Mars Sign Calculator

Find your Mars sign (Mangal rashi) at birth. Mars shows your energy, courage, anger and how you go after what you want. You'll get the Vedic and Western sign, house and nakshatra.

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Birth time is optional here. Add it if you know it, the result gets more exact.

How to read your result

Vedic sign is the sidereal sign used in Indian astrology, with degree and nakshatra.
Western sign is the tropical sign you see in English horoscopes.
House shows the area of life where Mars works. It needs a birth time.
Dignity: if Mars is exalted, debilitated or in its own sign, we show it.

What your Mars sign says

Mars is the planet of action. It rules courage, sports, siblings, land and property, technical skill and the way you deal with conflict. A strong Mars makes you decisive and brave, a stressed one can make you impatient. In a woman's chart Mars is also read for drive in relationships.

Vedic vs Western Mars sign

Vedic astrology uses the sidereal zodiac, tied to the stars. Western astrology uses the tropical zodiac, tied to the seasons. The gap between them is the ayanamsa, about 24 degrees today. That's why many people find their Vedic Mars sign is one sign before their Western one. We show both so you can compare.

Mars sign and Mangal dosha

Mangal dosha depends on the house Mars occupies, not only its sign: Mars in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th from the lagna or Moon. Your Mars sign still matters for it, because Mars in Aries, Scorpio or Capricorn (own or exalted) cancels the dosha in most traditions. You can check it in detail with our Mangal dosha calculator.

Mars in the 12 signs

Mars is traditionally exalted in Capricorn and debilitated in Cancer.

Sign	How it works there	Dignity
Aries (Mesha)	boldly and directly. You act first, think later, and want to lead.	Own sign
Taurus (Vrishabha)	calmly and steadily. You value comfort, loyalty and things that last.
Gemini (Mithuna)	through curiosity and talk. You need variety, ideas and people to bounce off.
Cancer (Karka)	through feeling and care. You protect the people you love and remember everything.	Debilitated
Leo (Simha)	with warmth and pride. You want to be seen, respected and generous.
Virgo (Kanya)	with care for detail. You notice what others miss and like to improve things.
Libra (Tula)	with grace and balance. Fairness, partners and harmony matter a lot.
Scorpio (Vrishchika)	with intensity and focus. You go deep, keep secrets and don't give up easily.	Own sign
Sagittarius (Dhanu)	with optimism and big-picture thinking. You want freedom, meaning and adventure.
Capricorn (Makara)	with patience and ambition. You build slowly, plan ahead and earn respect.	Exalted
Aquarius (Kumbha)	in an original, independent way. Friends, groups and new ideas pull you.
Pisces (Meena)	with imagination and empathy. Intuition is strong and you need quiet time.

How long Mars stays in a sign

Mars spends about 6 to 7 weeks in a sign, longer when it goes retrograde (every two years or so it can stay in one sign for up to 6 months). The birth date is usually enough, but the house needs a birth time.

Your Mars sign in its dasha

The sign and house shown here matter most when Mars's mahadasha or antardasha runs. In those years Mars brings its house topics forward and acts in the style of its sign. Look at where the sign lord sits as well, since Mars delivers its results through that planet. When a slow planet transits your natal Mars sign, the same themes tend to come up again.

How we calculate it

We convert your birth time to UTC using the time zone that applied on that date, compute Mars's exact position with an astronomy engine and subtract the Lahiri ayanamsa. Houses are whole signs counted from your lagna. If you leave the time out and Mars changed sign that day, we tell you.

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Questions people ask

What does my Mars sign mean?+

It shows how you use energy, handle anger and compete. Fire signs act fast, earth signs act steadily, air signs act through words, water signs act through feelings.

Where is Mars strongest?+

Exalted in Capricorn (Makara), in its own signs Aries and Scorpio. It's debilitated in Cancer (Karka).

Does Mars sign decide Mangal dosha?+

No, the house of Mars decides it. The sign can cancel it, for example Mars in its own or exalted sign.

Do I need a birth time?+

For the sign, usually not. For the house and Mangal dosha, yes.

Why is Mars sometimes retrograde?+

About every 26 months Mars appears to move backwards for around 10 weeks as Earth overtakes it. Retrograde Mars at birth turns the energy inward.

Is the Mars sign calculator free?+

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