Mangal · Tamas guna · Malefic; the planet of energy and action

♂ Mars

Mars, called Mangal or Kuja, is the planet of raw energy, physical assertion, courage, and desire. In Vedic astrology it represents the muscular will that makes things happen — the force behind achievement, competition, and, at its extreme, aggression. Mangal is also known as Bhauma, the son of the Earth.

Exalted

Capricorn

Debilitated

Cancer

Nature

Malefic

Character

Mars's nature is hot, direct, and honesty-seeking in the extreme. It gives physical vigour, a strong drive, technical and mechanical skill, and the nerve for decisive action. A well-placed Mars is a gift of health, courage, and the ability to win. A troubled Mars produces impatience, aggression, rash words, accidents, or suppressed anger that burns others suddenly.

What Mars Governs

Energy & Action

Physical vitality, drive, initiative, and the capacity to act decisively.

Courage & Desires

Boldness, hunger for achievement, sexual desire, and ambition.

Siblings

Relations with brothers and sisters and the dynamics between them.

Land & Property

Real estate, land dealings, engineering, and physical construction.

Conflict

Arguments, competitions, enemies, and the ability to defend what is yours.

When Mars Is Strong

A strong Mars (in Aries, Scorpio, or Capricorn, or in the 1st, 5th, or 10th house) gives courage, physical strength, decisive will, good technical aptitude, and healthy ambition.

When Mars Is Challenged

A weak Mars (in Cancer, or in the 6th, 8th, or 12th house) can show as low energy, indecision, suppressed anger, or friction with siblings and in competitions.

Friends, Neutrals & Enemies

Friends: Sun, Moon, Jupiter
Neutral: Venus, Saturn
Enemies: Mercury
Signs ruled: Aries, Scorpio

Mars Through the Houses

Mars's house shows the arena of action: the 1st makes the person visibly enterprising, the 4th brings drive into the home and property matters, the 7th energises partnerships, and the 10th powers the career.

Mars in the 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th, or 12th house in certain charts forms Mangal Dosha, a condition that is carefully examined in Vedic matchmaking before marriage.

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