{
  "source": "https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mars",
  "key": "mars",
  "name": "Mars",
  "computedAt": "2026-11-15T10:02:00.000Z",
  "position": {
    "key": "mars",
    "name": "Mars",
    "sign": "Leo",
    "signIndex": 4,
    "degree": "25°30'",
    "degreeExact": "25°30'34\"",
    "longitude": 145.5095,
    "speed": 0.4492,
    "retrograde": false,
    "stationary": false,
    "enteredAt": "2026-09-28T02:49:01.069Z",
    "previousSign": "Cancer",
    "enteredRetrograde": false,
    "leavesAt": "2026-11-25T23:37:25.634Z",
    "nextSign": "Virgo"
  },
  "answer": "Mars is in Leo right now, at 25°30' Leo as of November 15, 2026 at 10:02 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": "2027-01-10T13:01:17.812Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "10°25' Virgo",
      "stationDirect": "2027-04-01T14:11:36.562Z",
      "directDegree": "20°55' Leo",
      "shadowStart": "2026-11-05T15:33:30.746Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2027-06-08T01:59:06.415Z",
      "durationDays": 81,
      "signs": [
        "Virgo",
        "Leo"
      ]
    },
    "previous": {
      "key": "mars",
      "name": "Mars",
      "stationRetrograde": "2024-12-06T23:34:06.562Z",
      "retrogradeDegree": "6°10' Leo",
      "stationDirect": "2025-02-24T02:01:45.937Z",
      "directDegree": "17°00' Cancer",
      "shadowStart": "2024-10-05T04:41:50.185Z",
      "shadowEnd": "2025-05-02T06:05:12.699Z",
      "durationDays": 79,
      "signs": [
        "Leo",
        "Cancer"
      ]
    },
    "shadow": "pre",
    "answer": "No. Mars is direct as of November 15, 2026 at 10:02 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. Mars is already in its pre-retrograde shadow, which began November 5, 2026."
  },
  "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": "2026-11-16T06:22:16.406Z",
      "key": "mars",
      "with": "jupiter",
      "aspect": "conjunction",
      "title": "Mars conjunct Jupiter",
      "detail": "Exact conjunction",
      "meaning": "A burst of confidence and ambition. Big moves get started."
    },
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-11-19T17:49:13.593Z",
      "key": "sun",
      "with": "mars",
      "aspect": "square",
      "title": "The Sun square Mars",
      "detail": "Exact square",
      "meaning": "Will meets resistance. Expect friction, impatience and a few arguments that clear the air."
    },
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-12-04T19:28:00.937Z",
      "key": "mars",
      "with": "uranus",
      "aspect": "square",
      "title": "Mars square Uranus",
      "detail": "Exact square",
      "meaning": "Short fuses and sudden blowups. Take care with tools, cars and tempers."
    },
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-12-09T13:41:43.593Z",
      "key": "mercury",
      "with": "mars",
      "aspect": "square",
      "title": "Mercury square Mars",
      "detail": "Exact square",
      "meaning": "Short fuses in conversation. Words land harder than intended."
    },
    {
      "type": "aspect",
      "date": "2026-12-12T09:16:17.812Z",
      "key": "venus",
      "with": "mars",
      "aspect": "sextile",
      "title": "Venus sextile Mars",
      "detail": "Exact sextile",
      "meaning": "Chemistry comes easily. Good for dates, making up and making things."
    }
  ],
  "story": [
    "Mars is already in the pre-shadow of its next retrograde: since November 5 it has been crossing degrees it will walk back over between January 10, 2027 and April 1, 2027. This is the first of two passes through Leo. Mars leaves for Virgo on November 25, backs into Leo during its retrograde on February 21, 2027, and is done with the sign on May 14, 2027.",
    "Jupiter is in Leo too, and the two meet exactly on November 16. A burst of confidence and ambition. Big moves get started."
  ]
}