Mars in the 3rd house of the solar return

Mars in the 3rd house of the solar return is one of its best placements in the annual chart: courage, initiative and the ability to carry what was started through to a result. The year favours active steps.

The third house of the annual chart is connected with effort, courage, short trips, brothers and sisters, and skills. Mars is especially confident here: it gives energy for one's own projects, negotiating from a position of strength, sport and technical skills. It is a good time to take sensible risks and show persistence.

The difficulty is rivalry with brothers, sisters or the immediate circle, as well as abruptness in communication. Energy channelled into work does not turn into conflict.

What strengthens and weakens the placement

The third house is a house of growth, and for Mars, a natural malefic, this is a fortunate place. Even a Mars of average strength works for the person here; an afflicted one may make them too pushy. Extra weight is given by a connection of Mars with the muntha — a point that moves one sign on from the natal lagna each year — and by the planet's part in choosing the lord of the year (see the overview of the solar return).

Read more about what Mars in the 3rd house gives in the birth chart, and about the house itself — the 3rd house of the horoscope. Calculate your birth chart to compare it with the annual one.