discipline work hand in hand. You are steady and persistent in what you do, and you can also be too rule-bound and slow to take risks.
- Mars Opposite Saturn: Mars and Saturn face each other across the chart. Whenever you want to act, someone seems to stand in the way, and you tend to see limits as a problem with your boss or partner. The lesson is taking back the lead.
Mars and Uranus
- Mars Conjunct Uranus: With Mars and Uranus side by side, you act fast and without warning. You are independent and willing to try new routes, and also short on patience, ready to overturn everything the moment something feels off.
- Mars Sextile Uranus: Mars and Uranus sit two signs apart, so action and inventiveness answer each other. If you take the initiative to try different approaches, you can turn a flash of insight into real results.
- Mars Square Uranus: Mars and Uranus jam each other. The moment you feel restricted you want to rebel, acting in haste and changing course sharply. Once the edges are worn down, you become a reformer who dares to break through.
- Mars Trine Uranus: Mars and Uranus fall in signs of the same element, so action and inspiration are naturally in sync. You work briskly and with originality, and you tend to treat that agility as nothing out of the ordinary.
- Mars Opposite Uranus: Mars and Uranus face each other across the chart. What you set out to do keeps getting upended by someone else’s sudden change of mind, and your relationships pull back and forth between freedom and going along.
Mars and Neptune
- Mars Conjunct Neptune: With Mars and Neptune on top of each other, your motivation follows imagination and feeling. For an ideal you can do beautiful work, and when the goal is hazy your energy tends to scatter.
- Mars Sextile Neptune: Mars and Neptune sit at a compatible angle, so action and inspiration are on the same line. If you are willing to practice hands-on, you can turn the picture in your mind into something real, step by step.
- Mars Square Neptune: Mars and Neptune hold each other back. When you want to act, doubt, fantasy, or a sense of powerlessness trips you up. Once you learn to see the goal clearly, you become a person of real resilience.
- Mars Trine Neptune: Mars and Neptune answer each other in the same element. Your actions naturally carry inspiration and consideration, and your work has a fluid grace. Because it comes so easily, you may never really sprint.
- Mars Opposite Neptune: Mars and Neptune face each other across the chart, and your own will is often in a tug-of-war with other people’s needs, expectations, or fog. The lesson is working out which of your energy should stay with you.
Mars and Pluto
- Mars Conjunct Pluto: With Mars and Pluto pressed together, your willpower and staying power are both formidable. You see what you want through to the end, and you also have to learn to tell when it is time to let go.
- Mars Sextile Pluto: Mars and Pluto sit at a compatible angle. You do not seem forceful day to day, but when something is worth it you can summon deeper focus and persistence than usual and do the job thoroughly.
- Mars Square Pluto: Mars and Pluto butt heads. What you want to do keeps meeting heavy resistance or pressure from those in power, and you hold a fierce energy inside. Once tempered, it becomes exceptional endurance.
- Mars Trine Pluto: Mars and Pluto answer each other in the same element. Your actions naturally carry deep power, lasting and efficient. Because it comes so readily, you may not put it where it most deserves to go.
- Mars Opposite Pluto: Mars and Pluto stand at opposite ends, and your will keeps coming up against forceful people or situations. Through one power struggle after another, you learn to reclaim the strength you handed away.
Other planets: Sun aspects, Moon aspects, Mercury aspects, Venus aspects, Jupiter aspects, Saturn aspects, Uranus aspects, Neptune aspects, Pluto aspects · Planet aspects overview
A straight word: read an aspect as part of the whole chart
A single aspect describes the relationship between two planets. A chart has well over a dozen aspects on average, and they reinforce and offset one another. The same aspect in different signs and houses, with a tight orb or a loose one, can look very different in real life. Planetary positions are astronomical facts and can be calculated precisely; what an aspect means is astrological tradition, not scientific law. Everything on this site is for reference and entertainment only; for health, investment or legal matters, please consult a professional.
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Mars aspects FAQ
Which Mars aspect is the best?
None of them is best. Trines and sextiles come easily; squares and oppositions bring pressure and also drive; a conjunction depends on which planet Mars is joined to. Start with the aspect that has the smallest orb, since that is Mars’s most noticeable interaction in your chart.
How do I find out which aspects my Mars has?
Cast a birth chart with your birth date, time and place. Our birth chart calculator lists the aspects from the tightest orb to the widest. Mars’s aspects can mostly be worked out from the birthday alone, except for its aspect to the Moon.
What does it mean if Mars has no aspects?
It means Mars forms none of the five major aspects with the other nine planets, which happens in about 3.3% of charts in our calculations. The traditional reading is that the planet works more on its own: what it stands for is less tied in with the rest of the chart, standing out strongly at some times and seeming disconnected at others.