Mars rushes into Aries, breathing life into sign whose duty is to bring us into the new. Mars in Aries inspires action and motivation. Depending on our sun sign, we may feel compelled to take charge or begin something new in a certain area of our lives.
What will this mean for you? Read for your Sun and rising sign. Mars will be in Aries from April 30 to June 9, 2024.
Aries and Aries Rising — The self, personality, vitality, new beginnings. After spending the last five weeks behind the scenes and low on energy, Mars in Aries is leap forward. You feel confident and ready to take command, but this surge of energy may make you brash and quick to anger. Channel it positively through physical exercise as well as new initiatives.
Taurus and Taurus Rising — Retreat, rest, recuperation, surrender, endings. Mars activates the final sign of your chart, pulling you behind the scenes for the next five weeks to contemplate and reflect. If you feel low on energy, then rest. Don’t push yourself. Mediate, go on retreat, spend time alone. This is also a mystical if not existential placement for Mars, so you may be drawn to spirituality or answering some of life’s greatest questions.
Gemini and Gemini Rising — Friends, groups, community, society, social issues, the future. With Mars heating up your social connections and networks, you may feel inspired to spend time with friends and allies. You may join a group for start one of your own, especially anything related to social causes and humanitarian issues. As Mars begins to come to the end of your astrology chart, you may be thinking about the future and reaching towards your hopes and dreams.
Cancer and Cancer Rising — Career, direction, status, the world. Mars traveling the highest reaches of your chart will motivate you to aim high. And since Aries is a sign that speaks to a new season, there may be a new chapter in your career over the coming weeks. Duties and responsibilities demand your attention. You may decide to change jobs or turn your life in a new direction. You profession or public life may quite busy.
Leo and Leo Rising — Travel, higher education, teaching, philosophy. For the next five weeks Mars motivates you to explore. It’s a time to look outside of your self and into the world, to open up your eyes, to seek answers. To find these answers, you may have to focus on your education or hop on a plane search of far flung destinations and new horizons. You may be planning a big trip or dreaming about all the places you want to go. You may also have sharp opinions, a strong sense of justice, or need to stand up for your convictions.
Virgo and Virgo Rising — Finances, intimacy, sharing, the psyche. There are times in your astrology when the journey takes you inward to face yourself. Mars in Aries is a descent into your deepest parts. What will you find? As you navigate strong strong emotions and desires, you may discover hidden truths as well as a desire to transform. Vulnerability and intimacy, power and control are all strong themes. Mars also activates stories around money, finance, and financial planning for the future.
Libra and Libra Rising — Relationships, partnership, collaboration, other people. If anything, Mars in Aries is a new beginning and a change in seasons for you. Since Aries is your relationship sign and Mars brings a strong need to connect. The coming weeks may be dynamic and social or there may be a demand that you pay attention to key people in your life. This may be a time to start a new relationship or renew an existing one. But if you are in a relationship under strain, Mars may bring a long simmering issue to the surface. It also brings to live the changes seeded with the recent Aries New Moon solar eclipse.
Scorpio and Scorpio Rising — Health, wellness, work, colleagues, day-to-day life. Think of this like a second shot at your New Year’s resolutions. Need to get organized? Make a fresh start with your health? Mars gives you motivation and action to spare. It also gives you energy, energy that needs an outlet. So start making a to-do list. Bring your attention to projects. Clean out. Go to the gym. Once Scorpio sets its mind on something, nothing can dissuade it. But careful not to work too much.
Sagittarius and Sagittarius Rising — Self expression, creativity, children, leisure. After spending the six weeks nesting, the action shifts, inspiring you to have fun and prioritize your passions. In fact, passion is a necessary energy to life. So, if you’ve been feeling burnt out, time to focus on what is going to feed your fire. Make time for play, creativity, and self expression. Maybe some romance, too. Children and pregnancy may be a highlight for some as well.
Capricorn and Capricorn Rising — Home, family, foundation, emotional connections. When Mars arrives in Aries, your focus will turn toward home. You may spend a lot of energy trying to get your living space just as you’d like it to be or a reflection of your tastes and personality. Mars traveling this space of your astrology is often loud, busy, and sometimes stressful. The home is not a place of calm and refuge. There’s action all around. You may be packing up boxes to move. Family interactions may be tense or dynamic as well.
Aquarius and Aquarius Rising — Tavel, movement, communication, learning. The next five weeks will be busy. If Mars is action then its arrival in Aries ignites a flurry of calls, texts, messages, places to go, people to see. In short, movement. Think trips and short jaunts out of town. You may decide to take a class or start a manuscript. There may even be an insatiable need for information over the coming weeks.
Pisces and Pisces Rising — Income, value, stability, material life. With Mars in your second sign, your motivation turns to the basics of life, which is to say, making sure there’s food in the kitchen, money in the bank, and a roof over your head. You’re inspired to create material stability in your life and gather the physical resources that you need. Mars also makes you aware of value, as in the value of the things you own as well as your own value.
Hi Katie,Like your posts but as a Pisces,Gemini asc,Scorpio moon,must say that at least for natives of my sign,Mars transit s in first are anything but ‘listless ‘ I work in a busy restaurant whose business increased exponentially after a fire suspended business of one of our competitors. Wouldn’t you know good ‘ol Mars dropped into my 1st house when this happened.Had increased energy drive to keep going.Maybe Mars in astrological archetype sits and steams in Pisces,but it kept me going…so for any of your readers who look for timing in their lives. I say thanks Mars for dropping by when I needed your energy the most!
Yes, Mars in the solar 1st is anything but listless. It’s active and forward moving. Maybe I’ve been listening to my Aries friend complain about Mars in Pisces too much 🙂