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Mars retrograde 1931

Mars retrograde 1931: 1 period, 67 days inside the year — 18.2% of 1931. Mars turned direct at 1:52 PM UTC on March 8 at 27°25′ Cancer.

Turns direct
Mar 8 1:52 PM UTC
Retrograde in 1931
67 days 18.2% of the year
Sign
Leo retreats 19.38°
Mars Retrograde 1931 Dates: Until Mar 8

Mars’s path through 1931, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Dec 12, 1930 – Dec 31, 1931
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Dec 12, 1930 – Dec 31, 1931. Mars starts 1931 at 14°37′ Leo and ends it at 15°47′ Capricorn — 151.2° of net progress: 169.3° forward, 18.2° given back. The loop retraces 19.38° in 80 days, from 16°48′ Leo on Dec 18 back to 27°25′ Cancer on Mar 8 1931. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.77° forward; fastest backward: Jan 27, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 134 days of 1931 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 15, 1930 – Dec 18, 1930Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 8, 1931 – May 15, 1931Retrograde: Dec 18, 1930 – Mar 8, 1931CancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricorn1931Stations retrograde Dec 18, 1930, 1:46 PM UTC, 16°48′ LeoR Dec 18Stations direct Mar 8, 1931, 1:52 PM UTC, 27°25′ CancerD Mar 8DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Dec 12, 1930 – Dec 31, 1931. Mars starts 1931 at 14°37′ Leo and ends it at 15°47′ Capricorn — 151.2° of net progress: 169.3° forward, 18.2° given back. The loop retraces 19.38° in 80 days, from 16°48′ Leo on Dec 18 back to 27°25′ Cancer on Mar 8 1931. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.77° forward; fastest backward: Jan 27, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 134 days of 1931 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 15, 1930 – Dec 18, 1930Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 8, 1931 – May 15, 1931Retrograde: Dec 18, 1930 – Mar 8, 1931CancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricorn1931Stations retrograde Dec 18, 1930, 1:46 PM UTC, 16°48′ LeoR Dec 18Stations direct Mar 8, 1931, 1:52 PM UTC, 27°25′ CancerD Mar 8JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1931 at 14°37′ Leo and ends it at 15°47′ Capricorn — 151.2° of net progress: 169.3° forward, 18.2° given back. The loop retraces 19.38° in 80 days, from 16°48′ Leo on Dec 18 back to 27°25′ Cancer on Mar 8 1931. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.77° forward; fastest backward: Jan 27, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 134 days of 1931 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 1931: exact times in your city

Mars turned direct at 1:52 PM UTC on March 8, 1931 at 27°25′ Cancer — 9:52 AM in Santiago, 8:52 AM in New York, 1:52 PM in London and 10:52 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct
UTC Sun, Mar 8 · 27°25′ Cancer
Honolulu United States 3:22 AM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC−10:30
Anchorage United States 3:52 AM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States 5:52 AM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 6:52 AM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC−7
Denver United States 6:52 AM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 7:52 AM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 6:52 AM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC−7
New York United States 8:52 AM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 8:52 AM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 8:52 AM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 8:52 AM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 9:22 AM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 9:52 AM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 10:52 AM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 10:52 AM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 12:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom 1:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 2:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+1
Paris France 1:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC
Berlin Germany 2:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 3:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 3:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 3:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 3:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 4:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 4:22 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+2:30
Tehran Iran 5:17 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+3:25
Dubai United Arab Emirates 5:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 7:22 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+5:30
New Delhi India 7:22 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 7:22 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 7:45 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+5:53
Bangkok Thailand 8:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 9:12 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+7:20
Singapore 8:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+7
Beijing China 9:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 9:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 9:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 10:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 10:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 11:22 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 11:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:52 PM Sun, Mar 8 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 1:52 AM Mon, Mar 9 · UTC+12

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.

80 days · retreats 19.38° · crosses the year boundary

December 18, 1930 → March 8, 1931 in Leo

Stations retrograde Dec 18, 1930, 1:46 PM UTC at 16°48′ Leo
Stations direct Mar 8, 1931, 1:52 PM UTC at 27°25′ Cancer
Shadow opens Oct 15, 1930, 8:56 AM UTC (64 days before)
Shadow closes May 15, 1931, 7:31 AM UTC (68 days after)
Full window including shadows 212 days
The December loop up close, shadow to shadow
The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.38° between 27°25′ Cancer and 16°48′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (64 days), back while retrograde (80 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 15, 1930 – Dec 18, 1930Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 8, 1931 – May 15, 1931Retrograde: Dec 18, 1930 – Mar 8, 193120° Cancer0° Leo10° Leo20° LeoStations retrograde Dec 18, 1930, 1:46 PM UTC, 16°48′ LeoR Dec 18 · 16°48′ LeoStations direct Mar 8, 1931, 1:52 PM UTC, 27°25′ CancerD Mar 8 · 27°25′ CancerOct 27Nov 24Dec 22Jan 19Feb 16Mar 16Apr 13May 11Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.38° between 27°25′ Cancer and 16°48′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (64 days), back while retrograde (80 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 15, 1930 – Dec 18, 1930Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 8, 1931 – May 15, 1931Retrograde: Dec 18, 1930 – Mar 8, 193120° Cancer0° Leo10° LeoStations retrograde Dec 18, 1930, 1:46 PM UTC, 16°48′ LeoR Dec 18 · 16°48′ LeoStations direct Mar 8, 1931, 1:52 PM UTC, 27°25′ CancerD Mar 8 · 27°25′ CancerOct 27Dec 22Feb 16Apr 13Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Mars crosses the 19.38° between 27°25′ Cancer and 16°48′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (64 days), back while retrograde (80 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days).

Mars retrograde in 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.

…and back into Cancer

Mars retrograde in Cancer turns frustration inward and toward home. Family tensions surface, household projects stall and anger comes out indirectly. It suits addressing emotional grievances openly and repairing the home rather than starting new battles.

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Pisces season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Cancer — Dec 18 to Mar 7, 1931 (79 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aries — Dec 18 to Dec 21, 1930 (3 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Virgo — Dec 18 to Mar 8, 1931 (80 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Cancer — Dec 18 to Mar 8, 1931 (80 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Capricorn — Dec 27 to Jan 17, 1931 (20 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1931

Previous

1929 Ended January 27, 1929 after 76 days, moving back 18.3° through the zodiac.

Next

1933 Begins January 21, 1933 and runs 81 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 1931

Mars through the zodiac in 1931

Every sign Mars occupies during 1931, 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 Leo From Jan 1 – Feb 16
Mars in Cancer Feb 16 – Mar 30
Mars in Leo Mar 30 – Jun 10
Mars in Virgo Jun 10 – Aug 1
Mars in Libra Aug 1 – Sep 17
Mars in Scorpio Sep 17 – Oct 30
Mars in Sagittarius Oct 30 – Dec 10
Mars in Capricorn Dec 10 – Dec 31 and beyond

8 segments in 1931. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1931 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1931

Pluto in Cancer Oct 22, 1930 – Apr 2, 1931 · 162 days
Jupiter in Cancer Nov 8, 1930 – Mar 7, 1931 · 119 days
Neptune in Virgo Dec 8, 1930 – May 15, 1931 · 157 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 27, 1930 – Jan 17, 1931 · 20 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 19, 1931 – May 13, 1931 · 24 days
Saturn in Capricorn May 3, 1931 – Sep 21, 1931 · 141 days
Uranus in Aries Jul 26, 1931 – Dec 25, 1931 · 153 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 22, 1931 – Sep 14, 1931 · 23 days
Pluto in Cancer Oct 24, 1931 – Apr 2, 1932 · 162 days
Jupiter in Leo Dec 9, 1931 – Apr 8, 1932 · 121 days
Neptune in Virgo Dec 11, 1931 – May 16, 1932 · 157 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 11, 1931 – Dec 31, 1931 · 20 days
← 1930 Mars retrograde in 1930. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1932 → Mars retrograde in 1932.

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