Mars, the planet of energy and drive, enters the nakshatra of Purva Phalguni, in the sign of Leo, from December 19th to January 31st, 2026, bringing you a relaxed and spontaneous approach to your goals.

Though you have a fiery ego tied up in achieving success, Purva makes you comfortable in your skin and content to take things as they come. This whole transit comes in the approach to Mars’s retrograde motion, where the planet is moving slowly and needs greater effort and patience. Purva’s symbol of a hammock is all about a leisurely style, but Mars cannot help being active and dynamic, in business and relationships.

You are looking for a positive reaction from someone close rather than simply to share a comfortable space. Mars also casts its influence on karmic Saturn in Pisces through this transit, which raises tension between a slow professional approach and making an immediate impact. Particularly up to December 23rd, you have a deceptive urgency and may only spring into action when there is great need or if your security is threatened.

Purva’s Shakti, or special power, for ‘Procreation’ may see your thoughts turning to a love conquest, with a romantic chase that takes you on its own course. Mars turning retrograde on January 11th is a pivotal moment in this transit, where a plan that you have pressed ahead with needs greater care and certainty. A second opportunity comes from being bold, and moving carefully and conserving your energy grounds your good fortune.

An ambition you believe in strongly finds its moment, and an international quality also sees somebody from overseas or a different culture having an influence.