2027 Forecast

Mars retrograde 2027

Mars retrograde 2027: 1 period, 81 days inside the year — 22.2% of 2027. Mars turns retrograde at 12:59 PM UTC on January 10 at 10°25′ Virgo and turns direct at 2:08 PM UTC on April 1 at 20°55′ Leo.

Turns retrograde
Jan 10 12:59 PM UTC
Turns direct
Apr 1 2:08 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2027
81 days 22.2% of the year
Sign
Virgo retreats 19.5°

The other planets in 2027: Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

Mars Retrograde 2027 Dates: Jan 10 – Apr 1

Mars’s path through 2027, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2027
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2027. Mars starts 2027 at 9°52′ Virgo and ends it at 27°54′ Capricorn — 138° of net progress: 157.5° forward, 19.5° given back. The loop retraces 19.5° in 81 days, from 10°25′ Virgo on Jan 10 back to 20°55′ Leo on Apr 1. Fastest day: Dec 23, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Feb 16, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 158 days of 2027 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 5, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 1, 2027 – Jun 8, 2027Retrograde: Jan 10, 2027 – Apr 1, 2027LeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornStations retrograde Jan 10, 2027, 12:59 PM UTC, 10°25′ VirgoR Jan 10Stations direct Apr 1, 2027, 2:08 PM UTC, 20°55′ LeoD Apr 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2027. Mars starts 2027 at 9°52′ Virgo and ends it at 27°54′ Capricorn — 138° of net progress: 157.5° forward, 19.5° given back. The loop retraces 19.5° in 81 days, from 10°25′ Virgo on Jan 10 back to 20°55′ Leo on Apr 1. Fastest day: Dec 23, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Feb 16, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 158 days of 2027 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 5, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 1, 2027 – Jun 8, 2027Retrograde: Jan 10, 2027 – Apr 1, 2027LeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornStations retrograde Jan 10, 2027, 12:59 PM UTC, 10°25′ VirgoR Jan 10Stations direct Apr 1, 2027, 2:08 PM UTC, 20°55′ LeoD Apr 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 2027 at 9°52′ Virgo and ends it at 27°54′ Capricorn — 138° of net progress: 157.5° forward, 19.5° given back. The loop retraces 19.5° in 81 days, from 10°25′ Virgo on Jan 10 back to 20°55′ Leo on Apr 1. Fastest day: Dec 23, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Feb 16, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 158 days of 2027 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 2027: exact times in your city

Mars turns retrograde at 12:59 PM UTC on January 10, 2027 at 10°25′ Virgo — 9:59 AM in Santiago, 7:59 AM in New York, 12:59 PM in London and 9:59 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sun, Jan 10 · 10°25′ Virgo Thu, Apr 1 · 20°55′ Leo
Honolulu United States 2:59 AM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC−10 4:08 AM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 3:59 AM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC−9 6:08 AM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 4:59 AM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC−8 7:08 AM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 5:59 AM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC−7 7:08 AM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC−7
Denver United States 5:59 AM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC−7 8:08 AM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 6:59 AM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC−6 9:08 AM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 6:59 AM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC−6 8:08 AM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC−6
New York United States 7:59 AM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC−5 10:08 AM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 7:59 AM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC−5 10:08 AM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 7:59 AM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC−5 9:08 AM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 7:59 AM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC−5 9:08 AM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 8:59 AM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC−4 10:08 AM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 9:59 AM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC−3 11:08 AM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 9:59 AM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC−3 11:08 AM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 9:59 AM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC−3 11:08 AM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 12:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC 2:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC
London United Kingdom 12:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC 3:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 1:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+1 3:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+1
Paris France 1:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+1 4:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 1:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+1 4:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 2:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+2 4:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 2:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+2 4:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 2:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+2 5:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 3:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+3 5:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 3:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+3 5:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 3:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+3 5:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 4:29 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+3:30 5:38 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 4:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+4 6:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 5:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+5 7:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:29 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+5:30 7:38 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 6:44 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+5:45 7:53 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 6:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+6 8:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 7:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+7 9:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 7:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+7 9:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+7
Singapore 8:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+8 10:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+8
Beijing China 8:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+8 10:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 8:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+8 10:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 8:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+8 10:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 9:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+9 11:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 9:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+9 11:08 PM Thu, Apr 1 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 11:29 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+10:30 12:38 AM Fri, Apr 2 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 10:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+10 12:08 AM Fri, Apr 2 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:59 PM Sun, Jan 10 · UTC+11 1:08 AM Fri, Apr 2 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 1:59 AM Mon, Jan 11 · UTC+13 3:08 AM Fri, Apr 2 · UTC+13

Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Mars station 1900–2050: all within a minute. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

81 days · retreats 19.5°

January 10 → April 1, 2027 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Jan 10, 2027, 12:59 PM UTC at 10°25′ Virgo
Stations direct Apr 1, 2027, 2:08 PM UTC at 20°55′ Leo
Shadow opens Nov 5, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC (66 days before)
Shadow closes Jun 8, 2027, 1:58 AM UTC (67 days after)
Full window including shadows 214 days
The January loop up close, shadow to shadow
The January loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.5° between 20°55′ Leo and 10°25′ Virgo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (66 days), back while retrograde (81 days), forward again in the post-shadow (67 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 5, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 1, 2027 – Jun 8, 2027Retrograde: Jan 10, 2027 – Apr 1, 202710° Leo20° Leo0° Virgo10° VirgoTodayStations retrograde Jan 10, 2027, 12:59 PM UTC, 10°25′ VirgoR Jan 10 · 10°25′ VirgoStations direct Apr 1, 2027, 2:08 PM UTC, 20°55′ LeoD Apr 1 · 20°55′ LeoOct 26Nov 23Dec 21Jan 18Feb 15Mar 15Apr 12May 10Jun 7Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com The January loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.5° between 20°55′ Leo and 10°25′ Virgo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (66 days), back while retrograde (81 days), forward again in the post-shadow (67 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 5, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 1, 2027 – Jun 8, 2027Retrograde: Jan 10, 2027 – Apr 1, 202710° Leo20° LeoTodayStations retrograde Jan 10, 2027, 12:59 PM UTC, 10°25′ VirgoR Jan 10 · 10°25′ VirgoStations direct Apr 1, 2027, 2:08 PM UTC, 20°55′ LeoD Apr 1 · 20°55′ LeoOct 26Dec 21Feb 15Apr 12Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com

Mars crosses the 19.5° between 20°55′ Leo and 10°25′ Virgo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (66 days), back while retrograde (81 days), forward again in the post-shadow (67 days).

Mars retrograde in Virgo

Mars retrograde in Virgo hits work, health and daily routines. Efficiency drops, fitness plans falter and irritation over small details rises. It suits recovery, reorganizing workloads and correcting habits rather than pushing harder.

…and back into Leo

Mars retrograde in Leo tests pride, ambition and creative drive. Plans for recognition stall, conflicts with authority figures flare, and people reconsider what they are fighting for. It suits reworking creative ambitions rather than forcing them.

It begins in Capricorn season and ends in Aries season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Leo — Jan 10 to Apr 1, 2027 (81 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Gemini — Jan 10 to Feb 8, 2027 (29 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — Feb 9 to Mar 3, 2027 (22 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Virgo and its daily horoscope.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2027

Previous

2025 Ended February 24, 2025 after 79 days, moving back 19.16° through the zodiac.

Next

2029 Begins February 14, 2029 and runs 80 days.

Both dates are computed from the planet’s apparent motion, not taken from a table. A retrograde begins the moment its daily movement against the stars turns negative, and that moment is findable to the hour.

Computed for 2027

Mars through the zodiac in 2027

Every sign Mars occupies during 2027, with the dates it enters and leaves. A sign that appears twice means the planet backed into the previous sign during a retrograde and crossed again.

Mars in Virgo From Jan 1 – Feb 21
Mars in Leo Feb 21 – May 14
Mars in Virgo May 14 – Jul 15
Mars in Libra Jul 15 – Sep 2
Mars in Scorpio Sep 2 – Oct 15
Mars in Sagittarius Oct 15 – Nov 25
Mars in Capricorn Nov 25 – Dec 31 and beyond

7 segments in 2027. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2027 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2027

Uranus in Gemini Sep 10, 2026 – Feb 8, 2027 · 151 days
Jupiter in Leo Dec 13, 2026 – Apr 13, 2027 · 121 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 9, 2027 – Mar 3, 2027 · 22 days
Pluto in Aquarius May 8, 2027 – Oct 18, 2027 · 163 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 10, 2027 – Jul 4, 2027 · 24 days
Neptune in Aries Jul 9, 2027 – Dec 15, 2027 · 158 days
Saturn in Aries Aug 9, 2027 – Dec 24, 2027 · 136 days
Uranus in Gemini Sep 15, 2027 – Feb 12, 2028 · 151 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 7, 2027 – Oct 28, 2027 · 21 days
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