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Mars in Taurus 2026: Transit Dates and Meaning

Reviewed September 29, 2026 · Tianji Astrology · live ephemeris data

Mars in Taurus 2026: computed transit dates, retrograde loops and what the sky pattern means while Mars — planet of drive, desire and how you fight for what you want — crosses the earth sign of stability, patience and sensual groundedness.

Mars in Taurus: Key Dates

DateEvent
May 18, 2026Mars enters Taurus (from Aries)
June 28, 2026Mars leaves Taurus (into Gemini)

What This Transit Brings

While Mars moves through Taurus, its themes (drive, desire and how you fight for what you want) are expressed through stability, patience and sensual groundedness. For everyone, this is a background weather system; for Taurus Suns and risings, it is front-page news, lighting the first house of self-presentation.

How to Work It

Initiate on the ingress dates above; revise during retrograde windows; consolidate after the final exit. Signs that benefit most: fellow Earth signs Virgo, Capricorn.

Today’s Sky — Live Ephemeris for September 29, 2026

Positions computed with the Swiss Ephemeris for September 29, 2026, 12:00 UTC — live astronomical data, verified daily, not static text.

Moon phase: Waning Gibbous (Sun–Moon elongation 216°)

Closest exact aspects: Neptune sextile Pluto (59.8°); Sun trine Uranus (120.8°); Mercury square Mars (87.9°); Mars trine Neptune (117.9°); Mars opposition Pluto (177.7°).

How this lands for Mars transit through Taurus (currently at 0°48' Leo): cross-reference today’s live positions with your natal chart for precise personal timing.

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