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Mars in Leo, 2026
Mars enters Leo on Monday 28 September 2026, 02:49 UTC, which is in your time zone. It leaves for Virgo on Wednesday 25 November 2026, 23:37 UTC, after 59 days.
At 02:49 UTC on 28 September 2026, Mars leaves Cancer and enters Leo. This is its longest stay in a single sign this year, 59 days, with no retrograde, and it ends when Mars moves into Virgo on 25 November 2026 at 23:37 UTC. Leo is a fixed fire sign ruled by the Sun.
Astrologers read Mars in Leo as warm, confident and eager to be seen. The sign's themes are creativity, play, pride, romance and leadership, and the tradition treats this as a placement that likes to act generously and wholeheartedly. Because Leo is fixed, effort is said to hold steady once a commitment is made, though pride can make it hard to step back. A modest suggestion is to give regular time to one creative or playful pursuit and to share credit freely with those who help.
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.