Mars turns direct

21 February 1946 Thursday · 14°05′ Cancer

The retrograde began on 5 December 1945.

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When a retrograde ends and the planet turns direct, the matters you have been reviewing start moving forward again. In the first days the planet moves very slowly, so the pace picks up over a few days. It is time to put into practice the decisions that became clear during the retrograde.

Mars rules energy, desire, courage and the way we take action. During Mars retrograde energy turns inward; rather than starting new fights or rushing into new ventures, review your strategy, manage anger and conserve your strength.

What Mars turning direct means for each sign

The effect of each event on your sign is read from the house the event's sign falls in, counted from your own sign. A full moon in Gemini, for example, is in the 3rd house for Aries and brings 3rd house matters such as communication and your close circle to the fore. Read your Sun sign first; if you know your rising sign, its reading will tell you a lot too.

Aries 4th house

Turning direct in your house of home and family: delayed jobs at home move forward again and family matters settle. You can put plans to move or rearrange into action.

In focus: energy, desires and initiatives.

Aries daily horoscope

Taurus 3rd house

Turning direct in your house of communication: stalled messages, documents and conversations start to flow. A good time to send the messages you held back and to plan short trips.

In focus: energy, desires and initiatives.

Taurus daily horoscope

Gemini 2nd house

Turning direct in your house of money and resources: pending payments and financial plans start moving again. You can now put into practice the budget you reviewed during the retrograde.

In focus: energy, desires and initiatives.

Gemini daily horoscope

Cancer 1st house

The planet turns direct in your own sign: you can put into practice the decisions about yourself that you have been postponing. Your energy and confidence flow forward again.

In focus: energy, desires and initiatives.

Cancer daily horoscope

Leo 12th house

Turning direct in your house of the inner world: the inward-looking period is closing. A good time to bring what you realised during the retrograde into your life and lighten your load.

In focus: energy, desires and initiatives.

Leo daily horoscope

Virgo 11th house

Turning direct in your house of friendships: group plans and matters with friends ease, and your goals for the future start moving again.

In focus: energy, desires and initiatives.

Virgo daily horoscope

Libra 10th house

Turning direct in your house of career: projects that slowed down at work pick up speed again. You can move forward with the goals you reviewed during the retrograde.

In focus: energy, desires and initiatives.

Libra daily horoscope

Scorpio 9th house

Turning direct in your house of horizons: travel, education and legal matters start moving again. A good time to put the plans you postponed into action.

In focus: energy, desires and initiatives.

Scorpio daily horoscope

Sagittarius 8th house

Turning direct in your house of shared resources: matters such as joint money, debts and loans move forward again, and emotional bonds enter a clearer phase too.

In focus: energy, desires and initiatives.

Sagittarius daily horoscope

Capricorn 7th house

Turning direct in your house of relationships: pending decisions in a relationship or partnership become clear; a safer time for agreements begins.

In focus: energy, desires and initiatives.

Capricorn daily horoscope

Aquarius 6th house

Turning direct in your house of daily routines and health: work flows more easily and glitches ease off. The new routines you set up during the retrograde become easier to keep.

In focus: energy, desires and initiatives.

Aquarius daily horoscope

Pisces 5th house

Turning direct in your house of love and creativity: you can step forward again in your love life and creative work. Time to express the feelings that became clear during the retrograde.

In focus: energy, desires and initiatives.

Pisces daily horoscope

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