♂︎ Mars in ♌︎ Leo
Mars in Leo places the will to act in a fast, outward, expressive key. Being fixed, it digs in, holds its position, and resists being moved.
Leo is the fixed fire sign, ruled by the Sun. Its keynote is radiance, performance, the generous heart. Placed here, Mars (drive and desire) takes on that colouring, so read the two together on the Leo arc of the wheel.
Here drive, courage, and appetite runs warm and direct and persistent: Mars pushes forward, but in the Leo manner rather than any other.
At its best that shows up as courage that is well aimed, expressed the Leo way. Under pressure it can tip into force for its own sake.
When Mars is in Leo
Mars next enters Leo around 28 September 2026, staying until about 25 November 2026.
It returns to Leo around 21 February 2027 (through about 14 May 2027).
It returns to Leo around 4 September 2028 (through about 24 October 2028).
Dates computed from the ephemeris (UTC), not copied from a table.
Mars’s aspects today
| Mars square Saturn | orb 2.6° |
| Sun sextile Mars | orb 3.4° |
| Mercury sextile Mars | orb 4.4° |
Mars through the other signs
- ♈︎ Aries
- ♉︎ Taurus
- ♊︎ Gemini
- ♋︎ Cancer
- ♍︎ Virgo
- ♎︎ Libra
- ♏︎ Scorpio
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
- ♑︎ Capricorn
- ♒︎ Aquarius
- ♓︎ Pisces
Tradition and interpretation, not prediction. See Mars or the sign of Leo.