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Mars in Leo, 2025
Mars enters Leo on Friday 18 April 2025, 04:21 UTC, which is in your time zone. It leaves for Virgo on Tuesday 17 June 2025, 08:36 UTC, after 60 days.
From 18 April 2025 at 04:21 UTC, Mars leaves Cancer and travels through Leo, a fire sign of the fixed mode ruled by the Sun. It remains there for 60 days, crossing into Virgo on 17 June 2025 at 08:36 UTC. There is no retrograde during this stay, so the planet moves forward through the whole sign.
The tradition treats Mars in Leo as warm, proud and visible: drive that wants an audience and courage that wants to be recognized. Astrologers read the sign's themes as creativity, play, generosity and the wish to lead from the heart. Mars here is said to emphasize confidence and a willingness to take the stage, along with a risk of stubbornness, since fixed signs hold their ground. A practical suggestion is to put your effort into one creative project you would be glad to show others.
By sign
The house it occupies for you
| Sun sign | House | Mars in Leo falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Taurus | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Gemini | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Cancer | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Leo | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Virgo | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Libra | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
| Scorpio | tenth | career and public role | |
| Sagittarius | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Capricorn | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Aquarius | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Pisces | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.