Mars in the 6th House: Meaning by Rising Sign
The short answer
With whole-sign houses, Mars is in your 6th house when it is in the sign 5 signs on from your rising sign: Mars in Virgo for Aries rising, Mars in Pisces for Libra rising, and so on for all twelve rising signs.
What Mars in the 6th house means
Mars describes your drive, and where you're willing to push. In the 6th house of daily work and health, that plays out through the actual work of your days, routines, and your body's upkeep.
The 6th is a cadent house, where planets work more quietly, through thinking, routine and adjustment. Its natural sign is Virgo, so Mars here takes on some of Virgo's concerns whatever sign it is actually in.
With whole-sign houses, Mars sits in your 6th house when it is in the sign 5 signs on from your rising sign: for Aries rising that means Mars in Virgo. 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 6th house
Find your rising sign in the left column. If your Mars is in the sign beside it, your Mars is in the 6th house.
| Your rising sign | Mars in the 6th house |
|---|---|
| Aries rising | Mars in Virgo |
| Taurus rising | Mars in Libra |
| Gemini rising | Mars in Scorpio |
| Cancer rising | Mars in Sagittarius |
| Leo rising | Mars in Capricorn |
| Virgo rising | Mars in Aquarius |
| Libra rising | Mars in Pisces |
| Scorpio rising | Mars in Aries |
| Sagittarius rising | Mars in Taurus |
| Capricorn rising | Mars in Gemini |
| Aquarius rising | Mars in Cancer |
| Pisces rising | Mars in Leo |
How long a Mars transit of the 6th house lasts
Mars stays in one sign for about 2 months on average, so a transit of Mars through your 6th house lasts about that long: as little as about 38 days and as much as about 8 months across the charted years.
About the 6th house
The 6th house of daily work and health: the actual work of your days, routines, and your body's upkeep. Its natural sign is Virgo.
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 7th house · Mars in the 8th house · Mars in the 9th house · Mars in the 10th house · Mars in the 11th house · Mars in the 12th house
Other planets in the 6th house: Sun · Moon · Mercury · Venus · Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto
Is your Mars in the 6th 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.