Upcoming
Mars in Cancer, 2030
Mars enters Cancer on Monday 1 July 2030, 15:20 UTC, which is in your time zone. It leaves for Leo on Thursday 15 August 2030, 23:56 UTC, after 45 days.
From 1 July 2030 at 15:20 UTC, Mars is in Cancer, having left Gemini. It moves on to Leo on 15 August 2030 at 23:56 UTC, after 45 days, and does not go retrograde in between. Cancer is a cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon.
Cancer is traditionally associated with home, family, belonging and emotional security, and astrologers treat it as the sign of Mars's fall, where the planet's directness is read as finding indirect routes. The tradition often describes Mars here as protective, sensitive to slights, and inclined to act on feelings close to home rather than in public. A modest suggestion for these weeks: put some effort into a practical household task, such as a repair or an overdue tidy, so the drive has somewhere useful to go.
By sign
The house it occupies for you
| Sun sign | House | Mars in Cancer falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Taurus | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Gemini | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Cancer | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Leo | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Virgo | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Libra | tenth | career and public role | |
| Scorpio | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Sagittarius | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Capricorn | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Aquarius | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Pisces | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.