Mercury and Mars aspects
Mercury and Mars in aspect describe how sharp, quick and forceful your mind and words are. Together, in step or at odds, they set how you argue, decide and defend your ideas.
You have won arguments you did not care about, just to win them.
Mercury is your mind and voice; Mars is drive and fight. An aspect between them puts an edge on your thinking, and the angle says whether that edge cuts through problems or through people.
Mercury conjunct Mars
You think fast, speak bluntly and decide in seconds. You love a debate and you are hard to beat in one. A conjunction like this gives you courage in your opinions and a temper in your words.
Mercury trine or sextile Mars
Your mind is decisive and quick. You get to the point, defend your views clearly and turn ideas into action, and people admire your candour. With a trine it is natural; a sextile sharpens with use.
Mercury square or opposite Mars
Words become weapons. You interrupt, argue to win or say things in the heat of the moment that outlast the moment. The square makes your mind restless and combative; the opposition brings sparring with others. Pointed at a real problem, the same sharpness makes you a brilliant advocate.
How common is each?
Over the years the two meet in all five, some more often than others.
| Aspect | How common |
|---|---|
| Mercury conjunct Mars | about one birth in thirteen |
| Mercury sextile Mars | about one birth in fifteen |
| Mercury square Mars | about one birth in thirteen |
| Mercury trine Mars | about one birth in 25 |
| Mercury opposite Mars | about one birth in 65 |
Measured every six hours from 1920 to 2030: the share of births whose chart shows each aspect between them, within the orbs every chart here is cast with.
Find your own aspects
Your chart is free and takes a moment: the wheel, your Sun, Moon and rising sign, and every aspect between your planets, with how close each one is.