Mars enters Leo on 12 November 2026: what it means for all 12 signs

Mars leaves Cancer and enters Leo on 12 November 2026 at 20:18 IST (New Delhi).

It stays in Leo until 10 March 2027.

While there it turns retrograde on 10 January 2027.

What it brings

Mars governs energy, courage, land and property, brothers, police and the army. Leo is a friend's sign for Mars: it works with ease here. It enters Leo in Magha nakshatra.

What it means for each Moon sign

Gochar is read from your Moon sign (rashi). Classical rules, in brief:

• Aries (5th house): Mars transits your 5th house from the Moon (children, studies, romance and ideas) — a position that asks for patience and care.
• Taurus (4th house): Mars transits your 4th house from the Moon (home, mother, property and peace of mind) — a position that asks for patience and care.
• Gemini (3rd house): Mars transits your 3rd house from the Moon (courage, siblings and short journeys) — a favourable position in classical gochar.
• Cancer (2nd house): Mars transits your 2nd house from the Moon (money, family and speech) — a position that asks for patience and care.
• Leo (1st house): Mars transits your 1st house from the Moon (self, health and confidence) — a position that asks for patience and care.
• Virgo (12th house): Mars transits your 12th house from the Moon (expenses, sleep, foreign lands and letting go) — a position that asks for patience and care.
• Libra (11th house): Mars transits your 11th house from the Moon (gains, income and friends) — a favourable position in classical gochar.
• Scorpio (10th house): Mars transits your 10th house from the Moon (career, status and public life) — a position that asks for patience and care.
• Sagittarius (9th house): Mars transits your 9th house from the Moon (luck, father, teachers and long journeys) — a position that asks for patience and care.
• Capricorn (8th house): Mars transits your 8th house from the Moon (sudden changes, research and long-held matters) — a position that asks for patience and care.
• Aquarius (7th house): Mars transits your 7th house from the Moon (marriage, partnerships and business dealings) — a position that asks for patience and care.
• Pisces (6th house): Mars transits your 6th house from the Moon (health, debts, competition and daily work) — a favourable position in classical gochar.

A simple remedy

For Aries, Taurus, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius: Recite the Hanuman Chalisa on Tuesdays and give red lentils.

A transit is read with your own chart and running dasha; a planet's effect depends on its strength in your Kundli.