Mars Retrograde 2027
Exact on January 10, 2027 at 13:59 (CET). Read what this moment in the sky means and how it might play out for your zodiac sign.
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The facts at a glance
Mars Retrograde
Exact moment
January 10, 2027, 13:59
CET · 12:59 UT
Countdown
62 days
until the exact moment
Zodiac
Virgo
10°25'
Event type
Retrograde
Mars Retrograde
Duration
81 days
until April 1, 2027
How often?
every 2.1 years
about 74 days each time
Next time
February 14, 2029
Mars Retrograde
Many feel a moment like this in the days before: themes come up, conversations turn to it. The exact time is the peak, not the start.
How we calculated this
Computed to the minute with the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), tropical zodiac. The time is German time, Universal Time (UT) is the time at the prime meridian.
Source: planet positions from the Swiss Ephemeris (NASA JPL data), the same basis professional astrology software uses.
10°25' Virgo
On January 10, 2027 Mars turns retrograde (in Virgo).
What Virgo adds
The sign gives the moment its colour. Virgo stands for the themes of the day for everyone; for you it depends on where Virgo sits in your chart.
Mars Retrograde Bingo
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Who notices it most
- VirgoThe sign itself
- PiscesOpposite
- SagittariusAt a right angle
- GeminiAt a right angle
With the Sun, Moon or Ascendant in one of these signs, many notice a day like this more clearly. Who do you know with one of them?
Why these four?
The moment sits at 10°25' Virgo. The four signs lie right there, opposite, or at a right angle to it. Astrology counts these angles as the most noticeable: what happens there nudges, challenges or sets something in motion.
What Mars's retrograde can do
Depending on the area of life it falls into in a chart, it shows up differently. These are the twelve possibilities:
- Fresh startSelf & new starts
- Treasure huntMoney & values
- SignalTalk & close circle
- NestingHome & family
- HeartbeatLove & joy
- Clear-outRoutine & health
- MirrorRelationships
- Deep diveIntimacy & change
- WanderlustTravel & meaning
- SummitCareer & goals
- NetworkFriends & plans
- RetreatRetreat & dreams
A note to future you
Open on
February 14, 2029
Mars Retrograde
- 1What is on your mind most right now?
- 2What should be different by then?
- 3Who do you want to tell about it then?
Write down the three answers today and read them again on February 14, 2029. Who joins you?
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Mars turns retrograde
On January 10, 2027, Mars turns retrograde. This is an invitation to revise your plans instead of launching new ones. Find out which area of life this touches in your birth chart.
Read along
Are you pushing and pushing, but the door just won't open? On January 10, 2027, Mars goes retrograde. It's the planet of your drive. Imagine pushing a door that's clearly marked 'Pull'. That is what this can feel like. This is an invitation to pause. It is a time to revise your plans, not to launch them. In your chart, every planet has a job. Mars's job is to make things happen. See which area of your life this affects. Work it out for free at theastroacademy.com.
What does this mean?
On January 10, 2027 at 13:59 (CET), Mars turns retrograde. Seen from Earth, the planet seems to pause in the sky and then drift backwards for a while. In astrology this begins a time for second thoughts. Words that start with "re" suit it better than a big fresh launch: revisit, revise, reconnect.
What does Mars mean?
Mars is your drive, the planet that pushes. It covers willpower, eros and conflict. Mars shows what you fight for, how you push a yes through or hold your no, and where your energy arrives when you really want something. It also explains how you argue, your sexual flavor, and the way you draw a line.
What does a retrograde station mean?
Retrograde station: seen from Earth, the planet seems to stop and then move backwards. It only looks that way, because Earth is overtaking it. A good time for everything that starts with re: rethink, revise, redo.
What does Virgo mean?
Virgo means craft and sorting. For Virgo, the good is in the details: in service, in care, and in really knowing how to do a thing. Where Virgo is active, something gets reworked, cleaned up and improved without fuss, and in the end it carries more than the louder gestures.
Mars Retrograde
Mars, the planet of action, eases off in Virgo and turns retrograde. Until it goes direct, drive works best on fixing, clarifying and reopening rather than on fresh decisions.
What it means for your zodiac sign?
A short reading for each sun sign. You feel the moment most where it hits a point in your own chart directly.
Aries
Aries sits at the edge this time. From there you can calmly watch what unfolds. The focus is your energy, courage and drive: old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Taurus
The sign Taurus sits at an easy angle to this event. Many people find days like this lighter. Is that true for you? This moment shines a light on your energy, courage and drive, and old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Gemini
For Gemini, a moment like this can feel like a quiet pull. Where are you meeting some headwind right now? These days, look closely at your energy, courage and drive, since old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Cancer
As Cancer, you are among the signs that tend to feel support rather than pressure on days like this. Do you notice any of that? The focus is your energy, courage and drive: old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Leo
For Leo this mostly happens in the background. Rather than an upheaval, maybe one small thing shifts. This moment shines a light on your energy, courage and drive, and old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Virgo
With Virgo, it lands directly on your own sign. Days like that often show you yourself a little more clearly. These days, look closely at your energy, courage and drive, since old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Libra
Libra sits at the edge this time. From there you can calmly watch what unfolds. The focus is your energy, courage and drive: old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Scorpio
The sign Scorpio sits at an easy angle to this event. Many people find days like this lighter. Is that true for you? This moment shines a light on your energy, courage and drive, and old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Sagittarius
For Sagittarius, a moment like this can feel like a quiet pull. Where are you meeting some headwind right now? These days, look closely at your energy, courage and drive, since old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Fire signs often get going by doing. Pick one small action for the day that you will actually finish.
Capricorn
As Capricorn, you are among the signs that tend to feel support rather than pressure on days like this. Do you notice any of that? The focus is your energy, courage and drive: old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Earth signs usually want something they can hold. Turn the impulse into one practical step.
Aquarius
For Aquarius this mostly happens in the background. Rather than an upheaval, maybe one small thing shifts. This moment shines a light on your energy, courage and drive, and old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. Air signs like to sort their thoughts in words. Tell someone what is shifting, or write it down.
Pisces
For Pisces, a moment like this can feel like a quiet pull. Where are you meeting some headwind right now? These days, look closely at your energy, courage and drive, since old topics come back to the table and can be sorted out calmly. With water signs, feelings often speak first. Take a quiet moment and listen to what they are saying.
Tips & rituals
4 ideas for this day
- 1Look at where your energy is going right now. Maybe one project could use a pause before you put more into it.
- 2Pick up one old thread again instead of starting five new ones. Words that begin with "re" suit these weeks.
- 3On the first day, note one thing you want to look at again during this phase. Read the note once more at the end.
- 4Put off final decisions where you can. This stretch suits reviewing better than committing.
Where does this moment hit your chart?
The sky does the same thing for everyone. What reaches you depends on where this moment touches your birth chart. Take a free look at where it lands for you.
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- Your windowsCheck, prepare, act
- Emotional seasonWhich phase you are in
- DirectionWhere your focus is shifting
- Work & pressureWhat your work demands
- What emergesWhat ends and begins
- Your 90 daysA plan for three months
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Mars Retrograde 2027 by the numbers
At 13:59 (CET) Mars reaches its turning point, 10°25' Virgo. From that moment on it runs retrograde. A station just means that from Earth the planet seems to stop for a few days, then turn. It never truly reverses, much like the train beside yours at the platform that only seems to roll back.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Exact moment | January 10, 2027, 13:59 (CET) |
| Universal Time | 12:59 UT |
| Event type | Retrograde |
| Mars | 10°25' Virgo |
| Turns direct | April 1, 2027 · 20°55' Leo (81 days) |
For 81 days the planet stays retrograde, until April 1, 2027 at 20°55' Leo.
Check the current planetary positions to see where Mars is today. Your free birth chart tells you which house Virgo occupies in your chart, and the house hints at the area of life this phase may stir up for you. The Virgo sign profile has more on the sign itself, and retrograde planets lists every phase of every planet.
How to read the data
- Degree: this is where the apparent backward motion starts. The planet passes over this stretch of the zodiac three times: once before the retrograde, once during it and once after.
- Duration: counted from one station to the next, from the first standstill to the turnaround.
- A small test: on January 10, write down which conversation or plan you are taking up a second time, maybe the email you already started once. When the phase ends, look again at what became of it.
How often does Mars go retrograde?
Mars goes retrograde on average every 2.1 years. Each phase runs 74 days on average, ranging from 60 days to 81 days. Put together, Mars spends 9.4 % of all days retrograde.
Mars keeps moving forward the whole time. Earth, on the faster inside track, simply passes it, the way a truck you overtake on the highway seems to roll backwards for a moment. The farther out a planet orbits, the longer that passing takes.
Between 1900 and 2100, 11.7 % of all retrograde phases started in Virgo. That puts it at number 2 of the 12 signs.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Counted | 1900–2100 |
| Retrograde per year | once every 2.1 years |
| Average length | 74 days |
| Shortest / longest phase | 60 days / 81 days |
| Share of retrograde days | 9.4 % |
| Starting in Virgo | 11.7 % (rank 2/12) |
| Previous retrograde | 7 December 2024 |
| Next retrograde | 14 February 2029 |
We ran every day from 1900 to 2100 through the Swiss Ephemeris, using the same rules as this calendar. All dates are in German time.
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Common questions
- When does Mars go retrograde in 2027?
- Mars stations retrograde on January 10, 2027 at 13:59 CET (12:59 UT).
- What does Mars's retrograde mean?
- Mars eases off the gas in Virgo. Until the next direct station, whatever Mars rules tends to run backwards. Fixing things, clearing them up and picking them up again comes easier now than a fresh decision.
- How long does the retrograde phase last?
- This phase runs until April 1, 2027 (81 days). It ends with the next event in the same series.
- Which zodiac signs does Mars's retrograde affect most?
- Usually it's Virgo, because the event takes place in that sign. Sagittarius, Pisces, Gemini often notice it as well. They sit square or opposite, and a tense angle like that simply means these signs rub against the theme. Check it against your own chart. Further down you'll find a short reading for all 12 signs.