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Mars in Libra

Mars is in its detriment: you act through others and for fairness. You dislike open conflict and can hesitate to stand up for yourself.

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What Mars in Libra means

Mars is in its detriment: you act through others and for fairness. You dislike open conflict and can hesitate to stand up for yourself.

Mars stands for drive, courage, desire and anger. In Libra it works gracefully and fairly; it seeks balance, beauty and a partner.

At a glance

Planet: Mars: drive, courage, desire and anger
Sign: Libra, air and cardinal, ruled by Venus
Dignity: Detriment
Time in each sign: about six weeks, up to seven months when retrograde

Libra is opposite Aries, the sign Mars rules, so here it works against the grain.

Famous people with Mars in Libra

Only people whose Mars stayed in Libra through their whole birth day, wherever they were born.

Nelson MandelaPresident of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist18 July 1918 – 20138Cancer Charles DarwinEnglish naturalist and biologist12 February 1809 – 18825Aquarius Abraham Lincolnpresident of the United States from 1861 to 186512 February 1809 – 18655Aquarius Sigmund FreudAustrian psychiatrist and founder of psychoanalysis6 May 1856 – 19394Taurus Elvis PresleyAmerican singer and actor8 January 1935 – 19779Capricorn Winston ChurchillBritish statesman, soldier and writer30 November 1874 – 19657Sagittarius Pope Francis266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 202517 December 1936 – 20253Sagittarius Bill GatesAmerican businessman, investor, and philanthropist28 October 19554Scorpio Nikola TeslaSerbian-American engineer and inventor10 July 1856 – 19431Cancer Bill Clinton42nd President of the United States19 August 194611masterLeo Sarah BernhardtFrench stage actress, painter and sculptor23 October 1844 – 19235Scorpio Carl Friedrich GaussGerman mathematician and physicist30 April 1777 – 185511masterTaurus

Mars in the other signs

Mars in the houses

Other planets in Libra

Questions and answers

What does Mars in Libra mean?

Mars is in its detriment: you act through others and for fairness. You dislike open conflict and can hesitate to stand up for yourself.

Is Mars strong in Libra?

Libra is opposite Aries, the sign Mars rules, so here it works against the grain.

How do I know if I have Mars in Libra?

Enter your birth date in the free Mars sign calculator.

Which famous people have Mars in Libra?

Nelson Mandela, Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln, Sigmund Freud, Elvis Presley, Winston Churchill, Pope Francis, Bill Gates

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