The planet Mars rules Aries and Scorpio (traditional). It symbolizes willpower, drive, aggression, forcefulness, energy, taking action, anger, sex and confrontation.
Rulership
Aries and Scorpio (traditional)
Exaltation
Capricorn
Detriment
Libra and Taurus
Fall
Cancer
Keywords
Willpower, drive, aggression, forcefulness, energy, taking action, anger, sex and confrontation.
Category
Personal planet.
Per 12 Signs
About 1½ to 2 years.
Per Sign
On average, about 8 weeks, with as little as 5 weeks per sign, and as long as 7½ months when retrograde!
Retrograde
Mars goes retrograde about every 25 months.
Declination
Mars goes Out of Bounds usually once, sometimes twice, every year.
