Mars Sign Calculator: Find Your Mangala Rashi
Your Mars sign is the zodiac sign Mars occupied at your birth, calculated in the Vedic sidereal zodiac. The calculator gives Mars’s sign, degree, nakshatra, pada and whether it was retrograde. With your birth time it also gives the house Mars occupies, which is the starting point for any Mangal Dosha check.
By Dr. Mekhala V Jois · Last updated: 2 November 2026
Mars Sign Calculator Calculator
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What does the Mars sign calculator show?
The Mars sign calculator shows the sign Mars occupied at your birth, the degree within that sign, the nakshatra and pada, and whether Mars was moving forward or retrograde. If you enter a birth time it adds the house of Mars counted from your Lagna.
Mars is called Mangala or Kuja in Sanskrit. People most often look up Mars because of Mangal Dosha, a condition tied to Mars in certain houses. This calculator gives you the sign and house of Mars, which is the raw data. Whether a dosha applies, and whether it is cancelled, depends on more than one rule and is best judged on the whole chart.
How this mars sign calculator is built
The calculator finds the position of Mars as seen from the Earth at your birth moment, applies the Lahiri ayanamsha to convert it to the sidereal zodiac, and reads the sign and nakshatra from the result. Retrograde motion is detected by comparing Mars’s longitude an hour later.
Mars changes sign roughly every 45 days on average, but it can stay in one sign for two months or more around its retrograde loop. For that reason a birth date alone is usually enough, and the calculator flags the rare case where Mars changed sign on your birth day.
Mars at a glance
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Own signs | Mesha (Aries) and Vrishchika (Scorpio) |
| Exalted | Makara (Capricorn), strongest at 28 degrees |
| Debilitated | Karka (Cancer), weakest at 28 degrees |
| Time in each sign | About 45 days on average, up to two months with retrograde |
| Retrograde | About every 26 months, for roughly 70 days |
| Nakshatras ruled | Mrigashira, Chitra, Dhanishta |
How is Mars read in a Vedic chart?
Mars is the natural significator of energy, courage, siblings and land. Classical texts link its house placement with how and where that drive is spent. A Mars in its own or exalted sign is read as steady, and a Mars in Karka as needing support from other factors.
In marriage matching, the houses from which Mars is counted are checked, usually from the Lagna and often from the Moon and Venus as well. Many authorities list conditions that cancel the dosha. Treat any online result as a flag for discussion, not a verdict.
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Mars Sign Calculator: Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Mars sign calculator?
A Mars sign calculator finds the zodiac sign Mars occupied at your birth in the sidereal zodiac. It also gives the degree, nakshatra, pada and, with your birth time, the house of Mars from your Lagna.
How do I find my Mars sign by date of birth?
Enter your date, time and birth city in the calculator above. Mars stays in a sign for weeks, so the date usually decides it, and the calculator warns you if Mars changed sign on your birth day.
What is Mangala in Vedic astrology?
Mangala, also called Kuja, is the Sanskrit name for Mars. It is one of the nine grahas and is the natural significator of energy, courage and land.
Does this calculator check Mangal Dosha?
It gives the sign and house of Mars, which are the inputs for a Mangal Dosha check. The dosha itself depends on several rules and cancellations, so it is best confirmed in a chart reading.
Is Mars in my chart the same as my Western Mars sign?
Often not. Western astrology is tropical and Vedic astrology is sidereal, so Mars usually falls one sign earlier in a Vedic chart.
Which pooja is associated with Mars?
Mars is addressed within the Navagraha poojas, and traditional marriage-related poojas such as Sheegra Vivaha are sought by those with delayed marriage. Your chart should guide the choice.
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