Mars retrograde 1974
There was no Mars retrograde in 1974: the planet stayed direct all year — the previous retrograde ended on November 26, 1973 in Aries, and the next began on November 6, 1975 in Cancer.
- Retrograde in 1974
- None direct all year
- Previous direct station
- Nov 26, 1973 12:06 AM UTC
- Next retrograde station
- Nov 6, 1975 12:01 PM UTC
- Gap between loops
- 710 days
Mars’s path through 1974, day by day
Mars starts 1974 at 2°10′ Taurus and ends it at 14°36′ Sagittarius — 222.4° of net progress, all of it forward. The shaded stretch up to Jan 17 is the post-retrograde shadow of the loop that ended on Nov 26, 1973. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.72° forward. Counting the shadows, 17 days of 1974 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
The Mars stations either side of 1974: exact times in your city
Mars turned retrograde at 12:01 PM UTC on November 6, 1975 at 2°39′ Cancer — 9:01 AM in Santiago, 7:01 AM in New York, 12:01 PM in London and 9:01 PM in Tokyo.
| City | Turns direct · Nov 26, 1973 | Turns retrograde · Nov 6, 1975 |
|---|---|---|
| UTC | Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · 25°18′ Aries | Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · 2°39′ Cancer |
| Honolulu United States | 2:06 PM Sun, Nov 25, 1973 · UTC−10 | 2:01 AM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC−10 |
| Anchorage United States | 2:06 PM Sun, Nov 25, 1973 · UTC−10 | 2:01 AM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC−10 |
| Los Angeles United States | 4:06 PM Sun, Nov 25, 1973 · UTC−8 | 4:01 AM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC−8 |
| Phoenix United States | 5:06 PM Sun, Nov 25, 1973 · UTC−7 | 5:01 AM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC−7 |
| Denver United States | 5:06 PM Sun, Nov 25, 1973 · UTC−7 | 5:01 AM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC−7 |
| Chicago United States | 6:06 PM Sun, Nov 25, 1973 · UTC−6 | 6:01 AM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC−6 |
| Mexico City Mexico | 6:06 PM Sun, Nov 25, 1973 · UTC−6 | 6:01 AM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC−6 |
| New York United States | 7:06 PM Sun, Nov 25, 1973 · UTC−5 | 7:01 AM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC−5 |
| Toronto Canada | 7:06 PM Sun, Nov 25, 1973 · UTC−5 | 7:01 AM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC−5 |
| Bogotá Colombia | 7:06 PM Sun, Nov 25, 1973 · UTC−5 | 7:01 AM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC−5 |
| Lima Peru | 7:06 PM Sun, Nov 25, 1973 · UTC−5 | 7:01 AM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC−5 |
| Caracas Venezuela | 8:06 PM Sun, Nov 25, 1973 · UTC−4 | 8:01 AM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC−4 |
| Santiago Chile | 9:06 PM Sun, Nov 25, 1973 · UTC−3 | 9:01 AM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC−3 |
| Buenos Aires Argentina | 9:06 PM Sun, Nov 25, 1973 · UTC−3 | 9:01 AM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC−3 |
| São Paulo Brazil | 9:06 PM Sun, Nov 25, 1973 · UTC−3 | 9:01 AM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC−3 |
| Reykjavík Iceland | 12:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC | 12:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC |
| London United Kingdom | 12:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC | 12:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC |
| Lagos Nigeria | 1:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+1 | 1:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+1 |
| Paris France | 1:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+1 | 1:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+1 |
| Berlin Germany | 1:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+1 | 1:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+1 |
| Johannesburg South Africa | 2:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+2 | 2:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+2 |
| Cairo Egypt | 2:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+2 | 2:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+2 |
| Athens Greece | 2:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+2 | 3:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+3 |
| Istanbul Turkey | 2:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+2 | 2:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+2 |
| Moscow Russia | 3:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+3 | 3:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+3 |
| Nairobi Kenya | 3:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+3 | 3:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+3 |
| Tehran Iran | 3:36 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+3:30 | 3:31 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+3:30 |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 4:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+4 | 4:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+4 |
| Karachi Pakistan | 5:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+5 | 5:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+5 |
| New Delhi India | 5:36 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+5:30 | 5:31 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+5:30 |
| Kathmandu Nepal | 5:36 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+5:30 | 5:31 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+5:30 |
| Dhaka Bangladesh | 6:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+6 | 6:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+6 |
| Bangkok Thailand | 7:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+7 | 7:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+7 |
| Jakarta Indonesia | 7:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+7 | 7:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+7 |
| Singapore | 7:36 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+7:30 | 7:31 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+7:30 |
| Beijing China | 8:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+8 | 8:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+8 |
| Manila Philippines | 8:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+8 | 8:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+8 |
| Perth Australia | 8:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+8 | 8:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+8 |
| Seoul South Korea | 9:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+9 | 9:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+9 |
| Tokyo Japan | 9:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+9 | 9:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+9 |
| Adelaide Australia | 10:36 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+10:30 | 10:31 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+10:30 |
| Brisbane Australia | 10:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+10 | 10:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+10 |
| Sydney Australia | 11:06 AM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+11 | 11:01 PM Thu, Nov 6, 1975 · UTC+11 |
| Auckland New Zealand | 12:06 PM Mon, Nov 26, 1973 · UTC+12 | 1:01 AM Fri, Nov 7, 1975 · UTC+13 |
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 1974: a year between two loops
710 days separate the end of one Mars retrograde from the start of the next, and 1974 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 January 17, when Mars is back at the degree where it first turned.
Computed from the actual motion
The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1974
Gap across 1974
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 1974
Mars through the zodiac in 1974
Every sign Mars occupies during 1974, 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 1974. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.
1974 at a glance
Every other retrograde in 1974
Cite this page
AstroHot. “Mars Retrograde 1974: None — Next Starts Nov 6, 1975.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mars/1974/
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