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Mars retrograde 1908

There was no Mars retrograde in 1908: the planet stayed direct all year — the previous retrograde ended on August 9, 1907 in Capricorn, and the next began on August 23, 1909 in Aries.

Retrograde in 1908
None direct all year
Previous direct station
Aug 9, 1907 3:28 AM UTC
Next retrograde station
Aug 23, 1909 2:21 AM UTC
Gap between loops
745 days
Mars Retrograde 1908: None — Next Starts Aug 23, 1909

Mars’s path through 1908, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1908
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1908. Mars starts 1908 at 21°33′ Pisces and ends it at 22°39′ Scorpio — 241.1° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Jan 8, 0.7° forward. PiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1908. Mars starts 1908 at 21°33′ Pisces and ends it at 22°39′ Scorpio — 241.1° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Jan 8, 0.7° forward. PiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1908 at 21°33′ Pisces and ends it at 22°39′ Scorpio — 241.1° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Jan 8, 0.7° forward.

Exact times

The Mars stations either side of 1908: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 2:21 AM UTC on August 23, 1909 at 6°48′ Aries — 9:38 PM on August 22 in Santiago, 9:21 PM on August 22 in New York, 2:21 AM in London and 11:21 AM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · Aug 9, 1907 Turns retrograde · Aug 23, 1909
UTC Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · 6°58′ Capricorn Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · 6°48′ Aries
Honolulu United States 4:58 PM Thu, Aug 8, 1907 · UTC−10:30 3:51 PM Sun, Aug 22, 1909 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 5:28 PM Thu, Aug 8, 1907 · UTC−10 4:21 PM Sun, Aug 22, 1909 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 7:28 PM Thu, Aug 8, 1907 · UTC−8 6:21 PM Sun, Aug 22, 1909 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 8:28 PM Thu, Aug 8, 1907 · UTC−7 7:21 PM Sun, Aug 22, 1909 · UTC−7
Denver United States 8:28 PM Thu, Aug 8, 1907 · UTC−7 7:21 PM Sun, Aug 22, 1909 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 9:28 PM Thu, Aug 8, 1907 · UTC−6 8:21 PM Sun, Aug 22, 1909 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 8:51 PM Thu, Aug 8, 1907 · UTC−6:36 7:44 PM Sun, Aug 22, 1909 · UTC−6:36
New York United States 10:28 PM Thu, Aug 8, 1907 · UTC−5 9:21 PM Sun, Aug 22, 1909 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 10:28 PM Thu, Aug 8, 1907 · UTC−5 9:21 PM Sun, Aug 22, 1909 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 10:31 PM Thu, Aug 8, 1907 · UTC−4:56 9:24 PM Sun, Aug 22, 1909 · UTC−4:56
Lima Peru 10:19 PM Thu, Aug 8, 1907 · UTC−5:08 9:21 PM Sun, Aug 22, 1909 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 11:00 PM Thu, Aug 8, 1907 · UTC−4:27 9:53 PM Sun, Aug 22, 1909 · UTC−4:27
Santiago Chile 10:45 PM Thu, Aug 8, 1907 · UTC−4:42 9:38 PM Sun, Aug 22, 1909 · UTC−4:42
Buenos Aires Argentina 11:11 PM Thu, Aug 8, 1907 · UTC−4:16 10:04 PM Sun, Aug 22, 1909 · UTC−4:16
São Paulo Brazil 12:21 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC−3:06 11:14 PM Sun, Aug 22, 1909 · UTC−3:06
Reykjavík Iceland 2:00 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC−1:28 1:21 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 3:28 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC 2:21 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 3:28 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC 2:34 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+0:13
Paris France 3:37 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+0:09 2:30 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+0:09
Berlin Germany 4:28 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+1 3:21 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 5:28 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+2 4:21 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 5:28 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+2 4:21 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 5:02 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+1:34 3:55 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+1:34
Istanbul Turkey 5:24 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+1:56 4:17 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+1:56
Moscow Russia 5:58 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+2:30 4:51 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+2:30
Nairobi Kenya 5:55 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+2:27 4:51 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+2:30
Tehran Iran 6:53 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+3:25 5:46 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+3:25
Dubai United Arab Emirates 7:09 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+3:41 6:02 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+3:41
Karachi Pakistan 8:58 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+5:30 7:51 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 8:58 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+5:30 7:51 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 9:09 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+5:41 8:02 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+5:41
Dhaka Bangladesh 9:21 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+5:53 8:14 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+5:53
Bangkok Thailand 10:10 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+6:42 9:03 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+6:42
Jakarta Indonesia 10:35 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+7:07 9:28 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+7:07
Singapore 10:28 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+7 9:21 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+7
Beijing China 11:28 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+8 10:21 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 11:28 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+8 10:21 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 11:28 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+8 10:21 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 11:55 AM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+8:27 10:51 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+8:30
Tokyo Japan 12:28 PM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+9 11:21 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 12:58 PM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+9:30 11:51 AM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 1:28 PM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+10 12:21 PM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 1:28 PM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+10 12:21 PM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 2:58 PM Fri, Aug 9, 1907 · UTC+11:30 1:51 PM Mon, Aug 23, 1909 · 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 1908: a year between two loops

745 days separate the end of one Mars retrograde from the start of the next, and 1908 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 1907 and 1909 pages.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1908

Previous

1907 Ended August 9, 1907 after 65 days, moving back 11.92° through the zodiac.

Next

1909 Begins August 23, 1909 and runs 62 days.

Gap across 1908

2 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 1908

Mars through the zodiac in 1908

Every sign Mars occupies during 1908, 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 Pisces From Jan 1 – Jan 11
Mars in Aries Jan 11 – Feb 23
Mars in Taurus Feb 23 – Apr 7
Mars in Gemini Apr 7 – May 22
Mars in Cancer May 22 – Jul 8
Mars in Leo Jul 8 – Aug 24
Mars in Virgo Aug 24 – Oct 10
Mars in Libra Oct 10 – Nov 25
Mars in Scorpio Nov 25 – Dec 31 and beyond

9 segments in 1908. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1908 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1908

Pluto in Gemini Sep 25, 1907 – Mar 7, 1908 · 164 days
Neptune in Cancer Oct 19, 1907 – Mar 23, 1908 · 156 days
Jupiter in Leo Dec 1, 1907 – Mar 30, 1908 · 120 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 20, 1908 – Mar 13, 1908 · 22 days
Uranus in Capricorn Apr 21, 1908 – Sep 22, 1908 · 154 days
Venus in Cancer Jun 14, 1908 – Jul 27, 1908 · 43 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 21, 1908 – Jul 16, 1908 · 24 days
Saturn in Aries Jul 22, 1908 – Dec 6, 1908 · 137 days
Pluto in Gemini Sep 26, 1908 – Mar 8, 1909 · 164 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 17, 1908 – Nov 6, 1908 · 21 days
Neptune in Cancer Oct 20, 1908 – Mar 26, 1909 · 156 days
Jupiter in Virgo Dec 30, 1908 – May 1, 1909 · 122 days
← 1907 Mars retrograde in 1907. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1909 → Mars retrograde in 1909.

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AstroHot. “Mars Retrograde 1908: None — Next Starts Aug 23, 1909.” Accessed November 1, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mars/1908/

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