♂︎ Mars in ♒︎ Aquarius
With Mars in Aquarius, the will to act takes on a mental, sociable, idea-first key. Being fixed, it digs in, holds its position, and resists being moved.
Aquarius is the fixed air sign, ruled by Saturn. Its keynote is invention, the collective, the view from outside. Placed here, Mars (drive and desire) takes on that colouring, so read the two together on the Aquarius arc of the wheel.
In Aquarius, expect drive, courage, and appetite to feel light and articulate and distinctly persistent. The planet keeps its nature; the sign sets the style.
Well integrated, it looks like courage that is well aimed in a Aquarius register; strained, it slides toward force for its own sake.
When Mars is in Aquarius
Mars next enters Aquarius around 3 January 2028, staying until about 10 February 2028.
It returns to Aquarius around 13 December 2029 (through about 20 January 2030).
It returns to Aquarius around 20 November 2031 (through about 29 December 2031).
Dates computed from the ephemeris (UTC), not copied from a table.
Mars’s aspects today
| Mars square Saturn | orb 2.6° |
| Sun sextile Mars | orb 3.4° |
| Mercury sextile Mars | orb 4.4° |
Mars through the other signs
- ♈︎ Aries
- ♉︎ Taurus
- ♊︎ Gemini
- ♋︎ Cancer
- ♌︎ Leo
- ♍︎ Virgo
- ♎︎ Libra
- ♏︎ Scorpio
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
- ♑︎ Capricorn
- ♓︎ Pisces
Tradition and interpretation, not prediction. See Mars or the sign of Aquarius.