Mars retrograde 1985
There was no Mars retrograde in 1985: the planet stayed direct all year — the previous retrograde ended on June 19, 1984 in Scorpio, and the next began on June 8, 1986 in Capricorn.
- Retrograde in 1985
- None direct all year
- Previous direct station
- Jun 19, 1984 6:17 PM UTC
- Next retrograde station
- Jun 8, 1986 11:25 PM UTC
- Gap between loops
- 719 days
Mars’s path through 1985, day by day
Mars starts 1985 at 4°55′ Pisces and ends it at 10°22′ Scorpio — 245.4° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Jan 1, 0.76° forward.
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Exact times
The Mars stations either side of 1985: exact times in your city
Mars turned retrograde at 11:25 PM UTC on June 8, 1986 at 23°06′ Capricorn — 7:25 PM in Santiago, 7:25 PM in New York, 12:25 AM on June 9 in London and 8:25 AM on June 9 in Tokyo.
| City | Turns direct · Jun 19, 1984 | Turns retrograde · Jun 8, 1986 |
|---|---|---|
| UTC | Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · 11°42′ Scorpio | Sun, Jun 8, 1986 · 23°06′ Capricorn |
| Honolulu United States | 8:17 AM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC−10 | 1:25 PM Sun, Jun 8, 1986 · UTC−10 |
| Anchorage United States | 10:17 AM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC−8 | 3:25 PM Sun, Jun 8, 1986 · UTC−8 |
| Los Angeles United States | 11:17 AM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC−7 | 4:25 PM Sun, Jun 8, 1986 · UTC−7 |
| Phoenix United States | 11:17 AM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC−7 | 4:25 PM Sun, Jun 8, 1986 · UTC−7 |
| Denver United States | 12:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC−6 | 5:25 PM Sun, Jun 8, 1986 · UTC−6 |
| Chicago United States | 1:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC−5 | 6:25 PM Sun, Jun 8, 1986 · UTC−5 |
| Mexico City Mexico | 12:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC−6 | 5:25 PM Sun, Jun 8, 1986 · UTC−6 |
| New York United States | 2:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC−4 | 7:25 PM Sun, Jun 8, 1986 · UTC−4 |
| Toronto Canada | 2:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC−4 | 7:25 PM Sun, Jun 8, 1986 · UTC−4 |
| Bogotá Colombia | 1:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC−5 | 6:25 PM Sun, Jun 8, 1986 · UTC−5 |
| Lima Peru | 1:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC−5 | 6:25 PM Sun, Jun 8, 1986 · UTC−5 |
| Caracas Venezuela | 2:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC−4 | 7:25 PM Sun, Jun 8, 1986 · UTC−4 |
| Santiago Chile | 2:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC−4 | 7:25 PM Sun, Jun 8, 1986 · UTC−4 |
| Buenos Aires Argentina | 3:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC−3 | 8:25 PM Sun, Jun 8, 1986 · UTC−3 |
| São Paulo Brazil | 3:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC−3 | 8:25 PM Sun, Jun 8, 1986 · UTC−3 |
| Reykjavík Iceland | 6:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC | 11:25 PM Sun, Jun 8, 1986 · UTC |
| London United Kingdom | 7:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC+1 | 12:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+1 |
| Lagos Nigeria | 7:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC+1 | 12:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+1 |
| Paris France | 8:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC+2 | 1:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+2 |
| Berlin Germany | 8:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC+2 | 1:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+2 |
| Johannesburg South Africa | 8:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC+2 | 1:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+2 |
| Cairo Egypt | 9:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC+3 | 2:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+3 |
| Athens Greece | 9:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC+3 | 2:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+3 |
| Istanbul Turkey | 9:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC+3 | 2:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+3 |
| Moscow Russia | 10:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC+4 | 3:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+4 |
| Nairobi Kenya | 9:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC+3 | 2:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+3 |
| Tehran Iran | 9:47 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC+3:30 | 2:55 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+3:30 |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 10:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC+4 | 3:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+4 |
| Karachi Pakistan | 11:17 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC+5 | 4:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+5 |
| New Delhi India | 11:47 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC+5:30 | 4:55 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+5:30 |
| Kathmandu Nepal | 11:47 PM Tue, Jun 19, 1984 · UTC+5:30 | 5:10 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+5:45 |
| Dhaka Bangladesh | 12:17 AM Wed, Jun 20, 1984 · UTC+6 | 5:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+6 |
| Bangkok Thailand | 1:17 AM Wed, Jun 20, 1984 · UTC+7 | 6:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+7 |
| Jakarta Indonesia | 1:17 AM Wed, Jun 20, 1984 · UTC+7 | 6:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+7 |
| Singapore | 2:17 AM Wed, Jun 20, 1984 · UTC+8 | 7:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+8 |
| Beijing China | 2:17 AM Wed, Jun 20, 1984 · UTC+8 | 8:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+9 |
| Manila Philippines | 2:17 AM Wed, Jun 20, 1984 · UTC+8 | 7:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+8 |
| Perth Australia | 2:17 AM Wed, Jun 20, 1984 · UTC+8 | 7:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+8 |
| Seoul South Korea | 3:17 AM Wed, Jun 20, 1984 · UTC+9 | 8:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+9 |
| Tokyo Japan | 3:17 AM Wed, Jun 20, 1984 · UTC+9 | 8:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+9 |
| Adelaide Australia | 3:47 AM Wed, Jun 20, 1984 · UTC+9:30 | 8:55 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+9:30 |
| Brisbane Australia | 4:17 AM Wed, Jun 20, 1984 · UTC+10 | 9:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+10 |
| Sydney Australia | 4:17 AM Wed, Jun 20, 1984 · UTC+10 | 9:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · UTC+10 |
| Auckland New Zealand | 6:17 AM Wed, Jun 20, 1984 · UTC+12 | 11:25 AM Mon, Jun 9, 1986 · 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 1985: a year between two loops
719 days separate the end of one Mars retrograde from the start of the next, and 1985 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 1985
Gap across 1985
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 1985
Mars through the zodiac in 1985
Every sign Mars occupies during 1985, 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.
9 segments in 1985. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.
1985 at a glance
Every other retrograde in 1985
Cite this page
AstroHot. “Mars Retrograde 1985: None — Next Starts Jun 8, 1986.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mars/1985/
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