Sky Transit

Mars in Virgo

Mars is next in Virgo from 25 Nov 2026 to 21 Feb 2027.

Mars is how you act. Virgo does things carefully, usefully, in detail. While Mars is in Virgo, that part of everyone's life takes on a Virgo style. Where you feel it depends on which of your houses Virgo falls in, and that is different for everyone.

Dates

  • 25 Nov 2026 to 21 Feb 2027
  • 14 May 2027 to 15 Jul 2027
  • 24 Oct 2028 to 21 Dec 2028

UK dates, approximate, give or take a day.

About Mars

Mars is your drive: how you go after things, how you get angry and how you get moving on a Monday. It's courage, sex drive and the urge to win, all in one slightly sweaty package. Mars brings heat to the house it passes through: more energy, more urgency and occasionally more friction. A good time to start things there, as long as you don't start rows.

About Virgo

Virgo is the art of making things work: noticing, improving, tidying and helping. It shows love by fixing your spreadsheet and remembering your allergies. At its best, Virgo is quietly brilliant and makes everything run better without fuss. Watch for the inner critic that never takes a day off.

How long it lasts

Around six to seven weeks in each sign, sometimes months when it turns retrograde. Mars turns retrograde during this stretch, so it spends longer in Virgo than usual and may leave and come back.

Mars in Virgo, house by house

Find which of your houses Virgo is in, then read that one. If Virgo spans two of your houses, read both.

  1. If Virgo is in your 1st house · SelfIdentity, body, how you come acrossVirgo trims your drive into something neat and efficient. You look put together, move with purpose and notice everyone else's crooked collar, so keep the critique to yourself.
  2. If Virgo is in your 2nd house · WorthMoney, values, securityVirgo turns money energy into budgeting, bargain hunting and a very satisfying spreadsheet. You can fix a leak in your finances, as long as you don't audit every single coffee.
  3. If Virgo is in your 3rd house · VoiceCommunication, siblings, learning, neighbourhoodVirgo makes your words precise and a bit pointed. Editing, correcting and sorting out admin go well, while correcting a sibling's grammar mid-argument is a poor strategy.
  4. If Virgo is in your 4th house · RootsHome, family, private lifeVirgo sends you at the home in full cleaning mode: the oven, the airing cupboard, the drawer nobody dares open. Family critique runs high, so try 'helpful' over 'correct'.
  5. If Virgo is in your 5th house · DesireRomance, creativity, pleasure, childrenVirgo makes desire practical and shy of showing off. You might flirt by fixing someone's wobbly shelf, and creative effort improves through careful craft rather than inspiration alone.
  6. If Virgo is in your 6th house · RitualWork, routines, health, habitsVirgo is Mars at its most productive: lists ticked, systems sorted, emails answered. The risk is a never-ending to-do list, so decide what counts as done and stop.
  7. If Virgo is in your 7th house · BondsRelationships, partners, marriageVirgo sharpens your eye for what a partner could improve, and for what you could. Offer help instead of a correction, and keep the checklist out of the bedroom.
  8. If Virgo is in your 8th house · ShadowIntimacy, transformation, shared moneyVirgo takes a careful, practical swing at shared money and tangled admin. Tidying paperwork or admitting a worry out loud works better than brooding over it in silence.
  9. If Virgo is in your 9th house · DistanceTravel, beliefs, higher learningVirgo wants the itinerary colour-coded and the course properly accredited. You chase knowledge with rigour, and a debate turns into fact-checking, which is fun for exactly one person.
  10. If Virgo is in your 10th house · CallingCareer, public image, ambitionVirgo has you grafting quietly and getting it right. Competence is what gets noticed, though pointing out everyone's errors in the meeting might not win you friends.
  11. If Virgo is in your 11th house · CircleFriends, community, future goalsVirgo makes you the friend who actually does the admin for the group trip. Helpful and exacting, you may snap if people ignore the spreadsheet you built them.
  12. If Virgo is in your 12th house · DepthDreams, hidden patterns, solitudeVirgo sends effort into private tidying of the mind: lists, sleep routines, small repairs. Worry can sharpen into overthinking, so a walk without a podcast helps.

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