♂ Mars rules drive, courage & conflict. In 2027 it makes 9 notable moves, entering Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn. Every date, the nakshatra it lands in, and whether it's still retrograde or combust is below.
| Date | Planet | Transit | Rāśi (sign) | Nakshatra · pada | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ||||||
| Sun10Jan | Mars | Retrograde | Leo | Purva Phalguni · 1 | ℞ Retro | Mars turns retrograde — a spell to revisit and refine drive, courage & conflict, not to begin. |
| March | ||||||
| Wed10Mar | Mars | Sign change | ♌︎ Leo♋︎ Cancer | Ashlesha · 4 | ℞ Retro | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Leo for Cancer. |
| April | ||||||
| Thu1Apr | Mars | Direct | Cancer | Ashlesha · 4 | — | Mars turns direct — drive, courage & conflict picks the thread back up and moves forward. |
| Mon26Apr | Mars | Sign change | ♋︎ Cancer♌︎ Leo | Magha · 1 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Cancer for Leo. |
| July | ||||||
| Mon5Jul | Mars | Sign change | ♌︎ Leo♍︎ Virgo | Uttara Phalguni · 2 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Leo for Virgo. |
| August | ||||||
| Tue24Aug | Mars | Sign change | ♍︎ Virgo♎︎ Libra | Chitra · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Virgo for Libra. |
| October | ||||||
| Fri8Oct | Mars | Sign change | ♎︎ Libra♏︎ Scorpio | Vishakha · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Libra for Scorpio. |
| November | ||||||
| Thu18Nov | Mars | Sign change | ♏︎ Scorpio♐︎ Sagittarius | Mula · 1 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Scorpio for Sagittarius. |
| December | ||||||
| Mon27Dec | Mars | Sign change | ♐︎ Sagittarius♑︎ Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha · 2 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Sagittarius for Capricorn. |
Every ingress (from → to), retrograde/direct station and combustion begin/end — computed from full-precision VSOP87B ephemerides with the Lahiri ayanamsa. The Status column carries a planet's ongoing retrograde / combustion until it changes. Dates are IST and may shift a day for your timezone.
The live transit board shows where every planet — the Moon included — is right now, on a gochar chart, and lets you step to any month or year.
Open the live transit board →Mars enters Cancer on 2027-03-10; enters Leo on 2027-04-26; enters Virgo on 2027-07-05; enters Libra on 2027-08-24; enters Scorpio on 2027-10-08; enters Sagittarius on 2027-11-18; enters Capricorn on 2027-12-27.
Yes — Mars turns retrograde and later direct in 2027; the exact station dates are in the table, and the Status column shows how long it stays retrograde.
A transit is where a planet is in the sky now versus at your birth. Vedic astrology reads these live positions — sign, nakshatra, retrograde and combustion — to time events.