Mars in Leo in love
Passionate and loyal; pursues with warmth and flair, and needs to feel admired by the person they are pursuing. Generous in grand gestures and wounded by being taken for granted.
Fire · Fixed · ruled by the Sun
♂ Mars in Leo
Mars in Leo means Mars was in Leo at the moment of birth. It moves through a sign in about 57 days, which is short enough for the placement to be personal.
- Time in Leo
- 10% of days, 1900–2050
- Typical stay
- 49 days longest 8 months, from Oct 1962
- In Leo now
- Since Sep 2026 until Nov 25, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC
- US births with it
- 10.57% 2000–2014
Sky: NASA JPL DE440. Births: U.S. Social Security Administration 2000–2014 (FiveThirtyEight).
How many people share this
Mars spends 57 days in a sign
57 days
per sign · 23 months per full circuit
1 of 12
signs — but not 1 in 12 people: how many share it depends on when, and for how long, Mars was there
Personal
differs between siblings
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Time in each sign
How long Mars stays in Leo compared with the other signs
Mars spends 10% of 1900–2050 in Leo, 2nd of the twelve signs. That is 1.67 points more than an even twelfth, 8.33%. Mars moves fastest near its perihelion in Pisces and slowest near aphelion in Virgo, so it lingers in Leo and Virgo and hurries through Aquarius and Pisces.
Exact times
When Mars is in Leo: exact times in your city
Mars has been in Leo since 2:49 AM UTC on September 28, 2026. Mars leaves Leo at 11:37 PM UTC on November 25, 2026 — 8:37 PM in Santiago, 6:37 PM in New York, 11:37 PM in London and 8:37 AM on November 26 in Tokyo.
| City | Mars entered Leo | Mars leaves Leo |
|---|---|---|
| UTC | Mon, Sep 28 | Wed, Nov 25 |
| Honolulu United States | 4:49 PM Sun, Sep 27 · UTC−10 | 1:37 PM Wed, Nov 25 · UTC−10 |
| Anchorage United States | 6:49 PM Sun, Sep 27 · UTC−8 | 2:37 PM Wed, Nov 25 · UTC−9 |
| Los Angeles United States | 7:49 PM Sun, Sep 27 · UTC−7 | 3:37 PM Wed, Nov 25 · UTC−8 |
| Phoenix United States | 7:49 PM Sun, Sep 27 · UTC−7 | 4:37 PM Wed, Nov 25 · UTC−7 |
| Denver United States | 8:49 PM Sun, Sep 27 · UTC−6 | 4:37 PM Wed, Nov 25 · UTC−7 |
| Chicago United States | 9:49 PM Sun, Sep 27 · UTC−5 | 5:37 PM Wed, Nov 25 · UTC−6 |
| Mexico City Mexico | 8:49 PM Sun, Sep 27 · UTC−6 | 5:37 PM Wed, Nov 25 · UTC−6 |
| New York United States | 10:49 PM Sun, Sep 27 · UTC−4 | 6:37 PM Wed, Nov 25 · UTC−5 |
| Toronto Canada | 10:49 PM Sun, Sep 27 · UTC−4 | 6:37 PM Wed, Nov 25 · UTC−5 |
| Bogotá Colombia | 9:49 PM Sun, Sep 27 · UTC−5 | 6:37 PM Wed, Nov 25 · UTC−5 |
| Lima Peru | 9:49 PM Sun, Sep 27 · UTC−5 | 6:37 PM Wed, Nov 25 · UTC−5 |
| Caracas Venezuela | 10:49 PM Sun, Sep 27 · UTC−4 | 7:37 PM Wed, Nov 25 · UTC−4 |
| Santiago Chile | 11:49 PM Sun, Sep 27 · UTC−3 | 8:37 PM Wed, Nov 25 · UTC−3 |
| Buenos Aires Argentina | 11:49 PM Sun, Sep 27 · UTC−3 | 8:37 PM Wed, Nov 25 · UTC−3 |
| São Paulo Brazil | 11:49 PM Sun, Sep 27 · UTC−3 | 8:37 PM Wed, Nov 25 · UTC−3 |
| Reykjavík Iceland | 2:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC | 11:37 PM Wed, Nov 25 · UTC |
| London United Kingdom | 3:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+1 | 11:37 PM Wed, Nov 25 · UTC |
| Lagos Nigeria | 3:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+1 | 12:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+1 |
| Paris France | 4:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+2 | 12:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+1 |
| Berlin Germany | 4:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+2 | 12:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+1 |
| Johannesburg South Africa | 4:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+2 | 1:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+2 |
| Cairo Egypt | 5:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+3 | 1:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+2 |
| Athens Greece | 5:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+3 | 1:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+2 |
| Istanbul Turkey | 5:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+3 | 2:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+3 |
| Moscow Russia | 5:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+3 | 2:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+3 |
| Nairobi Kenya | 5:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+3 | 2:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+3 |
| Tehran Iran | 6:19 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+3:30 | 3:07 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+3:30 |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 6:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+4 | 3:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+4 |
| Karachi Pakistan | 7:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+5 | 4:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+5 |
| New Delhi India | 8:19 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+5:30 | 5:07 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+5:30 |
| Kathmandu Nepal | 8:34 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+5:45 | 5:22 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+5:45 |
| Dhaka Bangladesh | 8:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+6 | 5:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+6 |
| Bangkok Thailand | 9:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+7 | 6:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+7 |
| Jakarta Indonesia | 9:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+7 | 6:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+7 |
| Singapore | 10:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+8 | 7:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+8 |
| Beijing China | 10:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+8 | 7:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+8 |
| Manila Philippines | 10:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+8 | 7:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+8 |
| Perth Australia | 10:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+8 | 7:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+8 |
| Seoul South Korea | 11:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+9 | 8:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+9 |
| Tokyo Japan | 11:49 AM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+9 | 8:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+9 |
| Adelaide Australia | 12:19 PM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+9:30 | 10:07 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+10:30 |
| Brisbane Australia | 12:49 PM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+10 | 9:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+10 |
| Sydney Australia | 12:49 PM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+10 | 10:37 AM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+11 |
| Auckland New Zealand | 3:49 PM Mon, Sep 28 · UTC+13 | 12:37 PM Thu, Nov 26 · UTC+13 |
From the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris; retrograde returns count as one stay. Swiss Ephemeris agrees: median under a minute, largest 7.5 minutes where the planet barely moves. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.
Mars governs drive and anger — how you pursue and how you fight. In Leo, that function takes on warmth, presence and the need to be seen doing it — a Fixed Fire expression ruled by the Sun.
Essential dignity
How tradition rates Mars in Leo
Mars has no essential dignity in Leo — neither home nor exaltation, detriment nor fall — so it scores 0 and, in the old reading, leans on Leo’s ruler, the Sun.
In practice
What it looks like in a person
Energy is confident, dramatic and generous. The person likes to lead, to be seen doing well and to put their whole heart into things. Setbacks sting their pride, and they usually respond by trying harder rather than giving up. They enjoy an audience for effort as well as for results, and play as hard as they work.
From the outside
What other people notice first
Others notice boldness and warmth — the person who takes charge, cheers the team on and does nothing by halves.
At work
Strong in leadership, performance, sport and creative projects with an audience. They motivate others naturally and do their best work when their contribution is visible and valued.
Under pressure
When things go badly
Under strain pride takes over. Stubbornness, needing to win every argument and dramatic displays of anger are the usual patterns.
Commonly overstated
What Mars in Leo does not mean
It does not mean arrogant. The pride usually comes with real generosity and courage.
The work
What this placement asks of you
Sharing credit, and hearing criticism without treating it as an insult.
Cite this page
AstroHot. “Mars in Leo: What It Means.” Accessed October 27, 2026. https://astrohot.com/birth-chart/planets/mars-in-leo/
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