मंगल · Yuvati Bhava · Kendra · Maraka
Mars in the 7th house
Mars in the seventh is the most discussed Mangal Dosha placement: the planet of conflict facing the house of marriage. The texts read friction, dominance and a passionate but volatile partnership. Business partnerships need written terms. Cancellations matter more here than anywhere else.
What it gives
- •Passionate, energetic partnership
- •Assertive in negotiation and business
- •Attracts strong-willed partners
What to watch
- •Conflict and dominance in marriage
- •Mangal Dosha — check cancellations
- •Impatience with the other person
Where Mars actually is today
Computed at sunrise for the reference place. A planet sits in a given house for exactly one ascendant at a time — the sign it occupies is the 7th house of only one lagna.
Mars right now
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Who has Mars in the 7th today
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It depends on your ascendant
The same placement reads differently from each of the twelve ascendants, because the 7th house is a different sign for each — and Mars is exalted in one sign and debilitated in another. This table is computed from the classical rulership and dignity tables, not written by hand.
| Ascendant | 7th house sign | Sign lord | Mars’s dignity | Mars rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Libra | Venus | Neutral | 1st, 8th |
| Taurus | Scorpio | Mars(own house) | Own sign | 7th, 12th |
| Gemini | Sagittarius | Jupiter | Friend’s sign | 6th, 11th |
| CancerYogakaraka | Capricorn | Saturn | Exalted | 5th, 10th |
| LeoYogakaraka | Aquarius | Saturn | Neutral | 4th, 9th |
| Virgo | Pisces | Jupiter | Friend’s sign | 3rd, 8th |
| Libra | Aries | Mars(own house) | Moolatrikona | 2nd, 7th |
| Scorpio | Taurus | Venus | Neutral | 1st, 6th |
| Sagittarius | Gemini | Mercury | Enemy’s sign | 5th, 12th |
| Capricorn | Cancer | Moon | Debilitated | 4th, 11th |
| Aquarius | Leo | Sun | Friend’s sign | 3rd, 10th |
| Pisces | Virgo | Mercury | Enemy’s sign | 2nd, 9th |
Strongest from Cancer — Mars is exalted in Capricorn. Weakest from Capricorn, where it falls in Cancer. For Cancer and Leo ascendants Mars is a yogakaraka, ruling both a kendra and a trikona — a placement that outweighs most other considerations.
What it aspects from here
From the 7th house, Mars aspects the 10th, 1st, 2nd houses. Mars has special 4th and 8th aspects in addition to the 7th. An aspect carries the planet's nature into those houses, so a placement is never confined to the house it sits in.
The 7th house
The seventh is the house directly opposite the self: the other person, and everything negotiated with them. Marriage, business partnership and public dealing all sit here. It is also a maraka house, which is why the classical texts read it with more care than a modern reader expects.
Karaka: Venus · Signifies: spouse and marriage; business partnership and contracts; public dealings and open enemies; passion and desire
Mars as a planet
Mangal is energy applied against resistance: courage, argument, surgery, engineering, land and blood. He rules younger siblings and gives the capacity for sustained physical effort. A malefic, and the planet behind Mangal Dosha — but the same heat that fights is the heat that builds, and Mars in an upachaya house is a strong placement rather than a weak one.
Nature: Malefic · Karaka of: courage, siblings, land and conflict · Day: Tuesday
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FAQ
Mars in the 7th house — common questions
What does Mars in the 7th house mean?
Mars in the seventh is the most discussed Mangal Dosha placement: the planet of conflict facing the house of marriage. The texts read friction, dominance and a passionate but volatile partnership. Business partnerships need written terms. Cancellations matter more here than anywhere else. The 7th house (Yuvati Bhava) rules spouse and marriage, business partnership and contracts, public dealings and open enemies, and Mars is the karaka of courage, siblings, land and conflict. Classically it is a kendra, maraka house, which shapes how a malefic planet behaves there.
Is Mars in the 7th house good or bad?
It depends on the ascendant, and this is where most articles stop. From an Cancer ascendant the 7th house is Capricorn, where Mars is exalted. From Capricorn it is Cancer, where Mars is debilitated. Mars is a yogakaraka for Cancer and Leo ascendants, which changes the reading considerably. The table on this page gives the dignity and rulership for all twelve ascendants.
Which houses does Mars aspect from the 7th house?
The 10th, the 1st, the 2nd houses. Mars has special 4th and 8th aspects in addition to the 7th.
Which ascendant has Mars in the 7th house right now?
Exactly one at any moment: the sign Mars currently occupies is the 7th house of a single ascendant. The card on this page computes it from today's ephemeris and says when Mars moves on. In a birth chart, though, what matters is where Mars stood at your birth — the free kundli calculator gives that.
Does Mars in the 7th house affect marriage?
Yes — the 7th house is one of the houses examined in marriage matching, so a malefic here is weighed carefully. This is a Mangal Dosha placement, and cancellations should be checked before drawing any conclusion.