Upcoming, retrograde re-entry
Mars in Leo, 2027
Mars enters Leo on Sunday 21 February 2027, 14:14 UTC, which is in your time zone, moving backwards. It leaves for Virgo on Friday 14 May 2027, 14:47 UTC, after 82 days. During this stay Mars turns retrograde from 10 January 2027 to 1 April 2027.
Mars slips back from Virgo into Leo on 21 February 2027 at 14:14 UTC. It is moving retrograde, so this is a return to a sign it had already visited. The retrograde runs from 10 January to 1 April 2027, when Mars turns direct while still in Leo. It then moves forward through the sign and leaves for Virgo on 14 May 2027, after 82 days.
Leo is the fixed fire sign ruled by the Sun, associated with creativity, pride, play and being seen. Astrologers read Mars retrograde as a time when drive turns inward. The tradition treats a return to Leo as a chance to revisit creative projects or questions of recognition left unfinished, with momentum taken to build again after the direct station. A practical suggestion: return to one set-aside project before starting a new one.
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.