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Mars retrograde 1901

Mars retrograde 1901: 1 period, 81 days inside the year — 22.2% of 1901. Mars turned retrograde at 7:04 AM UTC on January 13 at 12°32′ Virgo and turned direct at 6:52 AM UTC on April 4 at 23°03′ Leo.

Turns retrograde
Jan 13 7:04 AM UTC
Turns direct
Apr 4 6:52 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1901
81 days 22.2% of the year
Sign
Virgo retreats 19.48°
Mars Retrograde 1901 Dates: Jan 13 – Apr 4

Mars’s path through 1901, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1901
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1901. Mars starts 1901 at 10°15′ Virgo and ends it at 27°51′ Capricorn — 137.6° of net progress: 157.1° forward, 19.5° given back. The loop retraces 19.48° in 81 days, from 12°32′ Virgo on Jan 13 back to 23°03′ Leo on Apr 4. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Feb 22, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 161 days of 1901 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 8, 1900 – Jan 13, 1901Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 4, 1901 – Jun 10, 1901Retrograde: Jan 13, 1901 – Apr 4, 1901LeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornStations retrograde Jan 13, 1901, 7:04 AM UTC, 12°32′ VirgoR Jan 13Stations direct Apr 4, 1901, 6:52 AM UTC, 23°03′ LeoD Apr 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1901. Mars starts 1901 at 10°15′ Virgo and ends it at 27°51′ Capricorn — 137.6° of net progress: 157.1° forward, 19.5° given back. The loop retraces 19.48° in 81 days, from 12°32′ Virgo on Jan 13 back to 23°03′ Leo on Apr 4. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Feb 22, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 161 days of 1901 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 8, 1900 – Jan 13, 1901Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 4, 1901 – Jun 10, 1901Retrograde: Jan 13, 1901 – Apr 4, 1901LeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornStations retrograde Jan 13, 1901, 7:04 AM UTC, 12°32′ VirgoR Jan 13Stations direct Apr 4, 1901, 6:52 AM UTC, 23°03′ LeoD Apr 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1901 at 10°15′ Virgo and ends it at 27°51′ Capricorn — 137.6° of net progress: 157.1° forward, 19.5° given back. The loop retraces 19.48° in 81 days, from 12°32′ Virgo on Jan 13 back to 23°03′ Leo on Apr 4. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Feb 22, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 161 days of 1901 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 1901: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 7:04 AM UTC on January 13, 1901 at 12°32′ Virgo — 2:21 AM in Santiago, 2:04 AM in New York, 7:04 AM in London and 4:04 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sun, Jan 13 · 12°32′ Virgo Thu, Apr 4 · 23°03′ Leo
Honolulu United States 8:34 PM Sat, Jan 12 · UTC−10:30 8:22 PM Wed, Apr 3 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 9:04 PM Sat, Jan 12 · UTC−10 8:52 PM Wed, Apr 3 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 11:04 PM Sat, Jan 12 · UTC−8 10:52 PM Wed, Apr 3 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 12:04 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC−7 11:52 PM Wed, Apr 3 · UTC−7
Denver United States 12:04 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC−7 11:52 PM Wed, Apr 3 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 1:04 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC−6 12:52 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 12:27 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC−6:36 12:15 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC−6:36
New York United States 2:04 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC−5 1:52 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 2:04 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC−5 1:52 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 2:07 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC−4:56 1:55 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC−4:56
Lima Peru 1:55 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC−5:08 1:43 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC−5:08
Caracas Venezuela 2:36 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC−4:27 2:24 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC−4:27
Santiago Chile 2:21 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC−4:42 2:09 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC−4:42
Buenos Aires Argentina 2:47 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC−4:16 2:35 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC−4:16
São Paulo Brazil 3:57 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC−3:06 3:45 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC−3:06
Reykjavík Iceland 5:36 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC−1:28 5:24 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC−1:28
London United Kingdom 7:04 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC 6:52 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 7:17 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+0:13 7:05 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+0:13
Paris France 7:13 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+0:09 7:01 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+0:09
Berlin Germany 8:04 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+1 7:52 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 8:34 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+1:30 8:22 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+1:30
Cairo Egypt 9:04 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+2 8:52 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 8:38 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+1:34 8:26 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+1:34
Istanbul Turkey 9:00 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+1:56 8:48 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+1:56
Moscow Russia 9:34 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+2:30 9:22 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+2:30
Nairobi Kenya 9:31 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+2:27 9:19 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+2:27
Tehran Iran 10:29 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+3:25 10:17 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+3:25
Dubai United Arab Emirates 10:45 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+3:41 10:33 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+3:41
Karachi Pakistan 11:32 AM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+4:28 11:20 AM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+4:28
New Delhi India 12:25 PM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+5:21 12:13 PM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+5:21
Kathmandu Nepal 12:45 PM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+5:41 12:33 PM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+5:41
Dhaka Bangladesh 12:57 PM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+5:53 12:45 PM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+5:53
Bangkok Thailand 1:46 PM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+6:42 1:34 PM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+6:42
Jakarta Indonesia 2:11 PM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+7:07 1:59 PM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+7:07
Singapore 1:59 PM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+6:55 1:47 PM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+6:55
Beijing China 3:04 PM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+8 2:52 PM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 3:04 PM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+8 2:52 PM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 3:04 PM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+8 2:52 PM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 3:31 PM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+8:27 3:19 PM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+8:27
Tokyo Japan 4:04 PM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+9 3:52 PM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 4:34 PM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+9:30 4:22 PM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 5:04 PM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+10 4:52 PM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 5:04 PM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+10 4:52 PM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 6:34 PM Sun, Jan 13 · UTC+11:30 6:22 PM Thu, Apr 4 · UTC+11:30

Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Mars station 1900–2050: all within a minute. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.

81 days · retreats 19.48°

January 13 → April 4, 1901 in Virgo

Stations retrograde Jan 13, 1901, 7:04 AM UTC at 12°32′ Virgo
Stations direct Apr 4, 1901, 6:52 AM UTC at 23°03′ Leo
Shadow opens Nov 8, 1900, 3:29 AM UTC (66 days before)
Shadow closes Jun 10, 1901, 2:34 PM UTC (67 days after)
Full window including shadows 214 days
The January loop up close, shadow to shadow
The January loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.48° between 23°03′ Leo and 12°32′ Virgo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (66 days), back while retrograde (81 days), forward again in the post-shadow (67 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 8, 1900 – Jan 13, 1901Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 4, 1901 – Jun 10, 1901Retrograde: Jan 13, 1901 – Apr 4, 190120° Leo0° Virgo10° VirgoStations retrograde Jan 13, 1901, 7:04 AM UTC, 12°32′ VirgoR Jan 13 · 12°32′ VirgoStations direct Apr 4, 1901, 6:52 AM UTC, 23°03′ LeoD Apr 4 · 23°03′ LeoNov 5Dec 3Dec 31Jan 28Feb 25Mar 25Apr 22May 20Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The January loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.48° between 23°03′ Leo and 12°32′ Virgo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (66 days), back while retrograde (81 days), forward again in the post-shadow (67 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 8, 1900 – Jan 13, 1901Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 4, 1901 – Jun 10, 1901Retrograde: Jan 13, 1901 – Apr 4, 190110° VirgoStations retrograde Jan 13, 1901, 7:04 AM UTC, 12°32′ VirgoR Jan 13 · 12°32′ VirgoStations direct Apr 4, 1901, 6:52 AM UTC, 23°03′ LeoD Apr 4 · 23°03′ LeoNov 5Dec 31Feb 25Apr 22Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Mars crosses the 19.48° between 23°03′ Leo and 12°32′ Virgo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (66 days), back while retrograde (81 days), forward again in the post-shadow (67 days).

Mars retrograde in Virgo

Mars retrograde in Virgo hits work, health and daily routines. Efficiency drops, fitness plans falter and irritation over small details rises. It suits recovery, reorganizing workloads and correcting habits rather than pushing harder.

…and back into Leo

Mars retrograde in Leo tests pride, ambition and creative drive. Plans for recognition stall, conflicts with authority figures flare, and people reconsider what they are fighting for. It suits reworking creative ambitions rather than forcing them.

It begins in Capricorn season and ends in Aries season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Neptune in Gemini — Jan 13 to Mar 8, 1901 (54 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Gemini — Jan 13 to Feb 28, 1901 (46 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Pisces — Feb 26 to Mar 21, 1901 (23 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Sagittarius — Mar 22 to Apr 4, 1901 (13 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Virgo and its daily horoscope.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1901

Previous

1899 Ended February 27, 1899 after 79 days, moving back 19.26° through the zodiac.

Next

1903 Begins February 18, 1903 and runs 80 days.

Both dates are computed from the planet’s apparent motion, not taken from a table. A retrograde begins the moment its daily movement against the stars turns negative, and that moment is findable to the hour.

Computed for 1901

Mars through the zodiac in 1901

Every sign Mars occupies during 1901, with the dates it enters and leaves. A sign that appears twice means the planet backed into the previous sign during a retrograde and crossed again.

Mars in Virgo From Jan 1 – Mar 1
Mars in Leo Mar 1 – May 11
Mars in Virgo May 11 – Jul 13
Mars in Libra Jul 13 – Aug 31
Mars in Scorpio Aug 31 – Oct 14
Mars in Sagittarius Oct 14 – Nov 24
Mars in Capricorn Nov 24 – Dec 31 and beyond

7 segments in 1901. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1901 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1901

Pluto in Gemini Sep 17, 1900 – Feb 28, 1901 · 164 days
Neptune in Gemini Oct 2, 1900 – Mar 8, 1901 · 157 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 26, 1901 – Mar 21, 1901 · 23 days
Uranus in Sagittarius Mar 22, 1901 – Aug 22, 1901 · 153 days
Saturn in Capricorn Apr 26, 1901 – Sep 14, 1901 · 141 days
Jupiter in Capricorn Apr 30, 1901 – Aug 30, 1901 · 122 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 30, 1901 – Jul 24, 1901 · 24 days
Pluto in Gemini Sep 19, 1901 – Mar 2, 1902 · 164 days
Neptune in Cancer Oct 5, 1901 – Mar 10, 1902 · 156 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 24, 1901 – Nov 13, 1901 · 20 days
← 1900 Mars retrograde in 1900. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1902 → Mars retrograde in 1902.

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