Mars in Cancer: A Guide through Each House & Rising Sign
After a little over 7 months & a retrograde in Gemini, Mars is finally in Cancer until May 20th. Welcome to your guide through this transit in 2023!
First of all, it may be particularly interesting for you to pay attention to what will come up during this transit: Mars’ next retrograde will be in Cancer in late 2024-early 2025, so themes experienced at this time are likely to resurface later! Disclaimer: a planet’s transit through a sign/house is only a small part of its story in your chart & life. Because Mars is a malefic, you will see negative connotations in this thread. This is not intended to be fatalistic but more as a guide through the themes you may encounter.
Please do not be alarmed or think everything will go wrong! There are a lot of other (positive) things going on in the sky atm. The things you see may only affect you under specific conditions (ex: if Mars is activated by profections, in a day chart, etc.) This is only intended to provide you with a useful framework to work with, for example with planetary remediation. Here’s a guide I wrote on Mars remediation, you may find it useful to navigate Mars at this time: https://www.heloastro.com/blog/remediating-mars. Good luck!
Aries Rising: Mars in your 4th house
Arguments with family or passive-aggressive attitudes may arise (esp with the father). Look out for disruptions or breakage around the house, particularly ones that may lead to leaks. Getting rid of clutter.
Taurus Rising: Mars in your 3H
Look out for disruptions in daily trips/in your car or other means of transportations (or on the road, ex: works). Arguments with siblings, stress caused by learning or education.
Gemini Rising: Mars in your 2H
Unexpected expenses, spending money. Some confusion or fogginess around the state of your finances is possible. General uneasiness/stress that may be hard to find a cause to.
Cancer Rising: Mars in your 1H
Unexpected weight loss, general fatigue & stress around the body. Make sure to care for your health & get some rest as burn out is a possibility. Spending a lot of time & energy on a project.
Leo Rising: Mars in your 12H
Making enemies or enemies resurfacing. Spending time in isolation or feeling cut off from the world. Stress taking over & pushing you to take some time off, ailments caused by an inflammation of some sort.
Virgo Rising: Mars in your 11H
Conflicts with friends arising, issues around the sharing of resources. Help or material support from friends being momentarily cut off.
Libra Rising: Mars in your 10H
An intense & possibly stressful time around your career & life ambitions. Some professional project being unexpectedly cut off. Possible arguments with your mother or around motherhood.
Scorpio Rising: Mars in your 9H
Disruptions around travel plans, a stressful time at university or with your education. Arguments with a mentor, teacher or around philosophical & religious topics.
Sagittarius Rising: Mars in your 8H
Unexpected taxes or need to support someone financially. Disruptions in your partner’s financial situation. Unexpected grief resurfacing.
Capricorn Rising: Mars in your 7H
Arguments with a close friend or partner, a breach of contract. Realising that a separation, cut off or distanciation (from someone close or from a contract) is necessary.
Aquarius Rising: Mars in your 6H
Difficulties or stress at work or with a boss. Having to pay special attention to your health or pets. Enemies or old conflict (re)surfacing is also a possibility.
Pisces Rising: Mars in your 5H
A block in creativity or feeling alienated from your hobbies. Paying special attention to children or fertility in general. Starting a new form of birth control.
Keep in mind that Mars will only be in Cancer for about 2 months, which isn’t a lot! If you’re interested in personalised astrology advice, you can book a consult with me here: