Mars retrograde 1959
There was no Mars retrograde in 1959: the planet stayed direct all year — the previous retrograde ended on December 20, 1958 in Taurus, and the next began on November 20, 1960 in Cancer.
- Retrograde in 1959
- None direct all year
- Previous direct station
- Dec 20, 1958 6:46 AM UTC
- Next retrograde station
- Nov 20, 1960 5:04 PM UTC
- Gap between loops
- 701 days
Mars’s path through 1959, day by day
Mars starts 1959 at 16°51′ Taurus and ends it at 19°44′ Sagittarius — 212.9° of net progress, all of it forward. The shaded stretch up to Feb 16 is the post-retrograde shadow of the loop that ended on Dec 20, 1958. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.73° forward. Counting the shadows, 46 days of 1959 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
The Mars stations either side of 1959: exact times in your city
Mars turned retrograde at 5:04 PM UTC on November 20, 1960 at 18°38′ Cancer — 1:04 PM in Santiago, 12:04 PM in New York, 5:04 PM in London and 2:04 AM on November 21 in Tokyo.
| City | Turns direct · Dec 20, 1958 | Turns retrograde · Nov 20, 1960 |
|---|---|---|
| UTC | Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · 16°34′ Taurus | Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · 18°38′ Cancer |
| Honolulu United States | 8:46 PM Fri, Dec 19, 1958 · UTC−10 | 7:04 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−10 |
| Anchorage United States | 8:46 PM Fri, Dec 19, 1958 · UTC−10 | 7:04 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−10 |
| Los Angeles United States | 10:46 PM Fri, Dec 19, 1958 · UTC−8 | 9:04 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−8 |
| Phoenix United States | 11:46 PM Fri, Dec 19, 1958 · UTC−7 | 10:04 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−7 |
| Denver United States | 11:46 PM Fri, Dec 19, 1958 · UTC−7 | 10:04 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−7 |
| Chicago United States | 12:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC−6 | 11:04 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−6 |
| Mexico City Mexico | 12:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC−6 | 11:04 AM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−6 |
| New York United States | 1:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC−5 | 12:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−5 |
| Toronto Canada | 1:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC−5 | 12:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−5 |
| Bogotá Colombia | 1:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC−5 | 12:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−5 |
| Lima Peru | 1:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC−5 | 12:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−5 |
| Caracas Venezuela | 2:16 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC−4:30 | 12:34 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−4:30 |
| Santiago Chile | 2:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC−4 | 1:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−4 |
| Buenos Aires Argentina | 3:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC−3 | 2:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−3 |
| São Paulo Brazil | 3:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC−3 | 2:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−3 |
| Reykjavík Iceland | 5:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC−1 | 4:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC−1 |
| London United Kingdom | 6:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC | 5:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC |
| Lagos Nigeria | 7:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+1 | 6:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+1 |
| Paris France | 7:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+1 | 6:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+1 |
| Berlin Germany | 7:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+1 | 6:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+1 |
| Johannesburg South Africa | 8:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+2 | 7:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+2 |
| Cairo Egypt | 8:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+2 | 7:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+2 |
| Athens Greece | 8:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+2 | 7:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+2 |
| Istanbul Turkey | 8:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+2 | 7:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+2 |
| Moscow Russia | 9:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+3 | 8:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+3 |
| Nairobi Kenya | 9:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+3 | 8:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+3 |
| Tehran Iran | 10:16 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+3:30 | 8:34 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+3:30 |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 10:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+4 | 9:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+4 |
| Karachi Pakistan | 11:46 AM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+5 | 10:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+5 |
| New Delhi India | 12:16 PM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+5:30 | 10:34 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+5:30 |
| Kathmandu Nepal | 12:16 PM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+5:30 | 10:34 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+5:30 |
| Dhaka Bangladesh | 12:46 PM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+6 | 11:04 PM Sun, Nov 20, 1960 · UTC+6 |
| Bangkok Thailand | 1:46 PM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+7 | 12:04 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+7 |
| Jakarta Indonesia | 2:16 PM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+7:30 | 12:34 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+7:30 |
| Singapore | 2:16 PM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+7:30 | 12:34 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+7:30 |
| Beijing China | 2:46 PM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+8 | 1:04 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+8 |
| Manila Philippines | 2:46 PM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+8 | 1:04 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+8 |
| Perth Australia | 2:46 PM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+8 | 1:04 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+8 |
| Seoul South Korea | 3:16 PM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+8:30 | 1:34 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+8:30 |
| Tokyo Japan | 3:46 PM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+9 | 2:04 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+9 |
| Adelaide Australia | 4:16 PM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+9:30 | 2:34 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+9:30 |
| Brisbane Australia | 4:46 PM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+10 | 3:04 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+10 |
| Sydney Australia | 4:46 PM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+10 | 3:04 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · UTC+10 |
| Auckland New Zealand | 6:46 PM Sat, Dec 20, 1958 · UTC+12 | 5:04 AM Mon, Nov 21, 1960 · 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.
Mars in 1959: a year between two loops
701 days separate the end of one Mars retrograde from the start of the next, and 1959 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 year opens inside the tail of the previous loop: its post-retrograde shadow closes on February 16, when Mars is back at the degree where it first turned.
Computed from the actual motion
The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1959
Gap across 1959
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 1959
Mars through the zodiac in 1959
Every sign Mars occupies during 1959, 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.
8 segments in 1959. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.
1959 at a glance
Every other retrograde in 1959
Cite this page
AstroHot. “Mars Retrograde 1959: None — Next Starts Nov 20, 1960.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mars/1959/
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