♂︎ Mars in ♎︎ Libra
Mars in Libra places the will to act in a mental, sociable, idea-first key. Being cardinal, it wants to start things and set them moving.
Libra is the cardinal air sign, ruled by Venus. Its keynote is balance, partnership, the art of the fair. Placed here, Mars (drive and desire) takes on that colouring, so read the two together on the Libra arc of the wheel.
Here drive, courage, and appetite runs light and articulate and initiating: Mars pushes forward, but in the Libra manner rather than any other.
At its best that shows up as courage that is well aimed, expressed the Libra way. Under pressure it can tip into force for its own sake.
When Mars is in Libra
Mars next enters Libra around 15 July 2027, staying until about 2 September 2027.
It returns to Libra around 21 December 2028 (through about 7 April 2029).
It returns to Libra around 5 June 2029 (through about 7 August 2029).
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
- ♏︎ Scorpio
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
- ♑︎ Capricorn
- ♒︎ Aquarius
- ♓︎ Pisces
Tradition and interpretation, not prediction. See Mars or the sign of Libra.