Mars retrograde 1968
There was no Mars retrograde in 1968: the planet stayed direct all year — the previous retrograde ended on May 26, 1967 in Libra, and the next began on April 27, 1969 in Sagittarius.
- Retrograde in 1968
- None direct all year
- Previous direct station
- May 26, 1967 9:30 AM UTC
- Next retrograde station
- Apr 27, 1969 11:25 AM UTC
- Gap between loops
- 702 days
Mars’s path through 1968, day by day
Mars starts 1968 at 22°59′ Aquarius and ends it at 0°45′ Scorpio — 247.8° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.78° forward.
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Exact times
The Mars stations either side of 1968: exact times in your city
Mars turned retrograde at 11:25 AM UTC on April 27, 1969 at 16°45′ Sagittarius — 7:25 AM in Santiago, 7:25 AM in New York, 12:25 PM in London and 8:25 PM in Tokyo.
| City | Turns direct · May 26, 1967 | Turns retrograde · Apr 27, 1969 |
|---|---|---|
| UTC | Fri, May 26, 1967 · 14°58′ Libra | Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · 16°45′ Sagittarius |
| Honolulu United States | 11:30 PM Thu, May 25, 1967 · UTC−10 | 1:25 AM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC−10 |
| Anchorage United States | 11:30 PM Thu, May 25, 1967 · UTC−10 | 1:25 AM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC−10 |
| Los Angeles United States | 2:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC−7 | 4:25 AM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC−7 |
| Phoenix United States | 3:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC−6 | 4:25 AM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC−7 |
| Denver United States | 3:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC−6 | 5:25 AM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC−6 |
| Chicago United States | 4:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC−5 | 6:25 AM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC−5 |
| Mexico City Mexico | 3:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC−6 | 5:25 AM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC−6 |
| New York United States | 5:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC−4 | 7:25 AM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC−4 |
| Toronto Canada | 5:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC−4 | 7:25 AM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC−4 |
| Bogotá Colombia | 4:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC−5 | 6:25 AM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC−5 |
| Lima Peru | 4:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC−5 | 6:25 AM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC−5 |
| Caracas Venezuela | 5:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC−4 | 7:25 AM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC−4 |
| Santiago Chile | 5:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC−4 | 7:25 AM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC−4 |
| Buenos Aires Argentina | 5:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC−4 | 7:25 AM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC−4 |
| São Paulo Brazil | 6:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC−3 | 8:25 AM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC−3 |
| Reykjavík Iceland | 9:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC | 11:25 AM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC |
| London United Kingdom | 10:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+1 | 12:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+1 |
| Lagos Nigeria | 10:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+1 | 12:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+1 |
| Paris France | 10:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+1 | 12:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+1 |
| Berlin Germany | 10:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+1 | 12:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+1 |
| Johannesburg South Africa | 11:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+2 | 1:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+2 |
| Cairo Egypt | 12:30 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+3 | 1:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+2 |
| Athens Greece | 11:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+2 | 1:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+2 |
| Istanbul Turkey | 11:30 AM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+2 | 1:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+2 |
| Moscow Russia | 12:30 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+3 | 2:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+3 |
| Nairobi Kenya | 12:30 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+3 | 2:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+3 |
| Tehran Iran | 1:00 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+3:30 | 2:55 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+3:30 |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 1:30 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+4 | 3:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+4 |
| Karachi Pakistan | 2:30 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+5 | 4:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+5 |
| New Delhi India | 3:00 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+5:30 | 4:55 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+5:30 |
| Kathmandu Nepal | 3:00 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+5:30 | 4:55 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+5:30 |
| Dhaka Bangladesh | 3:30 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+6 | 5:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+6 |
| Bangkok Thailand | 4:30 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+7 | 6:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+7 |
| Jakarta Indonesia | 4:30 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+7 | 6:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+7 |
| Singapore | 5:00 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+7:30 | 6:55 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+7:30 |
| Beijing China | 5:30 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+8 | 7:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+8 |
| Manila Philippines | 5:30 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+8 | 7:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+8 |
| Perth Australia | 5:30 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+8 | 7:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+8 |
| Seoul South Korea | 6:30 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+9 | 8:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+9 |
| Tokyo Japan | 6:30 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+9 | 8:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+9 |
| Adelaide Australia | 7:00 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+9:30 | 8:55 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+9:30 |
| Brisbane Australia | 7:30 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+10 | 9:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+10 |
| Sydney Australia | 7:30 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+10 | 9:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · UTC+10 |
| Auckland New Zealand | 9:30 PM Fri, May 26, 1967 · UTC+12 | 11:25 PM Sun, Apr 27, 1969 · 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 1968: a year between two loops
702 days separate the end of one Mars retrograde from the start of the next, and 1968 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.
Computed from the actual motion
The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1968
Gap across 1968
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 1968
Mars through the zodiac in 1968
Every sign Mars occupies during 1968, 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.
10 segments in 1968. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.
1968 at a glance
Every other retrograde in 1968
Cite this page
AstroHot. “Mars Retrograde 1968: None — Next Starts Apr 27, 1969.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mars/1968/
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