Mars As A Trigger In Predictive Astrology

Transit Mars consistently acts as a trigger in predictive astrology. Mars brings energy and activates the sign and house that it’s in. At the same time, Mars can represent annoyances, violence, and it can be aggravating. When Mars makes a major aspect to one of your placements, that planet or angle’s topics are being activated.

When transit Mars is making its way through one of your houses, those house topics are highlighted for the ~6 week period that Mars is there. Mars can bring annoying experiences related to the house’s topics, but it can also bring focus and motivation to work on those same topics. For example, when Mars transits your 5th house of romance, dating, and creativity, you could be more motivated to put yourself out there if you’re single. Because you’re out more, you are more likely to have unenjoyable experiences while on a date. Another example could be you trying out a new type of art. You enjoy doing it but find obstacles while learning the new technique, or it is expensive.

Who does Transit Mars Impact the Most

You will be most impacted by transit Mars when it makes a conjunction or opposition to your traditional planets (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) or your angles (Ascendant, Descendant, Midheaven, Imum Coeli). A square from Mars can be noticeable, just not as much as an opposition or conjunction from the planet. You’re also more impacted by a Mars transit if it’s in an angular house (1st, 4th, 7th, 10th); your life will generally be more active when Mars is transiting one of these houses.

If you have a day chart, Mars has the opportunity to be more annoying in transit and aspect, because Mars is your greater malefic. Learn if you have a day or a night chart here. If you’re in a Scorpio or Aries house profection year, Mars is your time lord and its transits will be more noticeable for you during that year.

Mars in Predictive Astrology

Many people get into predictive astrology to predict events in their life or in society. Tracking transit Mars and the aspects its making is one way you can try and make predictions. Events can be triggered and/or decisions can be made due to Mars activating a planet or angle. In your personal life, Mars conjunctions or oppositions can manifest in events, confrontation, and final decisions. The nature of the events, etc. depend on the planet or angle that Mars is triggering and the signs involved. If transit Mars is making a conjunction to your Venus for example, Venus topics such as finances, romance, your needs, and values will be activated - you could impulsively spend money, confront a love interest or close friend about a firm value of yours, or have the motivation to put yourself out there and meet someone new.

When Mars approaches one of your natal planets, not only will that planet’s topics be activated, so will the house(s) that it rules. Each of the traditional planets rule a sign or two, and those signs can be found throughout your natal chart in the houses. 

Sun - Leo

Moon - Cancer

Mercury - Gemini & Virgo

Venus - Taurus & Libra

Mars - Aries & Scorpio

Jupiter - Sagittarius & Pisces

Saturn - Capricorn & Aquarius

For example, if transit Mars makes a conjunction to your Moon, not only are Moon topics activated, so are your Cancer house topics, because the Moon rules Cancer. Adding house rulerships to transits/aspects gives you much more nuance and better understanding of what topics could be impacted. Another example would be if Mars makes a conjunction to your natal Jupiter. Not only will Jupiter topics be impacted such as your philosophical beliefs and sense of optimism, but both the Sagittarius and Pisces houses and their topics are activated. 

You can search for when Mars makes a conjunction or opposition to each of your planets or angles here on astro-seek.com. When you see that transit Mars is approaching one of your placements, reflect on what that planet or angle’s topics are. Some of those topics will be activated by Mars. If Mars is making a conjunction or opposition to a traditional planet, ask yourself what house(s) the planet rules and what the house(s) topics are.

Mars is in the final degree of Leo and about to enter Virgo, which means that your mutable placements (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces) and Virgo-ruled house are about to be activated.

Transit Mars Aspecting another Transit Planet

When transit Mars approaches a conjunction, opposition, or square with one of the transit outer planets (Uranus, Neptune, Pluto), Mars triggers the planet. Major events are more likely to manifest when Mars triggers the outer planets because it activates and potentially aggravates them. Throughout history, Mars making a hard aspect (opposition, conjunction, square) to Uranus can manifest in major sudden events that can be potentially violent or aggressive.

For example, Mars last made a conjunction to Uranus on July 15th, 2024. Just two days before the exact conjunction, there was an alleged assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The Uranus - Mars conjunction was conjunct his natal Midheaven and this is why the conjunction impacted him so personally. The conjunction being on top of his Midheaven manifested in a violent event occurring at a career event. (Alone, Mars will make a conjunction/opposition to each of your planets and angles about every 2 years. The likelihood of one of the outer planets being involved in your Mars aspects is quite low since the outer planets move so slowly.)

Another example includes when Mars made an exact square to Uranus on June 14th of this year, just a day or two ago. Israel attacked Iran, prompting violent conflict between the two countries.

Mars activations by conjunction, opposition, or square don’t always have to be challenging, especially in your personal life. A lot of times, Mars will aid you in pushing boundaries in order to reach a goal of yours. Mars can help you in tackling your fears and confronting things that typically make you uncomfortable. Mars pushes you outside of your comfort zone and it motivates you to get things done.

When events unfold in your life, transit Mars is usually there somewhere activating a planet or angle in your chart, or at least transiting one of the angular houses. Mars brings energy, action, and passion. Without Mars, nothing would get done or started. Mars can motivate you to do something that you’ve been thinking about for a long time but have been too afraid to begin.

I hope that you learned more about the stereotypically violent planet of Mars throughout this post. Yes, it can bring violence or fighting. But in most instances, it acts in an annoying or motivating nature. Mars typically causes minor disturbances that are quick to forget about. I’d love to hear any of your past Mars oppositions or conjunctions and how they manifested. :)

-Jasmine