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Sun Mars Conjunction and Mars's Extra Aspects
Mars aspects the 4th and the 8th as well as the 7th, so a Sun-Mars conjunction in one sign puts Mars's extra heat on houses the Sun, which aspects only the 7th, does not touch the same way.
Friendship plus an unequal aspect
The Sun and Mars are friends. Their conjunction has a name, Surya Mangala, and it is fire added to fire. The aspect pattern is the part people skip. Every graha aspects the 7th house from its seat. Mars also aspects the 4th and the 8th. From a conjunction in the 10th, Mars therefore aspects the 1st, the 4th, and the 5th, while the Sun's special contribution is the shared sign and the 7th-house glance onto the 4th. Count it in the chart in front of you. The numbers above are the method.
Combustion and the sign of Mars
Mars very close to the Sun is combust. Sources differ on the orb, so none is printed here. A conjunction spread across a sign is still a conjunction. Mars in Capricorn is exalted even beside the Sun. Mars in Cancer is debilitated even beside an exalted Sun, if the Sun could be exalted there, which it cannot, since the Sun exalts in Aries. Judge Mars's sign on Mars's own table: exaltation Capricorn, debilitation Cancer, own signs Aries and Scorpio.
Two short dashas
The Sun runs 6 years and Mars runs 7. The antardasha of Mars inside the Sun, or of the Sun inside Mars, is when the conjunction is loudest. Length comes from multiplying the two year-counts and dividing by 120. In the 7th house the conjunction is also Mangal dosha, because Mars occupies a manglik house, and the marriage reading must include the Navamsa. In the 3rd house the same pair is courage and siblings. Move the house and you move the life.
Frequently asked questions
Which extra houses does Mars aspect?
The 4th and the 8th from its position, besides the 7th that every graha aspects. The Sun does not gain those two extra aspects by sitting with Mars.
Are the Sun and Mars enemies?
They are friends. Check combustion, the sign of Mars, and the house before you judge the conjunction.
How long is Mars mahadasha?
Seven years. The Sun's is six. Their mutual antardashas are the periods when the conjunction is timed.
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