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Mars retrograde 1970

There was no Mars retrograde in 1970: the planet stayed direct all year — the previous retrograde ended on July 8, 1969 in Sagittarius, and the next began on July 11, 1971 in Aquarius.

Retrograde in 1970
None direct all year
Previous direct station
Jul 8, 1969 6:08 AM UTC
Next retrograde station
Jul 11, 1971 6:30 AM UTC
Gap between loops
733 days
Mars Retrograde 1970: None — Next Starts Jul 11, 1971

Mars’s path through 1970, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1970
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1970. Mars starts 1970 at 11°49′ Pisces and ends it at 15°39′ Scorpio — 243.8° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Jan 1, 0.75° forward. PiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1970. Mars starts 1970 at 11°49′ Pisces and ends it at 15°39′ Scorpio — 243.8° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Jan 1, 0.75° forward. PiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1970 at 11°49′ Pisces and ends it at 15°39′ Scorpio — 243.8° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Jan 1, 0.75° forward.

Exact times

The Mars stations either side of 1970: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 6:30 AM UTC on July 11, 1971 at 21°57′ Aquarius — 2:30 AM in Santiago, 2:30 AM in New York, 7:30 AM in London and 3:30 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · Jul 8, 1969 Turns retrograde · Jul 11, 1971
UTC Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · 1°42′ Sagittarius Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · 21°57′ Aquarius
Honolulu United States 8:08 PM Mon, Jul 7, 1969 · UTC−10 8:30 PM Sat, Jul 10, 1971 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 9:08 PM Mon, Jul 7, 1969 · UTC−9 9:30 PM Sat, Jul 10, 1971 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 11:08 PM Mon, Jul 7, 1969 · UTC−7 11:30 PM Sat, Jul 10, 1971 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 11:08 PM Mon, Jul 7, 1969 · UTC−7 11:30 PM Sat, Jul 10, 1971 · UTC−7
Denver United States 12:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC−6 12:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 1:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC−5 1:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 12:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC−6 12:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC−6
New York United States 2:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC−4 2:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 2:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC−4 2:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 1:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC−5 1:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 1:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC−5 1:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 2:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC−4 2:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 2:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC−4 2:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 2:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC−4 3:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 3:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC−3 3:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 6:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC 6:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+1 7:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 7:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+1 7:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+1
Paris France 7:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+1 7:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 7:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+1 7:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 8:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+2 8:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 9:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+3 9:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 8:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+2 8:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 8:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+2 8:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 9:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+3 9:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 9:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+3 9:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 9:38 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+3:30 10:00 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 10:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+4 10:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 11:08 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+5 11:30 AM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 11:38 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+5:30 12:00 PM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 11:38 AM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+5:30 12:00 PM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 12:08 PM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+6 12:30 PM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 1:08 PM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+7 1:30 PM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 1:08 PM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+7 1:30 PM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+7
Singapore 1:38 PM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+7:30 2:00 PM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China 2:08 PM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+8 2:30 PM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 2:08 PM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+8 2:30 PM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 2:08 PM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+8 2:30 PM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 3:08 PM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+9 3:30 PM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 3:08 PM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+9 3:30 PM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 3:38 PM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+9:30 4:00 PM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 4:08 PM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+10 4:30 PM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:08 PM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+10 4:30 PM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 6:08 PM Tue, Jul 8, 1969 · UTC+12 6:30 PM Sun, Jul 11, 1971 · 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 1970: a year between two loops

733 days separate the end of one Mars retrograde from the start of the next, and 1970 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 1969 and 1971 pages.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1970

Previous

1969 Ended July 8, 1969 after 72 days, moving back 15.06° through the zodiac.

Next

1971 Begins July 11, 1971 and runs 60 days.

Gap across 1970

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 1970

Mars through the zodiac in 1970

Every sign Mars occupies during 1970, 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 24
Mars in Aries Jan 24 – Mar 7
Mars in Taurus Mar 7 – Apr 18
Mars in Gemini Apr 18 – Jun 2
Mars in Cancer Jun 2 – Jul 18
Mars in Leo Jul 18 – Sep 3
Mars in Virgo Sep 3 – Oct 20
Mars in Libra Oct 20 – Dec 6
Mars in Scorpio Dec 6 – Dec 31 and beyond

9 segments in 1970. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1970 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1970

Saturn in Taurus Aug 21, 1969 – Jan 3, 1970 · 136 days
Pluto in Virgo Dec 30, 1969 – Jun 5, 1970 · 157 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 4, 1970 – Jan 24, 1970 · 20 days
Uranus in Libra Jan 13, 1970 – Jun 12, 1970 · 150 days
Jupiter in Scorpio Feb 19, 1970 – Jun 23, 1970 · 123 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Mar 3, 1970 – Aug 10, 1970 · 160 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 28, 1970 – May 22, 1970 · 24 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 30, 1970 – Sep 22, 1970 · 23 days
Saturn in Taurus Sep 4, 1970 – Jan 17, 1971 · 135 days
Venus in Scorpio Oct 20, 1970 – Dec 1, 1970 · 41 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 19, 1970 – Jan 8, 1971 · 20 days
← 1969 Mars retrograde in 1969. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1971 → Mars retrograde in 1971.

Cite this page

AstroHot. “Mars Retrograde 1970: None — Next Starts Jul 11, 1971.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mars/1970/

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