Planets in signs and houses
Mars in Taurus
Tropical zodiac, Western astrology
You are slow to act but heavy once moving, and you can keep going until the job is done. Your energy is steady like a durable engine, well suited to work that demands endurance, craftsmanship or building something tangible. Under pressure you do not retreat, yet you do not explode easily either, until you reach your limit. Watch for stubbornness and sluggishness. Practise shifting when circumstances change, and your steadiness becomes flexible strength.
Mars in a birth chart
Mars is the planet of energy and action. It describes how you assert yourself, go after what you want, compete, defend your boundaries and express anger. It is your drive, and it shows whether you tend to charge ahead, hold back or wait for the right moment.
Taurus at a glance
- Element
- Earth
- Modality
- Fixed
With the Sun in Taurus you stand in fixed earth, a sign ruled by Venus. Life feels richest to you when it moves at a human pace: a good meal, a well-made object, a morning that is not rushed. You tend to build slowly and keep what you build. Your senses are a reliable compass, and you trust what you can see, touch and test over what is merely promised. Once you commit, you are very hard to move.
Find this in your own chart
"Positions": each point with its degree, sign and house. A red R in the R column marks retrograde. The angles, including Descendant and IC, are listed too.