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Mars retrograde 1904

There was no Mars retrograde in 1904: the planet stayed direct all year — the previous retrograde ended on May 9, 1903 in Virgo, and the next began on April 2, 1905 in Scorpio.

Retrograde in 1904
None direct all year
Previous direct station
May 9, 1903 3:26 PM UTC
Next retrograde station
Apr 2, 1905 8:46 PM UTC
Gap between loops
694 days
Mars Retrograde 1904: None — Next Starts Apr 2, 1905

Mars’s path through 1904, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1904
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1904. Mars starts 1904 at 13°59′ Aquarius and ends it at 22°03′ Libra — 248.1° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Jan 12, 0.79° forward. AquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1904. Mars starts 1904 at 13°59′ Aquarius and ends it at 22°03′ Libra — 248.1° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Jan 12, 0.79° forward. AquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1904 at 13°59′ Aquarius and ends it at 22°03′ Libra — 248.1° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Jan 12, 0.79° forward.

Exact times

The Mars stations either side of 1904: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 8:46 PM UTC on April 2, 1905 at 25°06′ Scorpio — 4:03 PM in Santiago, 3:46 PM in New York, 8:46 PM in London and 5:46 AM on April 3 in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · May 9, 1903 Turns retrograde · Apr 2, 1905
UTC Sat, May 9, 1903 · 27°26′ Virgo Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · 25°06′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States 4:56 AM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC−10:30 10:16 AM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 5:26 AM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC−10 10:46 AM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 7:26 AM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC−8 12:46 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 8:26 AM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC−7 1:46 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC−7
Denver United States 8:26 AM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC−7 1:46 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 9:26 AM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC−6 2:46 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 8:49 AM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC−6:36 2:09 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC−6:36
New York United States 10:26 AM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC−5 3:46 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 10:26 AM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC−5 3:46 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 10:29 AM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC−4:56 3:49 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC−4:56
Lima Peru 10:17 AM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC−5:08 3:37 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC−5:08
Caracas Venezuela 10:58 AM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC−4:27 4:18 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC−4:27
Santiago Chile 10:43 AM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC−4:42 4:03 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC−4:42
Buenos Aires Argentina 11:09 AM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC−4:16 4:29 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC−4:16
São Paulo Brazil 12:19 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC−3:06 5:39 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC−3:06
Reykjavík Iceland 1:58 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC−1:28 7:18 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC−1:28
London United Kingdom 3:26 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC 8:46 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 3:39 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+0:13 8:59 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC+0:13
Paris France 3:35 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+0:09 8:55 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC+0:09
Berlin Germany 4:26 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+1 9:46 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 5:26 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+2 10:46 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 5:26 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+2 10:46 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 5:00 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+1:34 10:20 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC+1:34
Istanbul Turkey 5:22 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+1:56 10:42 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC+1:56
Moscow Russia 5:56 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+2:30 11:16 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC+2:30
Nairobi Kenya 5:53 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+2:27 11:13 PM Sun, Apr 2, 1905 · UTC+2:27
Tehran Iran 6:51 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+3:25 12:11 AM Mon, Apr 3, 1905 · UTC+3:25
Dubai United Arab Emirates 7:07 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+3:41 12:27 AM Mon, Apr 3, 1905 · UTC+3:41
Karachi Pakistan 7:54 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+4:28 1:14 AM Mon, Apr 3, 1905 · UTC+4:28
New Delhi India 8:47 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+5:21 2:07 AM Mon, Apr 3, 1905 · UTC+5:21
Kathmandu Nepal 9:07 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+5:41 2:27 AM Mon, Apr 3, 1905 · UTC+5:41
Dhaka Bangladesh 9:19 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+5:53 2:39 AM Mon, Apr 3, 1905 · UTC+5:53
Bangkok Thailand 10:08 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+6:42 3:28 AM Mon, Apr 3, 1905 · UTC+6:42
Jakarta Indonesia 10:33 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+7:07 3:53 AM Mon, Apr 3, 1905 · UTC+7:07
Singapore 10:21 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+6:55 3:41 AM Mon, Apr 3, 1905 · UTC+6:55
Beijing China 11:26 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+8 4:46 AM Mon, Apr 3, 1905 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 11:26 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+8 4:46 AM Mon, Apr 3, 1905 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 11:26 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+8 4:46 AM Mon, Apr 3, 1905 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 11:53 PM Sat, May 9, 1903 · UTC+8:27 5:13 AM Mon, Apr 3, 1905 · UTC+8:27
Tokyo Japan 12:26 AM Sun, May 10, 1903 · UTC+9 5:46 AM Mon, Apr 3, 1905 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 12:56 AM Sun, May 10, 1903 · UTC+9:30 6:16 AM Mon, Apr 3, 1905 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 1:26 AM Sun, May 10, 1903 · UTC+10 6:46 AM Mon, Apr 3, 1905 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 1:26 AM Sun, May 10, 1903 · UTC+10 6:46 AM Mon, Apr 3, 1905 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 2:56 AM Sun, May 10, 1903 · UTC+11:30 8:16 AM Mon, Apr 3, 1905 · 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.

Mars in 1904: a year between two loops

694 days separate the end of one Mars retrograde from the start of the next, and 1904 falls entirely inside that stretch. Mars turns back once every 779.94 days — longer than a calendar year — and each loop is over in weeks, so now and then a whole year passes between two of them.

The loops themselves are on the 1903 and 1905 pages.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1904

Previous

1903 Ended May 9, 1903 after 80 days, moving back 18.85° through the zodiac.

Next

1905 Begins April 2, 1905 and runs 75 days.

Gap across 1904

1.9 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

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 1904

Mars through the zodiac in 1904

Every sign Mars occupies during 1904, 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 Aquarius From Jan 1 – Jan 19
Mars in Pisces Jan 19 – Feb 27
Mars in Aries Feb 27 – Apr 6
Mars in Taurus Apr 6 – May 18
Mars in Gemini May 18 – Jun 30
Mars in Cancer Jun 30 – Aug 15
Mars in Leo Aug 15 – Oct 1
Mars in Virgo Oct 1 – Nov 20
Mars in Libra Nov 20 – Dec 31 and beyond

9 segments in 1904. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1904 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1904

Pluto in Gemini Sep 21, 1903 – Mar 3, 1904 · 164 days
Neptune in Cancer Oct 10, 1903 – Mar 14, 1904 · 156 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 8, 1904 – Jan 28, 1904 · 20 days
Uranus in Sagittarius Apr 4, 1904 – Sep 4, 1904 · 154 days
Mercury in Taurus May 2, 1904 – May 26, 1904 · 24 days
Saturn in Aquarius May 31, 1904 – Oct 19, 1904 · 140 days
Jupiter in Taurus Aug 20, 1904 – Dec 15, 1904 · 118 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 2, 1904 – Sep 25, 1904 · 23 days
Pluto in Gemini Sep 21, 1904 – Mar 4, 1905 · 164 days
Neptune in Cancer Oct 11, 1904 – Mar 17, 1905 · 156 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 22, 1904 – Jan 11, 1905 · 20 days
← 1903 Mars retrograde in 1903. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1905 → Mars retrograde in 1905.

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