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The hour and day of Mars
The son of Jupiter and Juno. An agriculture god. Litor — the Avenger.
Mars rules Tuesday and the first hour after its sunrise, then returns every seventh hour through the day and night. Mars is third in the Chaldean order, the sequence of the hours: action, courage, conflict, energy.
The day of Mars: Tuesday
Tuesday belongs to Mars. Its first planetary hour, beginning at sunrise, is Mars’s, and Mars returns for day hours 1 and 8 and night hours 3 and 10. Lord of Tuesday: courage, conflict, passion, physical energy.
Best for: competition, surgery, confrontation, physical training. See when Mars’s hours fall today →
The hour of Mars
The Martial hours crackle with energy, aggression, and decisive force. This is the time for physical exertion, competitive efforts, cutting away what no longer serves, and confronting obstacles head-on.
Mars governs iron, the color red, sharp instruments, and the warrior's spirit. In ritual, Martial hours empower works of protection, banishment, courage, and the breaking of stagnation.
Mars’s hours through the week
Every planet rules three or four of the twenty-four hours each day. These are Mars’s, counted from sunrise (day) and from sunset (night); ★ marks Mars’s own day.
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Saturday | Day 3, 10 · night 5, 12 |
| Sunday | Day 7 · night 2, 9 |
| Monday | Day 4, 11 · night 6 |
| Tuesday ★ | Day 1, 8 · night 3, 10 |
| Wednesday | Day 5, 12 · night 7 |
| Thursday | Day 2, 9 · night 4, 11 |
| Friday | Day 6 · night 1, 8 |
Suitable work
Favourable
Physical exertion, competitive undertakings, acts requiring courage, cutting through obstacles.
Best avoided
Delicate diplomacy, tasks requiring patience and restraint, impulsive commitments.
Keywords
- Aggression
- Courage
- Defense
- Destruction
- Energy
- Lust
- Passion
- Protection
- Strength
- Vengeance
- Victory
- War
Correspondences
| Day | Tuesday |
|---|---|
| Element | Fire |
| Direction | South-West |
| Metal | Iron, Brass |
| Colours | Red |
| Numbers | 5, 25, 125, 555 |
| Zodiac | Aries · Scorpio |
| Kamea | 5 × 5 |
| Sephira | Geburah |
| Olympic spirit | Phaleg |
| Archangel | Khamael |
| Intelligence | Graphiel |
| Spirit | Bartzabel |
| Divine name | Elohim Gibor |
| Angelic order | Seraphim (Order of Powers) |
| Chakra | Root (Muladhara) |
| Scents | Kostos, Pepper |
| Crystals | Amethyst, Bloodstone, Brass, Carnelian, Diamond, Garnet, Hematite, Iron, Jasper, Magnetite, Pyrites, Ruby, Spinel |
| Plants | Basil, Bay, Black Pepper, Buttercup, Capsicum, Chilli, Dragon's Blood, Ginger, Hickory, Mustard, Nettle, Opoponax, Pepper, Rue, Thistle, Tobacco |
| Animals | Basilisk, Bear, Boar, Cock, Hippogriff, Horse, Ram, Wolf, Woodpecker |
| Body | Genitals, Kidneys, Left Ear, Veins |
| Qualities | Activity, Courage, Energy, Initiative, Originality, Protection, Strength, Victory |
| Shadow | Aggression, Arrogance, Cruelty, Discord, Headstrong, Impulsive, Recklessness, Selfishness |
From the planet profiles in Planetary Dial.
The kamea of Mars
The 5×5 magic square — every row, column, and diagonal sums to 65, and the total sum of all cells is 325. The sigils of Mars's entities are traced across this fiery grid, channeling martial force into geometric form.
How it is pictured
A strong warrior, helmeted and either naked or in Roman-style armor with a short leather tunic underneath, bearing a sword in his right hand and shield in his left. Sometimes depicted on or in front of a lion, or in a chariot pulled by lions or fiery horses.
- Ares: Greek god of war — the brutal, untamed counterpart to the more disciplined Mars.
- Bellona: Roman goddess of war, sister (or wife) of Mars. Patron of warriors.
- Horus: Egyptian falcon-headed god of the sky, war, and protection.
- Mars: Roman god of war, agriculture, and guardian of the state. Second only to Jupiter.
- Nergal: Mesopotamian god of war, plague, and the underworld. Lord of the great city.