Mars in the 10th House: Meaning by Rising Sign
The short answer
With whole-sign houses, Mars is in your 10th house when it is in the sign 9 signs on from your rising sign: Mars in Capricorn for Aries rising, Mars in Cancer for Libra rising, and so on for all twelve rising signs.
What Mars in the 10th house means
Mars describes your drive, and where you're willing to push. In the 10th house of career and reputation, that plays out through your career, your public standing, and the people above you.
The 10th is one of the four angular houses, the corners of the chart, where planets tend to show as events other people notice. Its natural sign is Capricorn, so Mars here takes on some of Capricorn's concerns whatever sign it is actually in.
With whole-sign houses, Mars sits in your 10th house when it is in the sign 9 signs on from your rising sign: for Aries rising that means Mars in Capricorn. A transit of Mars through one house lasts about 2 months, because that is how long Mars usually stays in one sign.
Which sign puts Mars in your 10th house
Find your rising sign in the left column. If your Mars is in the sign beside it, your Mars is in the 10th house.
| Your rising sign | Mars in the 10th house |
|---|---|
| Aries rising | Mars in Capricorn |
| Taurus rising | Mars in Aquarius |
| Gemini rising | Mars in Pisces |
| Cancer rising | Mars in Aries |
| Leo rising | Mars in Taurus |
| Virgo rising | Mars in Gemini |
| Libra rising | Mars in Cancer |
| Scorpio rising | Mars in Leo |
| Sagittarius rising | Mars in Virgo |
| Capricorn rising | Mars in Libra |
| Aquarius rising | Mars in Scorpio |
| Pisces rising | Mars in Sagittarius |
How long a Mars transit of the 10th house lasts
Mars stays in one sign for about 2 months on average, so a transit of Mars through your 10th house lasts about that long: as little as about 38 days and as much as about 8 months across the charted years.
About the 10th house
The 10th house of career and reputation: your career, your public standing, and the people above you. Its natural sign is Capricorn.
How the houses are counted
Houses here use whole-sign counting: your rising sign is the whole 1st house, the next sign the 2nd, and so on around the zodiac. Many astrologers use Placidus or another quadrant system instead, which can move a planet close to a sign boundary into the neighbouring house. Either way you need an accurate birth time, because the rising sign changes about every two hours.
Mars in the other houses
Mars in the 1st house · Mars in the 2nd house · Mars in the 3rd house · Mars in the 4th house · Mars in the 5th house · Mars in the 6th house · Mars in the 7th house · Mars in the 8th house · Mars in the 9th house · Mars in the 11th house · Mars in the 12th house
Other planets in the 10th house: Sun · Moon · Mercury · Venus · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto
Is your Mars in the 10th house? Vera reads it with the rest of your chart.
House placements need a birth time. Vera casts your chart from your birth details and reads your Mars in its real house, sign and aspects.