How Mars works through Chitra
Chitra means the bright jewel, and Vishwakarma, the divine architect, is its deity. Mars rules it, and no star suits the graha of tools and hands quite so well. You want to make something, and you want it to be right. You may spend a weekend on a joint nobody will see.
The star falls half in Kanya and half in Tula. In Kanya, Mars is in Mercury's sign, its one enemy, and the work is exact, critical and hard to please. In Tula, Venus's sign, the same skill turns toward beauty and to how things look, and design, architecture and surgery on the visible parts of the body all fit.
Building and craft
Very good. Engineering, architecture, surgery, dentistry, sculpture and any hand craft suit this Mars. You often know more about your tools than the people who sold them to you. It helps to finish things to a standard, and then to stop, since no result here ever quite feels done.
Temper and standards
Needs watching. A hot temper over small faults is the classic price, usually aimed at whoever handled the job before you. Colleagues may respect your work and avoid your company. Learning to say what you need before the work begins will save a lot of arguments.
Love and partnership
Good in Tula, harder in Kanya. In Tula you can be charming and passionate, and you may be drawn to very attractive partners. In Kanya you may criticise someone you love as you would a piece of work. People are not projects, and it is worth saying that to yourself now and then.
Money and property
Good. Skilled work pays steadily, and income rises as your name for exact work spreads. Property you build or repair yourself can become a real asset. Spending too much on tools and materials is the usual leak.
In the dasha of Mars
Mars’s mahadasha lasts 7 years. Mars in its own star gives its dasha undiluted: seven years of drive, land, technical work and competition. It favours those who have something to build.
In a woman's and a man's chart
In a woman's chart, tradition may read this Mars as attraction to a skilled and exacting man, and in a man's chart it speaks of his own pride in his work. Mangal Dosha depends on the house, not this star, so the 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th and 12th are what to check, with both charts read at Kundali Milan.
Strengths and challenges
Strengths
- Exact, lasting work with hands and tools
- Skill in surgery, engineering and design
- Persistence until the job is right
- Pride in craft
Challenges
- Temper over small faults
- Criticising those you love as you would a piece of work
- Difficulty calling anything finished
When Mars passes through Chitra
Mars passes through Chitra about once every two years. Its next passage is from 13 August to 3 September 2027, then from 16 July to 9 August 2029.
During those weeks, repairs, construction and surgery tend to come up, and so do quarrels about how a job was done. Kanya and Tula Moon signs feel it most directly.
| Enters (IST) | Leaves (IST) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Sept 2025, 5:53 pm | 23 Sept 2025, 8:57 pm | Past |
| 13 Aug 2027, 8:33 pm | 3 Sept 2027, 4:53 pm | Coming |
| 16 Jul 2029, 3:41 pm | 9 Aug 2029, 11:46 am | Coming |
| 23 Dec 2030, 12:28 am | 18 Jan 2031, 4:21 am | Coming |
| 27 Nov 2032, 5:53 pm | 19 Dec 2032, 1:16 pm | Coming |
| 7 Nov 2034, 6:28 pm | 28 Nov 2034, 9:08 am | Coming |
Add 15 minutes for Nepal time.