{
  "source": "https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mars",
  "key": "mars",
  "name": "Mars",
  "computedAt": "2026-10-01T04:42:00.000Z",
  "position": {
    "key": "mars",
    "name": "Mars",
    "sign": "Leo",
    "signIndex": 4,
    "degree": "1°48'",
    "degreeExact": "1°48'08\"",
    "longitude": 121.8023,
    "speed": 0.5825,
    "retrograde": false,
    "stationary": false,
    "enteredAt": "2026-09-28T02:49:01.655Z",
    "previousSign": "Cancer",
    "enteredRetrograde": false,
    "leavesAt": "2026-11-25T23:37:25.561Z",
    "nextSign": "Virgo"
  },
  "answer": "Mars is in Leo right now, at 1°48' Leo as of October 1, 2026 at 04:42 UTC. Mars entered Leo on September 27, 2026 at 10:49 PM ET (02:49 UTC on September 28) and stays until November 25, 2026 at 6:37 PM ET (23:37 UTC), when it moves into Virgo. Mars is direct, not retrograde.",
  "copy": {
    "governs": "drive, desire, anger, courage, competition, and physical energy",
    "cycle": "Mars spends about six to seven weeks in a sign. Roughly every 26 months it turns retrograde for about ten to eleven weeks, which can hold it in one sign or a pair of signs for six months or more.",
    "transit": "Mars's sign shows where collective effort and friction go. A Mars retrograde traditionally redirects action inward and slows new initiatives.",
    "question": "What Sign Is Mars in Right Now? Is Mars Retrograde?",
    "wiki": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars"
  },
  "ingressRange": {
    "from": "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "to": "2028-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "ingresses": [
    {
      "date": "2026-01-23T09:16:18.881Z",
      "sign": "Aquarius",
      "fromSign": "Capricorn",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-02T14:15:40.869Z",
      "sign": "Pisces",
      "fromSign": "Aquarius",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-09T19:36:28.256Z",
      "sign": "Aries",
      "fromSign": "Pisces",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-18T22:26:00.058Z",
      "sign": "Taurus",
      "fromSign": "Aries",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-28T19:29:38.247Z",
      "sign": "Gemini",
      "fromSign": "Taurus",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-11T08:31:01.743Z",
      "sign": "Cancer",
      "fromSign": "Gemini",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-28T02:49:01.479Z",
      "sign": "Leo",
      "fromSign": "Cancer",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-25T23:37:25.385Z",
      "sign": "Virgo",
      "fromSign": "Leo",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-02-21T14:15:52.734Z",
      "sign": "Leo",
      "fromSign": "Virgo",
      "retrograde": true
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-05-14T14:47:30.512Z",
      "sign": "Virgo",
      "fromSign": "Leo",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-07-15T05:40:14.794Z",
      "sign": "Libra",
      "fromSign": "Virgo",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-09-02T01:51:39.902Z",
      "sign": "Scorpio",
      "fromSign": "Libra",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-10-15T23:13:27.714Z",
      "sign": "Sagittarius",
      "fromSign": "Scorpio",
      "retrograde": false
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-11-25T18:37:52.192Z",
      "sign": "Capricorn",
      "fromSign": "Sagittarius",
      "retrograde": false
    }
  ],
  "retrograde": {
    "key": "mars",
    "name": "Mars",
    "current": null,
    "next": {
      "key": "mars",
      "name": "Mars",
      "stationRetrograde": "2027-01-10T13:01:13.125Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "10°25' Virgo",
      "stationDirect": "2027-04-01T14:11:31.875Z",
      "directDegree": "20°55' Leo",
      "shadowStart": "2026-11-05T15:33:30.673Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2027-06-08T01:59:06.342Z",
      "durationDays": 81,
      "signs": [
        "Virgo",
        "Leo"
      ]
    },
    "previous": {
      "key": "mars",
      "name": "Mars",
      "stationRetrograde": "2024-12-06T23:34:01.875Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "6°10' Leo",
      "stationDirect": "2025-02-24T02:01:41.250Z",
      "directDegree": "17°00' Cancer",
      "shadowStart": "2024-10-05T04:41:50.112Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2025-05-02T06:05:13.286Z",
      "durationDays": 79,
      "signs": [
        "Leo",
        "Cancer"
      ]
    },
    "shadow": null,
    "answer": "No. Mars is direct as of October 1, 2026 at 04:42 UTC. Its next retrograde begins on January 10, 2027 at 8:01 AM ET (13:01 UTC) at 10°25' Virgo and ends on April 1, 2027."
  },
  "retrogradePeriods": [
    {
      "key": "mars",
      "name": "Mars",
      "stationRetrograde": "2024-12-06T23:33:59.062Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "6°10' Leo",
      "stationDirect": "2025-02-24T02:01:38.437Z",
      "directDegree": "17°00' Cancer",
      "shadowStart": "2024-10-05T04:41:49.936Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2025-05-02T06:05:13.109Z",
      "durationDays": 79,
      "signs": [
        "Leo",
        "Cancer"
      ]
    },
    {
      "key": "mars",
      "name": "Mars",
      "stationRetrograde": "2027-01-10T13:01:10.312Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "10°25' Virgo",
      "stationDirect": "2027-04-01T14:11:29.062Z",
      "directDegree": "20°55' Leo",
      "shadowStart": "2026-11-05T15:33:30.497Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2027-06-08T01:59:06.825Z",
      "durationDays": 81,
      "signs": [
        "Virgo",
        "Leo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "retrogradeTheme": "redirecting effort and anger, with slower progress on new initiatives",
  "aspects": [
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-10-02T09:15:30.937Z",
      "key": "mercury",
      "title": "Mercury square Mars",
      "detail": "Exact square"
    },
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-10-02T22:26:10.781Z",
      "key": "mars",
      "title": "Mars trine Neptune",
      "detail": "Exact trine"
    },
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-10-03T10:38:07.968Z",
      "key": "mars",
      "title": "Mars opposite Pluto",
      "detail": "Exact opposition"
    },
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-10-07T10:41:17.812Z",
      "key": "mars",
      "title": "Mars sextile Uranus",
      "detail": "Exact sextile"
    },
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-10-10T21:21:50.625Z",
      "key": "venus",
      "title": "Venus square Mars",
      "detail": "Exact square"
    },
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-10-16T08:25:56.718Z",
      "key": "mars",
      "title": "Mars trine Saturn",
      "detail": "Exact trine"
    },
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-10-30T17:21:22.500Z",
      "key": "mercury",
      "title": "Mercury square Mars",
      "detail": "Exact square"
    }
  ]
}