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♂︎ Mars · ♉︎ Taurus

Mars in Taurus — slow start and persistence

Mars in Taurus — in detriment, opposite its own Scorpio: by classical astrology it's uncomfortable here. The energy is earthy: slow, heavy, reliable.

SignTaurus — earth, fixed modality, ruler — Venus
Dignitydetriment — the sign opposite its domicile, classically the planet is uncomfortable here
Whenin about 6 years out of 10, at any time of year
How long in a rowusually 42 days; with a retrograde return — up to 205 days
Needed for the calculationdate of birth; time — only on the day the sign changes

What it means

You take a long time to get going, but then you can't be stopped: what you start gets finished through persistence, not a sprint. Your strength goes into the tangible — money, home, things, the body. Your patience lasts a long time.

The flip side is stubbornness and long patience followed by an explosion: you're almost impossible to move from a position, and anger, once it breaks through, is heavy. Changes of plan make you angrier than other people's mistakes.

This isn't about you if you catch fire quickly and drop what you've started just as quickly.

How to check it on yourself

Check it against your past — write your answer down before you look at the chart.

  1. If your Mars is in Taurus

    What should match. Recall your last three big undertakings. At least two were finished slowly, without sprints, and no one could talk you into dropping them halfway.

    When it’s not about you. Two out of three were dropped midway or done in one sprint — this isn't about you.

Your sign and house of Mars — in the free calculation: build my chart. How we check the rest — the site’s method.

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Other planets in Taurus

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