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Venus–Mars Aspects in Synastry

In synastry, one person's Venus and the other's Mars can meet at five angles. Each angle has its own page with a two-date check. To see every aspect between two full charts, use the synastry chart calculator.

The five aspects

AspectAngleYour Venus to their MarsEither direction
Venus conjunct Mars0°3.4%6.7%
Venus sextile Mars60°4.3%8.4%
Venus square Mars90°6.3%12.1%
Venus trine Mars120°7.5%13.4%
Venus opposite Mars180°3%6.2%

200,000 random pairs of birth dates, 1930–2025, planets at noon UTC; orb 6° (4° for the sextile), the same as on each aspect page. At least one of the five links appears in 42.6% of pairs.

  • Venus Conjunct Mars in SynastryVenus conjunct Mars in synastry means one person's Venus falls at nearly the same degree of the zodiac as the other person's Mars, so the two planets stack on top of each other.
  • Venus Sextile Mars in SynastryVenus sextile Mars in synastry means one person's Venus lands 60° away from the other's Mars, give or take 4°.
  • Venus Square Mars in SynastryVenus square Mars in synastry means one person's Venus sits about 90° from the other person's Mars.
  • Venus Trine Mars in SynastryVenus trine Mars in synastry means one person's Venus falls roughly 120° away from the other's Mars, almost always in the same element.
  • Venus Opposite Mars in SynastryVenus opposite Mars in synastry means that one person's Venus lands roughly 180° across the wheel from their partner's Mars, normally in the opposite sign.

Questions

Which Venus–Mars aspect is the most common?

In our count of 200,000 random pairs, the trine: 13.4% of pairs have it in at least one direction.

Sources

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