Graha III of IX · Tuesday

Mars

मङ्गल Mangala · Kuja, Bhauma, Angaraka

The commander: courage, energy and the will to act.

Dasha: 7 years
Exalted: Capricorn 28°
Debilitated: Cancer 28°
Gem: Red coral

Mars, photographed against a pale sky — Plate III · MangalaTuesday

About Mangala

Mangala, whose name means “auspicious”, is the commander of the planetary court. It gives courage, physical energy, the drive to compete and the precision of the engineer, the surgeon and the athlete. It rules land and property, and brothers, and it is the planet that protects what we love.

Mars is a natural malefic in the classical sense: it is hot, sharp and quick. Well placed it gives decisiveness, stamina and the nerve to begin hard things. Under strain the same fire turns into impatience, argument or accidents from haste. Mars is the reason for the Manglik question in marriage matching, which is about matching two people's energy rather than any curse.

At a glance

Day	Tuesday
Gem	Red coral (moonga)
Metal	Copper
Colour	Red
Direction	South
Rules	Aries, Scorpio
Exalted	Capricorn 28°
Debilitated	Cancer 28°
Moolatrikona	Aries 0°–12°
Dasha	7 years
Nakshatras	Mrigashira, Chitra, Dhanishta
Body	Muscles, marrow, blood, physical strength
Nature	Malefic (a natural warrior: harsh when afflicted, protective and courageous when strong)

On the belt

Mars on the 360° belt: the signs it rules, its three nakshatras and its points of exaltation and debilitation.its nakshatrassigns it rulesexaltationdebilitation

Mantraॐ मङ्गलाय नमः

Om Mangalaya Namah

What it signifies

Courage
Energy and drive
Brothers and younger siblings
Land and property
Skill with tools
Sport and discipline
Protection
Decisive action

In your chart

Where to look

Mars shows where you fight for things and how you use your energy. In the tenth it drives career; in the fourth it focuses energy on home and property; in the seventh it brings intensity to partnership. In its own signs, Aries and Scorpio, or exalted in Capricorn, it acts with skill and control. In Cancer, its debilitation, its courage turns inward and can show as protectiveness or simmering feeling.

In your day

How RitamSage uses it

Tuesday is Mars's day and its first hora belongs to Mangala. RitamSage notes Mars horas as good for physical work, sport, surgery, repair and tackling tasks you have avoided, and less suited to delicate negotiation. Mars's transit over sensitive points in your chart, and Mars dasha periods in your Life periods, feed into the energy of your days.

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When strong

A strong Mars gives physical vitality, the courage to act on conviction and a gift for practical problem-solving. Such people are good in emergencies, loyal to those they protect and able to work hard for long stretches. Property often comes to them through effort.

When tested

When Mars is under strain, irritation rises quickly and haste causes small accidents and quarrels. The answer is not to suppress the energy but to give it a channel: exercise, physical work, a clear goal. Tuesday practices for Hanuman are the traditional support.

Practice