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Mars in Leo

Mars in Leo is where Mars sat in the zodiac at the moment of birth, the part of a chart read for how you act, compete and get angry. Mars stays in a sign for six to seven weeks, up to seven months around a retrograde. Leo is a fixed fire sign.

Of the 6,194 well-known people in StarMap's dataset, 599 have Mars in Leo for the whole of their birth date. Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Beyoncé are among them. Their commonest Sun signs are Leo (83), Virgo (76) and Cancer (75); every Sun sign appears with Mars in Leo. 17 more were born on a day Mars moved into or out of Leo and are left out, because the hour decides and StarMap has no birth time for them.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both have Mars in Leo.Is your Mars in Leo?Find out with the free Mars sign calculator

What Mars in Leo means

Read for how you act, compete and get angry. If this is your placement:

You act with confidence and want your effort to be visible, and your anger flares when your pride or your loyalty is challenged. The tension is turning a disagreement into a matter of ego. Criticism of your work feels personal, even when it was not meant that way.

One placement is one part of a chart; the Sun, the Moon, the rising sign and the planets around them change how it plays out. Draw your whole chart to see the rest.

Famous people with Mars in Leo

All 599 people with Mars in Leo, A to Z

Mars in Leo, from last year to two years ahead

  • 28 September 2026 to 25 November 2026
  • 21 February 2027 to 14 May 2027
  • 4 September 2028 to after the period shown

Dates are UTC. A retrograde close to the sign boundary shows as two stays a few weeks apart; born between them, Mars was back in the sign before.

Questions people ask

How do I know if I have Mars in Leo?

From your birth date: the Mars sign calculator works it out from the real sky. Mars stays in a sign for six to seven weeks, up to seven months around a retrograde, so most birth dates settle it; on a day it changed sign, the time decides.

Which famous people have Mars in Leo?

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Beyoncé, Brigitte Bardot and Paul McCartney all have Mars in Leo. StarMap's dataset of 6,194 well-known people has 599 with it for the whole of their birth date, each with a birth chart.

Is Mars in Leo now?

Yes: Mars is in Leo from 28 September 2026 until 25 November 2026. It is next there from 21 February 2027 until 14 May 2027.

More of Leo

Positions are computed from each person’s birth date and place with the astronomy-engine ephemeris, checked against Swiss Ephemeris. Birth data comes from Wikidata; a placement is listed only when it holds for the whole birth date, and a rising sign only with a birth time Astro-Databank records. Readings describe tendencies, for entertainment and self-reflection; StarMap predicts nothing. Every planet in every sign.

Photo credits (48 photos from Wikimedia Commons)

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