Mars
Rulership

Aries and Scorpio (traditional)

Exaltation

Capricorn

Detriment

Libra and Taurus

Fall

Cancer

Keywords

Willpower, drive, aggression, forcefulness, energy, taking action, anger, sex and confrontation.

Category

Personal planet.

Per 12 Signs

About 1½ to 2 years.

Per Sign

On average, about 8 weeks, with as little as 5 weeks per sign, and as long as 7½ months when retrograde!

Retrograde

Mars goes retrograde about every 25 months.

Declination

Mars goes Out of Bounds usually once, sometimes twice, every year.

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