Sky Transit

Mars in Aquarius

Mars is next in Aquarius from 3 Jan 2028 to 10 Feb 2028.

Mars is how you act. Aquarius does things unusually, independently, for the future. While Mars is in Aquarius, that part of everyone's life takes on an Aquarius style. Where you feel it depends on which of your houses Aquarius falls in, and that is different for everyone.

Dates

  • 3 Jan 2028 to 10 Feb 2028
  • 13 Dec 2029 to 20 Jan 2030
  • 20 Nov 2031 to 29 Dec 2031

UK dates, approximate, give or take a day.

About Mars

Mars is your drive: how you go after things, how you get angry and how you get moving on a Monday. It's courage, sex drive and the urge to win, all in one slightly sweaty package. Mars brings heat to the house it passes through: more energy, more urgency and occasionally more friction. A good time to start things there, as long as you don't start rows.

About Aquarius

Aquarius is originality, friendship and ideas that arrive a few years early. It cares about people in general and needs plenty of space in particular. At its best, Aquarius is the inventive friend who makes the strange feel possible. Watch for keeping feelings at arm's length and calling it being rational.

How long it lasts

Around six to seven weeks in each sign, sometimes months when it turns retrograde.

Mars in Aquarius, house by house

Find which of your houses Aquarius is in, then read that one. If Aquarius spans two of your houses, read both.

  1. If Aquarius is in your 1st house · SelfIdentity, body, how you come acrossAquarius makes you a little unconventional and unbothered by approval. You act on your own logic, wear something slightly unexpected and surprise people who thought they had you figured out.
  2. If Aquarius is in your 2nd house · WorthMoney, values, securityAquarius makes you question the whole idea of how you earn and spend. A side hustle or an unusual purchase tempts, and a sensible buffer keeps the experiment affordable.
  3. If Aquarius is in your 3rd house · VoiceCommunication, siblings, learning, neighbourhoodAquarius sparks ideas that sound odd until they don't. You'll argue a principle with a sibling for sport, and the group chat becomes a lab for your hot takes.
  4. If Aquarius is in your 4th house · RootsHome, family, private lifeAquarius wants a home that doesn't follow the family script: a strange layout, an odd house rule, a new way of living. Check everyone's on board before reorganising.
  5. If Aquarius is in your 5th house · DesireRomance, creativity, pleasure, childrenAquarius flirts like a friendly experiment, intellectual and a little detached. Romance wants room to breathe, and creative work benefits from the unusual idea you nearly dismissed.
  6. If Aquarius is in your 6th house · RitualWork, routines, health, habitsAquarius resists routine for its own sake. Improve your workflow with an odd shortcut or a new app, and keep the rest of the system simple enough to survive.
  7. If Aquarius is in your 7th house · BondsRelationships, partners, marriageAquarius needs freedom within a partnership and says so bluntly. Debates are about principle, so check whether you want to win or want to be understood.
  8. If Aquarius is in your 8th house · ShadowIntimacy, transformation, shared moneyAquarius takes a cool, curious look at intimacy and shared money. You can discuss feelings analytically, so try saying one out loud without footnotes, even if your voice wobbles.
  9. If Aquarius is in your 9th house · DistanceTravel, beliefs, higher learningAquarius sends your convictions out into the world with energy: petitions, radical reading lists, travel somewhere unexpected. You'll challenge a belief, perhaps your own, with relish.
  10. If Aquarius is in your 10th house · CallingCareer, public image, ambitionAquarius makes you question how a career is meant to look. You push for change at work, and an original idea gets further if you explain the practical bit too.
  11. If Aquarius is in your 11th house · CircleFriends, community, future goalsAquarius is Mars among friends and causes, mobilising people around an idea with real energy. A group meeting can turn into a spirited rebellion, so agree the agenda first.
  12. If Aquarius is in your 12th house · DepthDreams, hidden patterns, solitudeAquarius sends restlessness into solitary thinking: unusual theories, odd late-night reading, a rebellion nobody sees. Switching off the screens before bed helps the ideas settle into something you can use.

Not sure which house it is in for you?

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