Planet Reports

The placement of Moon can make a lot of difference in the way a person lives his/her life. Most importantly Moon represents your mother, emotions and mind. Its exaltation sign is Taurus and it is said that with this placement the mother will be spiritual and would play a vital role to instil all the good moral values in the child and would make him/her spiritual. But if the moon is weak in horoscope then the person will be apathetic and will suffer mentally, repeating the mistakes again and again.

Moon in House-8

The Moon in the 8th house generally indicates a mysterious and hidden mother figure or difficulties in the relationship with her. Your early childhood may have been disturbing. Being in this placement, you may be oversensitive emotionally or psychologically. There may be a natural interest in mystical subjects, and you may be naturally psychic. The Moon can show legacy through the mother. The mother may be interested in the occult. For women the Moon here can give reproductive problems. You may be secretive in expressing your feelings. You may have a deep mind and innate understanding of others. If the Moon is afflicted, you may lose your mother early in life. The Moon in the 8th house always gives you a strong attractive or sensuality.

Moon in Sagittarius

Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter which is the planet of pure knowledge. Jupiter is a friend of Moon and makes the native happy go lucky. You will be determined, adventurous, spiritually inclined and knowledgeable. This placement gives you pure and uplifting thoughts. You tend to be a good learner and will have desire to share knowledge too.

Related Planets with Moon

1. Moon-Saturn

Moon is your mind whereas Saturn mostly brings stress and sadness in life. You can figure by this that this will effect you thinking in a negative way. This conjunction/mutual relationship will create a lot of stress, especially in the 1st half of your life. Your emotions will be damaged here and you may not get what you expect from life. You will find that you suppress your emotions most often and this fills you with further frustration. As Moon represents mother, this conjunction/mutual relationship can show a lack of nourishment from Mother. Stress in the early life will also be due to the responsibilities that you get which makes you a serious person. You can also get into depression due to these reasons. You will generally be the mature one out of all your friends due to which in early life, you may not be able enjoy the things that your friends do but it is this seriousness from the early age that will make you a legend as every legend has his/her early age disturbed. Even though the conjunction/mutual relationship is not a good one to have, this can be very useful in Meditation. This conjunction/mutual relationship can show that you are able to limit your thoughts which is needed for meditation.

2. Moon-Rahu

Moon is a natural benefic whereas Rahu on the other hand is considered one of the malefics. Rahu is a shadow planet and behaves like Saturn. Rahu in Moon is an extremely important conjunction/mutual relationship and in its positive aspect will channel the lunar energy within you by strengthening your mind. You will gain some psychic abilities from this conjunction/mutual relationship. In its negative aspect you will harbour the dark lunar energy within you which will generate sense of fears, phobias, illusions, hallucinations, paranoia, psychological disturbances etc. You will become impatient and will feel helpless in handling your own emotions. There is a chance that you might get into depression and this generally lasts for a long time. This conjunction/mutual relationship is rarely considered favourable in the chart and will have direct impact on the mind especially in the dashas of the respective planets. Rahu is obsession and if with moon, then it will make you emotionally obsessed about things to an extent where you would not even take anybody's guidance and will do anything to get what you want. With this placement chances are that you have a unique relationship with your mother or if you are a girl then you yourself can have an unusual motherhood like you may adopt you child or may have it through surrogacy. It is not a good conjunction to have but it is seen that here meditation will help you overcome most of its negative effects.

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Mars represents our will power, courage, fighting ability, aggression, anger, soldier, male friends, fighter, land(real estate) etc. Mars is a fiery planet and loves action in life and according to the placement in the horoscope can tell about the ability of the person to take actions. Also the position of Mars can show the way a person would fight in life, that is , either legally or illegally. Since Mars is an aggressive planet, it is considered a natural malefic, but defines the will power of a person.

Mars in House-9

Mars in the 9th house gives an argumentative nature and indicates that you can debate with teachers and spiritual preceptors. You may have conflicting views and can be dogmatic and rigid in your own beliefs. This can be a bad placement for religious fanatics and the like. Mars does not always promote spirituality, but it does give self-righteousness. Mars can give heroic acts of generosity. You are adventurous, impulsive spirit and like traveling. Mars here can show interest in scientific and technical learning. Mars here also shows luck through the sibling.

Mars in Capricorn

Capricorn is the exaltation sign of the Mars and Mars is the best here. You are determined person and are capable of having great practical achievements. Capricorn is ruled by the planet Saturn which shares inimical relationship with Mars. Nothing comes easy for you. You have to work hard in order to achieve something and Mars provides you with that energy. You can also come out to be a workaholic person . This can be a harsh, cruel placement because Mars can be rutheless and one pointed. It can also cause problems in your relations with your loved ones.

Related Planets with Mars

1. Sun-Mars

Sun and Mars share a friendly relationship with each other and both are of fire element. If you have a conjunction/mutual relationship of both in your horoscope then you can expect really good results as Mars is strong enough to deal with the fire of Sun and as we have previously established that both are best of friends. This conjunction/mutual relationships generally indicates that your father could be in the Armed forces or Police or any other service and this is true in most of the cases. Your father will be much like a warrior and one who is high on courage and will power. Also, even you will have great will power. Sun shows Government and Mars shows soldier and both these group of people need each other to function better in the society and that's why both these planets can mutually co-operate well. But as always if a planet comes too close to the Sun, it becomes combust and so if Mars comes too close degree wise, then Sun burns the good qualities of Mars. This means that during the initial years of your life you can be a timid person but as the time passes and Mars matures, after 28, you will gain courage and become a warrior like person. You can work for the Government and that too on high positions or whichever field of work that needs a lot of fighting. This conjunction/mutual relationship makes you a highly competitive person in the area of life that falls under the house where this conjunction/mutual relationship takes place in your chart. So, this placement is not considered beneficial in the 7th house which shows relationships and marriage where you have to accommodate with others rather than compete. But you are definitely a law abiding person with very high confidence and ego.

2. Mars-Ketu

Mars is a fiery planet and it is said that Ketu, another energy abundant planet, naturally behaves like Mars. It is generally a stressful combination to have as Ketu is headless and Mars is pure action, so you will have to face consequences for your aimless, thoughtless actions. Still on the positive side this combination will make you a person of strong intellect and logics. You will possess a keen observational skills with piercing insight. Your concentration power will be strong. This combination is one of the most fiery ones and you will be highly passionate and dedicated towards your work. You will do great in research work. But your nature will be extremely sudden and eruptive like a volcano. You will be short tempered as well. Your energy levels will keep on fluctuating. You will sometimes be highly energetic like a rocket and the other time lazy like a sloth. Shifting the pointer more on the negative aspect, you will be extremely intolerant and impatient. You will be rude and harsh to your surrounding people. You will be full of vengeance and will not rest until you have taken your revenge. You may face different sorts of abnormalities both physically and mentally. You may lose your self-confidence as well. This combination will generally give bad results when Mars is in bad dignity and so it is imperative to check the dignity of Mars here.

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Mercury represents our communication and marketing skills, logical thinking, memory, quick decision making etc. It also represents calculation so if you are really good with calculating numbers without the use of computers, then you can say that Mercury is well placed and is favourable. In Astrology it is considered as prince among the planets and so it generally represents young age. Mercury is a neutral planet and it behaves like the planet it sits with. Its maturity age is considered as 35 years.

Mercury in House-11

Mercury can make you versatile at acquiring wealth in different ways. You may grow in intellectual knowledge. They enjoy communication and mixing with people and groups. You may be interested in spreading the cause of knowledge. You are good with communication and possess the ability to give an influential speech.

Mercury in Pisces

Mercury is not considered good in the sign of Pisces as it gives you a lot of confusion. Pisces is a sign of limitlessness and consequently Mercury here has least capacity to organise thoughts. You will face difficulty is understanding intellectual concepts and not only that, this placement can make you absentminded or easily confused. Eventhough your mind is receptive and highly intuitive you may not be able to speak in a realistic or clear way as Pisces is also a sign of deception. Having Nervous problems with this placement is also a possibility.

Related Planets with Mercury

1. Mercury-Jupiter

With this conjunction/mutual relationship one thing is true that your are a very learned person with a strong knowledge base. Both these planets represent teaching and even if you are not a teacher, you will work like one. You will be a student of learning for all your life and will keep on gathering information. Jupiter gives spirituality and Mercury is your communication, so this can show that you converse in a spiritualistic way and like to share your wisdom with others. Because of your strong knowledge base you will be an excellent counsellor for any matter of life. Mercury also represents travels and this can show that you like to gather information by travelling to various places especially of historical or informational significance. Generally with this combination you will acquire knowledge with respect to the house this conjunction/mutual relationship takes place in, for example, when placed in the 8th house, you will show interest in the occult sciences and most of your information will be based on the same. However, both these planets are inimical to each other which will fill you with frustration as you may feel that you didn't get the reward you deserved. Overall it's a good conjunction/mutual relationship to have.

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Jupiter is the most benefic planet in Astrology and there is no such thing as enough when said about Jupiter. Jupiter represents wisdom, knowledge, teacher, law, religion, literature, philosophy, optimism, hope and is the main significator of wealth. It also signifies children and husband for a girl. It makes you very religious and spiritual but with all these qualities it gives Obesity as well, as it is the planet of expansion. Jupiter is considered as teacher of all Gods and its maturity age is 16 years.

Jupiter in House-6

Jupiter in the 6th house can give rise to enemies and health problems and allow these things to flourish. However, Jupiter will also provide some luck in fighting against these if it is well placed by sign and aspect. Jupiter in the 6th may indicate that your daily work involves teaching or legal duties. It gives a positive attitude towards healing and self-improvement techniques. If Jupiter is afflicted, it can give rise to some ailments such as laziness or indulgence. Jupiter is a little debilitated in the 6th house, which provides obstacles in higher learning, difficulties in having children, difficulty in earning wealth. It may also make you anti-religious and rebellious.

Jupiter in Libra

Venus rules libra and is inimical to Jupiter so this placement is not much favorable. Since Jupiter is a natural benefic, this placement does give you some good results. You are definitely a sociable and friendly person and your generosity is admired by all. Still, Jupiter being in an enemy sign, you will not always be sincere.

Related Planets with Jupiter

1. Sun-Jupiter

Sun and Jupiter are both strong and fiery planets. This conjunction/mutual relationship is considered highly favourable as both the planets are natural best friends. Here the qualities of Jupiter are being enhanced and illuminated by the light of the Sun and the person becomes highly knowledgeable. This combination is all about gaining knowledge & wisdom and sharing it with others. If you have this combination in your chart then prima-facie you will be a learned person and are highly intelligent. You will gain wisdom in your life and will use it for the well being of others. As Sun represents father, this can show that your father's career can be related to guidance and teaching/counselling. Sun also represents a King and Jupiter a Counsellor and this conjunction/mutual relationship can show that either your father or you can work as a minister or any other high official in the Government. Now-a-days it can be a Government advocate. We saw how Sun illuminates the qualities of Jupiter, but the opposite is also true. Jupiter, which is the planet of expansion, expands your career, authority and ego. You will also benefit from your father. You can work in Medical related field as Jupiter represents Biology. But these results can get delayed if your Jupiter comes too close to the Sun in your chart i.e. Combust. With all these favourable aspects of this conjunction/mutual relationship, however, comes a negative trait. Your ego can be a problem for you and so here, to reap the best results of this conjunction/mutual relationship the only key is to keep your ego in check. Overall, this is a really good combination to have.

2. Mercury-Jupiter

With this conjunction/mutual relationship one thing is true that your are a very learned person with a strong knowledge base. Both these planets represent teaching and even if you are not a teacher, you will work like one. You will be a student of learning for all your life and will keep on gathering information. Jupiter gives spirituality and Mercury is your communication, so this can show that you converse in a spiritualistic way and like to share your wisdom with others. Because of your strong knowledge base you will be an excellent counsellor for any matter of life. Mercury also represents travels and this can show that you like to gather information by travelling to various places especially of historical or informational significance. Generally with this combination you will acquire knowledge with respect to the house this conjunction/mutual relationship takes place in, for example, when placed in the 8th house, you will show interest in the occult sciences and most of your information will be based on the same. However, both these planets are inimical to each other which will fill you with frustration as you may feel that you didn't get the reward you deserved. Overall it's a good conjunction/mutual relationship to have.

3. Jupiter-Venus

Jupiter and Venus are the two most beneficial planets in Astrology and their conjunction/mutual relationship is one of the most auspicious conjunction/mutual relationship to have in your chart. Both these planets are considered gurus of deities(Jupiter) and demons(Venus) so having this combination is very beneficial in your chart. When they both come together then it can be said that the person will be very wealthy but not specifically in terms of money, but the house in which this conjunction/mutual relationship falls. for example in the eight house you will attain great knowledge of Occult/Mysticism while, say in the 2nd house, this gives you immense wealth and the knowledge regarding matters related to money. You will be high on knowledge and you believe in sharing your wisdom which sometimes becomes necessary for your growth as well. You need knowledge and it is the one that keeps you satisfied in life. You would take interest in sharing what you have learnt with others. Jupiter's nature is to expand the qualities and when with Venus, it expands luxury, beauty, wealth, knowledge etc. so it can be said that you will be very attractive and you have that aura around you that makes you give the vibes of a guru. You will also be very creative in nature. Now since Jupiter is expanding the qualities of Venus here, it also expands your desire for relations due to which you may have to face problems in the same. But overall this is a great combination to have in your chart.

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Venus by nature is a natural benefic planet which represents convenience. Vehicles, liquid money or anything that helps make our life comfortable comes under Venus. Venus is the main signifactor of marriage and represents wife or girlfriend for a man. Not only that, all the relations are dependent on Venus in the chart as it is its natural signifactor. Beauty and love is also Venus. Your desires are represented by Venus which are the cause of all problems in life. Its Maturity age is around 25 years.

Venus in House-1

This placement usually adds beauty and sensuality to the personality. You have a sweet personality and charming manners. You are diplomatic, romantic, artistically inclined, and feminine. You are loving and compassionate if Venus is well placed. Generally, childhood is sweet and easy. You are conscious of your appearance and like to beautify yourself.

Venus in Taurus

Venus rules the sign of Taurus and performs well here. It's lower sensual nature is better expressed here. Venus is the planet of beauty and here it feels comfortable and free to express itself. This Venus blesses you with physical beauty and sexiness. It adds sweetness to your character. You will be loyal and steadfast in love but this placement can also make you an extravagant person who loves luxury and is indulgent. Though you will be creative.

Related Planets with Venus

1. Jupiter-Venus

Jupiter and Venus are the two most beneficial planets in Astrology and their conjunction/mutual relationship is one of the most auspicious conjunction/mutual relationship to have in your chart. Both these planets are considered gurus of deities(Jupiter) and demons(Venus) so having this combination is very beneficial in your chart. When they both come together then it can be said that the person will be very wealthy but not specifically in terms of money, but the house in which this conjunction/mutual relationship falls. for example in the eight house you will attain great knowledge of Occult/Mysticism while, say in the 2nd house, this gives you immense wealth and the knowledge regarding matters related to money. You will be high on knowledge and you believe in sharing your wisdom which sometimes becomes necessary for your growth as well. You need knowledge and it is the one that keeps you satisfied in life. You would take interest in sharing what you have learnt with others. Jupiter's nature is to expand the qualities and when with Venus, it expands luxury, beauty, wealth, knowledge etc. so it can be said that you will be very attractive and you have that aura around you that makes you give the vibes of a guru. You will also be very creative in nature. Now since Jupiter is expanding the qualities of Venus here, it also expands your desire for relations due to which you may have to face problems in the same. But overall this is a great combination to have in your chart.

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Saturn is limitations and constrictions. Saturn is the planet that gives structure to life. It is discipline, rules, law, justice, and gives delays in life. Saturn is also the karaka of detachment. Saturn is perceived as that strict teacher who would teach you things and then later would take a test as well. Saturn shows you the reality and makes you work hard for the matters related to the houses connected with Saturn in the chart. Saturn is the lord of karma and reminds us of taking care of our actions.

Saturn in House-8

Saturn, when well-placed in the chart, gives good longevity. If it is afflicted, it will give opposite results. Your liveliness and vitality may be toned down. You may face many obstacles in financial affairs with the partner, or in receiving inheritance. You may have difficulty dealing with sudden endings and changes. Saturn shows your greatest lesson is in learning to let go of things that are no longer useful. Saturn may show a fear of death. Saturn gives a strong need for security and seclusion. It can also give a tendency to be disruptive and self-destructive. When the planet is well placed, you may benefit from enduring financial support through others. Saturn is good for any serious occult learning or research.

Saturn in Sagittarius

Saturn is neutral in Sagittarius, which is ruled by Jupiter. Among all the fire signs, Saturn functions best in the sign of Sagittarius. If you have this placement then Saturn will make you serious about philosophy. You will not be as adventurous and would like to invest your energy at a single place. Saturn here puts limitations on sagittarian energies which will become the cause of your loss. Due to this placement you will face loss through speculation or gambling and also due to over expansion. But since Sagittarius is ruled by the Jupiter which represents optimism, the pessimistic Saturn energies are taken care of which gives you a realistic and balanced outlook.

Related Planets with Saturn

1. Moon-Saturn

Moon is your mind whereas Saturn mostly brings stress and sadness in life. You can figure by this that this will effect you thinking in a negative way. This conjunction/mutual relationship will create a lot of stress, especially in the 1st half of your life. Your emotions will be damaged here and you may not get what you expect from life. You will find that you suppress your emotions most often and this fills you with further frustration. As Moon represents mother, this conjunction/mutual relationship can show a lack of nourishment from Mother. Stress in the early life will also be due to the responsibilities that you get which makes you a serious person. You can also get into depression due to these reasons. You will generally be the mature one out of all your friends due to which in early life, you may not be able enjoy the things that your friends do but it is this seriousness from the early age that will make you a legend as every legend has his/her early age disturbed. Even though the conjunction/mutual relationship is not a good one to have, this can be very useful in Meditation. This conjunction/mutual relationship can show that you are able to limit your thoughts which is needed for meditation.

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Rahu is illusion and an imaginary planet and is generally knows as the North node of Moon. According to Vedic astrology, Rahu is malefic as it is a materialistic planet and hinders the path to moksha. Rahu represents obsession, fame, wealth, success, foreign lands, Medicines, Drugs, movies, social media or any kind of intoxication. Cheating is also associated with Rahu. Rahu is uniqueness in life and can show someone who breaks the old traditions of the society and has an out of the box thinking.

Rahu in House-3

This placement is considered to be very auspicious. You will get onto short journeys which will bring you good luck and prosperity. Long journeys might not prove out to be that fruitful. There may arise some misunderstandings between you and your younger sibling. Your choice between pen and sword will depend upon the overall power of this placement. Writers, Painters, Instrumentalists, Athletes, Soldiers etc are benefitted from this placement. You will use your mental and physical ability in doing creative things and enhancing your overall personality. If you succeed in maintaining the critical balance between loss and gains you will succeed in your life with this placement. The first half of your life will be more fruitful blessing you with fortunes than the second half. Approximately at the age of 47 a new episode in your life may begin. The great emperor of his time Napoleon Bonaparte had this kind of placement.

Rahu in Cancer

Cancer is one of the most emotional and kind zodiac sign in the list. It is represented by the Crab and is ruled by the Moon. Rahu will provide you with complete different sense of present life. You will reflect the Cancerian traits from you.Your family and home will always be the apple of your eye. They would mean the world to you. You will possess the warmth and caring nature of the crab. You will be empathetic and extremely helpful to the needy one’s. Because of the strong bond and love you share with your family specially your mother you will be bit reluctant to come out of your Cancerian shell. To the people around you may appear very calm and composed many times on the outside but on the counterpart you may be highly disturbed and strung inside. The first half of your life can be quite tough with many ups and downs but comparatively the second half will be much better and relaxed. For you the inner peace will have more weightage as compared to the outside world. You will learn to respect your emotional life and your softer inner heart. In the latter part of your life you will be very caring and empathetic. You will gain success in your career front only if you reflect caring, nurturing and humanitarian attitude. Your transformation will not be easy and you may most probably have to give many sacrifices. Your life may be full of struggles from which sometimes you will come out as a strong person and sometimes you may drown in the psychological flood. You may be bit untrusting and suspicion. This placement is not so friendly but Rahu can shower very good results if everything else works well. M.K Gandhi, one of the most important personality in India’s struggle for independence had this kind of placement. He became the mass leader by utilizing his soft Cancerian image.

Related Planets with Rahu

1. Moon-Rahu

Moon is a natural benefic whereas Rahu on the other hand is considered one of the malefics. Rahu is a shadow planet and behaves like Saturn. Rahu in Moon is an extremely important conjunction/mutual relationship and in its positive aspect will channel the lunar energy within you by strengthening your mind. You will gain some psychic abilities from this conjunction/mutual relationship. In its negative aspect you will harbour the dark lunar energy within you which will generate sense of fears, phobias, illusions, hallucinations, paranoia, psychological disturbances etc. You will become impatient and will feel helpless in handling your own emotions. There is a chance that you might get into depression and this generally lasts for a long time. This conjunction/mutual relationship is rarely considered favourable in the chart and will have direct impact on the mind especially in the dashas of the respective planets. Rahu is obsession and if with moon, then it will make you emotionally obsessed about things to an extent where you would not even take anybody's guidance and will do anything to get what you want. With this placement chances are that you have a unique relationship with your mother or if you are a girl then you yourself can have an unusual motherhood like you may adopt you child or may have it through surrogacy. It is not a good conjunction to have but it is seen that here meditation will help you overcome most of its negative effects.

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Ketu is our accomplished past life deeds and so in this life we feel detached with the things related to the house in which ketu sits. Ketu is isolation and separation. It represents spirituality and moksha. In fact it is Ketu that shows whether a person will attain moksha in this lifetime or not. Consequently Ketu represents mysticism, occult, astrology, numerology or any other spiritual subject but much will be dependent on the position of Ketu in horoscope. since it's a demon, It is a malefic planet.

Ketu in House-9

This placement is considered to be very auspicious. You will get onto short journeys which will bring you good luck and prosperity. Long journeys might not prove out to be that fruitful. There may arise some misunderstandings between you and your younger sibling. Your choice between pen and sword will depend upon the overall power of this placement. Writers, Painters, Instrumentalists, Athletes, Soldiers etc are benefitted from this placement. You will use your mental and physical ability in doing creative things and enhancing your overall personality. If you succeed in maintaining the critical balance between loss and gains you will succeed in your life with this placement. The first half of your life will be more fruitful blessing you with fortunes than the second half. Approximately at the age of 47 a new episode in your life may begin. The great emperor of his time Napoleon Bonaparte had this kind of placement

Ketu in Capricorn

Capricorn is the last earth sign of the zodiac which is highly disciplined. It is ruled by the planet Saturn and is represented by the sea goat which is a mystical creature with the body of a goat and tail of a fish.This placement represents that you have spent your past life in solving world affairs.You will believe in karma and preservance. You will have practical realization towards your life. You will possess strong relationship with your family specially your mother. You wil be highly practical and responsible from an early age itself. You will always proceed with your work in a calm and composed way instead of getting into hurry. You will be bit conservative in your own bubble and may find little difficulty in absorbing the new ideas. You will be secretive and will not share your emotions easily. If you possess an evolved and stable soul then this placement will help you to understand the secrets of nature. If this placement does not works effectively then you can get consumed in it. As this disposition is not so friendly one hence it will be better that you should not expect too mych of the prosperity. M.K Gandhi, one of the most important personality in India’s struggle for independence had this kind of placement. He gained the worldly status because of this placement.

Related Planets with Ketu

1. Mars-Ketu

Mars is a fiery planet and it is said that Ketu, another energy abundant planet, naturally behaves like Mars. It is generally a stressful combination to have as Ketu is headless and Mars is pure action, so you will have to face consequences for your aimless, thoughtless actions. Still on the positive side this combination will make you a person of strong intellect and logics. You will possess a keen observational skills with piercing insight. Your concentration power will be strong. This combination is one of the most fiery ones and you will be highly passionate and dedicated towards your work. You will do great in research work. But your nature will be extremely sudden and eruptive like a volcano. You will be short tempered as well. Your energy levels will keep on fluctuating. You will sometimes be highly energetic like a rocket and the other time lazy like a sloth. Shifting the pointer more on the negative aspect, you will be extremely intolerant and impatient. You will be rude and harsh to your surrounding people. You will be full of vengeance and will not rest until you have taken your revenge. You may face different sorts of abnormalities both physically and mentally. You may lose your self-confidence as well. This combination will generally give bad results when Mars is in bad dignity and so it is imperative to check the dignity of Mars here.

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