Mars retrograde · one period in 2027
Mars Retrograde 2027: Dates, Shadow & Meaning
By Dima Tretyak · Times calculated, not copied
Dates in 2027
January 10, 2027 – April 1, 2027♍︎ ♌︎
81 days retrograde in Virgo, then Leo · shadow November 5, 2026 – June 7, 2027
STATIONS RETROGRADE · 10°25′ Virgo
- Eastern
- Jan 10, 8:01 AM EST
- Central
- Jan 10, 7:01 AM CST
- Mountain
- Jan 10, 6:01 AM MST
- Pacific
- Jan 10, 5:01 AM PST
- UTC
- Jan 10, 1:01 PM UTC
STATIONS DIRECT · 20°55′ Leo
- Eastern
- Apr 1, 10:10 AM EDT
- Central
- Apr 1, 9:10 AM CDT
- Mountain
- Apr 1, 8:10 AM MDT
- Pacific
- Apr 1, 7:10 AM PDT
- UTC
- Apr 1, 2:10 PM UTC
- Pre-shadow begins November 5, 2026 at 20°55′ Leo; post-shadow ends June 7, 2027 at 10°25′ Virgo.
- ♅ Uranus is also retrograde (September 10, 2026 – February 8, 2027).
- ♃ Jupiter is also retrograde (December 12, 2026 – April 12, 2027).
- ☿︎ Mercury is also retrograde (February 9, 2027 – March 3, 2027).
- ◐ Annular solar eclipse in Aquarius on February 6, 2027.
- ◐ Penumbral lunar eclipse in Virgo on February 20, 2027.
What it means
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By rising sign
The whole-sign houses Mars retrogrades through in 2027, by period (station month), in order of the retrograde.
- ♈︎Aries risingJan: VI → V
- ♉︎Taurus risingJan: V → IV
- ♊︎Gemini risingJan: IV → III
- ♋︎Cancer risingJan: III → II
- ♌︎Leo risingJan: II → I
- ♍︎Virgo risingJan: I → XII
- ♎︎Libra risingJan: XII → XI
- ♏︎Scorpio risingJan: XI → X
- ♐︎Sagittarius risingJan: X → IX
- ♑︎Capricorn risingJan: IX → VIII
- ♒︎Aquarius risingJan: VIII → VII
- ♓︎Pisces risingJan: VII → VI
Questions
✦When is Mars retrograde in 2027?
January 10, 2027 to April 1, 2027 (Virgo and Leo).
✦When is the Mars retrograde shadow in 2027?
November 5, 2026 to June 7, 2027. The shadow is the stretch when Mars covers the degrees of the retrograde before and after it.