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Mars retrograde 1983

There was no Mars retrograde in 1983: the planet stayed direct all year — the previous retrograde ended on May 11, 1982 in Libra, and the next began on April 5, 1984 in Scorpio.

Retrograde in 1983
None direct all year
Previous direct station
May 11, 1982 6:35 PM UTC
Next retrograde station
Apr 5, 1984 12:22 PM UTC
Gap between loops
695 days
Mars Retrograde 1983: None — Next Starts Apr 5, 1984

Mars’s path through 1983, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1983
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1983. Mars starts 1983 at 16°45′ Aquarius and ends it at 24°26′ Libra — 247.7° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Jan 13, 0.79° forward. AquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1983. Mars starts 1983 at 16°45′ Aquarius and ends it at 24°26′ Libra — 247.7° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Jan 13, 0.79° forward. AquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1983 at 16°45′ Aquarius and ends it at 24°26′ Libra — 247.7° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Jan 13, 0.79° forward.

Exact times

The Mars stations either side of 1983: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 12:22 PM UTC on April 5, 1984 at 28°21′ Scorpio — 8:22 AM in Santiago, 7:22 AM in New York, 1:22 PM in London and 9:22 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · May 11, 1982 Turns retrograde · Apr 5, 1984
UTC Tue, May 11, 1982 · 0°22′ Libra Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · 28°21′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States 8:35 AM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC−10 2:22 AM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 9:35 AM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC−9 3:22 AM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 11:35 AM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC−7 4:22 AM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 11:35 AM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC−7 5:22 AM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC−7
Denver United States 12:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC−6 5:22 AM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 1:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC−5 6:22 AM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 12:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC−6 6:22 AM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC−6
New York United States 2:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC−4 7:22 AM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 2:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC−4 7:22 AM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 1:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC−5 7:22 AM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 1:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC−5 7:22 AM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 2:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC−4 8:22 AM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 2:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC−4 8:22 AM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 3:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC−3 9:22 AM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 3:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC−3 9:22 AM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 6:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC 12:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC+1 1:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 7:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC+1 1:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+1
Paris France 8:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC+2 2:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 8:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC+2 2:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 8:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC+2 2:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 8:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC+2 2:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 9:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC+3 3:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 9:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC+3 3:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 10:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC+4 4:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 9:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC+3 3:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 10:05 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC+3:30 3:52 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 10:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC+4 4:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 11:35 PM Tue, May 11, 1982 · UTC+5 5:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 12:05 AM Wed, May 12, 1982 · UTC+5:30 5:52 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 12:05 AM Wed, May 12, 1982 · UTC+5:30 5:52 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh 12:35 AM Wed, May 12, 1982 · UTC+6 6:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 1:35 AM Wed, May 12, 1982 · UTC+7 7:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 1:35 AM Wed, May 12, 1982 · UTC+7 7:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+7
Singapore 2:35 AM Wed, May 12, 1982 · UTC+8 8:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+8
Beijing China 2:35 AM Wed, May 12, 1982 · UTC+8 8:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 2:35 AM Wed, May 12, 1982 · UTC+8 8:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 2:35 AM Wed, May 12, 1982 · UTC+8 8:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 3:35 AM Wed, May 12, 1982 · UTC+9 9:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 3:35 AM Wed, May 12, 1982 · UTC+9 9:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 4:05 AM Wed, May 12, 1982 · UTC+9:30 9:52 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 4:35 AM Wed, May 12, 1982 · UTC+10 10:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:35 AM Wed, May 12, 1982 · UTC+10 10:22 PM Thu, Apr 5, 1984 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 6:35 AM Wed, May 12, 1982 · UTC+12 12:22 AM Fri, Apr 6, 1984 · 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 1983: a year between two loops

695 days separate the end of one Mars retrograde from the start of the next, and 1983 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 1982 and 1984 pages.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1983

Previous

1982 Ended May 11, 1982 after 80 days, moving back 18.8° through the zodiac.

Next

1984 Begins April 5, 1984 and runs 75 days.

Gap across 1983

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 1983

Mars through the zodiac in 1983

Every sign Mars occupies during 1983, 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 Aquarius From Jan 1 – Jan 17
Mars in Pisces Jan 17 – Feb 25
Mars in Aries Feb 25 – Apr 5
Mars in Taurus Apr 5 – May 16
Mars in Gemini May 16 – Jun 29
Mars in Cancer Jun 29 – Aug 13
Mars in Leo Aug 13 – Sep 30
Mars in Virgo Sep 30 – Nov 18
Mars in Libra Nov 18 – Dec 31 and beyond

9 segments in 1983. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1983 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1983

Mercury in Aquarius Jan 7, 1983 – Jan 27, 1983 · 20 days
Pluto in Libra Feb 1, 1983 – Jul 7, 1983 · 156 days
Saturn in Scorpio Feb 12, 1983 – Jul 1, 1983 · 139 days
Uranus in Sagittarius Mar 14, 1983 – Aug 14, 1983 · 153 days
Jupiter in Sagittarius Mar 27, 1983 – Jul 29, 1983 · 123 days
Neptune in Sagittarius Apr 1, 1983 – Sep 8, 1983 · 160 days
Mercury in Taurus May 1, 1983 – May 25, 1983 · 24 days
Venus in Virgo Aug 3, 1983 – Sep 15, 1983 · 43 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 2, 1983 – Sep 24, 1983 · 23 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 22, 1983 – Jan 11, 1984 · 20 days
← 1982 Mars retrograde in 1982. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1984 → Mars retrograde in 1984.

Cite this page

AstroHot. “Mars Retrograde 1983: None — Next Starts Apr 5, 1984.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mars/1983/

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