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Mars in Libra, 2025
Mars enters Libra on Wednesday 6 August 2025, 23:23 UTC, which is in your time zone. It leaves for Scorpio on Monday 22 September 2025, 07:55 UTC, after 46 days.
Late on 6 August 2025, at 23:23 UTC, Mars crosses from Virgo into Libra. It stays for 46 days before reaching Scorpio on 22 September 2025 at 07:55 UTC. Libra is an air sign of the cardinal mode, ruled by Venus. The planet moves direct throughout, with no retrograde in this period.
Astrologers often describe Mars in Libra as a planet of action in a sign of balance, and the tradition counts it among the less comfortable placements for Mars. Libra's themes are partnership, fairness, negotiation and harmony, so the drive of Mars is read as turning toward other people: agreements, joint decisions and questions of what is fair. The placement is also said to bring hesitation, as the wish to act meets the wish to keep the peace. One modest suggestion is to raise a matter you have been avoiding, calmly and with the other person's view in mind.
By sign
The house it occupies for you
| Sun sign | House | Mars in Libra falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Taurus | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Gemini | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Cancer | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Leo | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Virgo | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Libra | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Scorpio | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Sagittarius | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Capricorn | tenth | career and public role | |
| Aquarius | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Pisces | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
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.