Mars Retrograde, 10 January 2027 – 1 April 2027

Mars turns retrograde on 10 January 2027 at 13:40 UT, at 10°25′ Virgo, and turns direct on 1 April 2027 at 13:05 UT, at 20°55′ Leo. All dates and times are Universal Time (UT); add your time zone's offset for your own clock. Computed, not looked up.

What it is

Mars does not reverse. It is an apparent motion: the Earth overtakes it on the track, and for a couple of months Mars appears to slide backwards against the stars. It happens about every two years. Astrologically it is the time your get-up-and-go runs low and plans stall: things you start now often need starting again, so it is a good time to finish something old and a poor time to pick a fight. What is useful to know is the house it falls in for you, which is the part a calendar cannot tell you.

Where it falls in your chart

This is the part a calendar cannot tell you. 10°25′ Virgo is a fixed point in the sky; which house of your chart it lands in, and which of your own placements it touches, depends on your birth date, time and place. Umbriel works that out in your browser. Nothing is sent anywhere.

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