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Mars retrograde 1986

Mars retrograde 1986: 1 period, 64 days inside the year — 17.6% of 1986. Mars turned retrograde at 11:25 PM UTC on June 8 at 23°06′ Capricorn and turned direct at 7:46 AM UTC on August 12 at 11°25′ Capricorn.

Turns retrograde
Jun 8 11:25 PM UTC
Turns direct
Aug 12 7:46 AM UTC
Retrograde in 1986
64 days 17.6% of the year
Sign
Capricorn retreats 11.7°
Mars Retrograde 1986 Dates: Jun 8 – Aug 12

Mars’s path through 1986, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1986
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1986. Mars starts 1986 at 10°22′ Scorpio and ends it at 24°34′ Pisces — 134.2° of net progress: 145.9° forward, 11.7° given back. The loop retraces 11.7° in 64 days, from 23°06′ Capricorn on Jun 8 back to 11°25′ Capricorn on Aug 12. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.7° forward; fastest backward: Jul 11, 0.29°. Counting the shadows, 157 days of 1986 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 21, 1986 – Jun 8, 1986Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 12, 1986 – Sep 25, 1986Retrograde: Jun 8, 1986 – Aug 12, 1986ScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesStations retrograde Jun 8, 1986, 11:25 PM UTC, 23°06′ CapricornR Jun 8Stations direct Aug 12, 1986, 7:46 AM UTC, 11°25′ CapricornD Aug 12JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 1986. Mars starts 1986 at 10°22′ Scorpio and ends it at 24°34′ Pisces — 134.2° of net progress: 145.9° forward, 11.7° given back. The loop retraces 11.7° in 64 days, from 23°06′ Capricorn on Jun 8 back to 11°25′ Capricorn on Aug 12. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.7° forward; fastest backward: Jul 11, 0.29°. Counting the shadows, 157 days of 1986 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 21, 1986 – Jun 8, 1986Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 12, 1986 – Sep 25, 1986Retrograde: Jun 8, 1986 – Aug 12, 1986ScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesStations retrograde Jun 8, 1986, 11:25 PM UTC, 23°06′ CapricornR Jun 8Stations direct Aug 12, 1986, 7:46 AM UTC, 11°25′ CapricornD Aug 12JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 1986 at 10°22′ Scorpio and ends it at 24°34′ Pisces — 134.2° of net progress: 145.9° forward, 11.7° given back. The loop retraces 11.7° in 64 days, from 23°06′ Capricorn on Jun 8 back to 11°25′ Capricorn on Aug 12. Fastest day: Dec 31, 0.7° forward; fastest backward: Jul 11, 0.29°. Counting the shadows, 157 days of 1986 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 1986: 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 retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sun, Jun 8 · 23°06′ Capricorn Tue, Aug 12 · 11°25′ Capricorn
Honolulu United States 1:25 PM Sun, Jun 8 · UTC−10 9:46 PM Mon, Aug 11 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 3:25 PM Sun, Jun 8 · UTC−8 11:46 PM Mon, Aug 11 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 4:25 PM Sun, Jun 8 · UTC−7 12:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 4:25 PM Sun, Jun 8 · UTC−7 12:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC−7
Denver United States 5:25 PM Sun, Jun 8 · UTC−6 1:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 6:25 PM Sun, Jun 8 · UTC−5 2:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 5:25 PM Sun, Jun 8 · UTC−6 1:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC−6
New York United States 7:25 PM Sun, Jun 8 · UTC−4 3:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 7:25 PM Sun, Jun 8 · UTC−4 3:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 6:25 PM Sun, Jun 8 · UTC−5 2:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:25 PM Sun, Jun 8 · UTC−5 2:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 7:25 PM Sun, Jun 8 · UTC−4 3:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 7:25 PM Sun, Jun 8 · UTC−4 3:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 8:25 PM Sun, Jun 8 · UTC−3 4:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 8:25 PM Sun, Jun 8 · UTC−3 4:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 11:25 PM Sun, Jun 8 · UTC 7:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC
London United Kingdom 12:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+1 8:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 12:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+1 8:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+1
Paris France 1:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+2 9:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 1:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+2 9:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 1:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+2 9:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 2:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+3 10:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 2:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+3 10:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 2:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+3 10:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 3:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+4 11:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 2:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+3 10:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 2:55 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+3:30 11:16 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+4 11:46 AM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+5 12:46 PM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 4:55 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+5:30 1:16 PM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 5:10 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+5:45 1:31 PM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+6 1:46 PM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 6:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+7 2:46 PM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 6:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+7 2:46 PM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+7
Singapore 7:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+8 3:46 PM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+8
Beijing China 8:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+9 4:46 PM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+9
Manila Philippines 7:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+8 3:46 PM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+8 3:46 PM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+9 4:46 PM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+9 4:46 PM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 8:55 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+9:30 5:16 PM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 9:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+10 5:46 PM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 9:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+10 5:46 PM Tue, Aug 12 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 11:25 AM Mon, Jun 9 · UTC+12 7:46 PM Tue, Aug 12 · 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.

64 days · retreats 11.7°

June 8 → August 12, 1986 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde Jun 8, 1986, 11:25 PM UTC at 23°06′ Capricorn
Stations direct Aug 12, 1986, 7:46 AM UTC at 11°25′ Capricorn
Shadow opens Apr 21, 1986, 3:45 PM UTC (48 days before)
Shadow closes Sep 25, 1986, 12:41 PM UTC (44 days after)
Full window including shadows 157 days
The June loop up close, shadow to shadow
The June loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 11.7° between 11°25′ Capricorn and 23°06′ Capricorn three times: forward in the pre-shadow (48 days), back while retrograde (64 days), forward again in the post-shadow (44 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 21, 1986 – Jun 8, 1986Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 12, 1986 – Sep 25, 1986Retrograde: Jun 8, 1986 – Aug 12, 19865° Capricorn10° Capricorn15° Capricorn20° Capricorn25° CapricornStations retrograde Jun 8, 1986, 11:25 PM UTC, 23°06′ CapricornR Jun 8 · 23°06′ CapricornStations direct Aug 12, 1986, 7:46 AM UTC, 11°25′ CapricornD Aug 12 · 11°25′ CapricornMay 5Jun 2Jun 30Jul 28Aug 25Sep 22Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com The June loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 11.7° between 11°25′ Capricorn and 23°06′ Capricorn three times: forward in the pre-shadow (48 days), back while retrograde (64 days), forward again in the post-shadow (44 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Apr 21, 1986 – Jun 8, 1986Post-retrograde shadow: Aug 12, 1986 – Sep 25, 1986Retrograde: Jun 8, 1986 – Aug 12, 19865° CapricornStations retrograde Jun 8, 1986, 11:25 PM UTC, 23°06′ CapricornR Jun 8 · 23°06′ CapricornStations direct Aug 12, 1986, 7:46 AM UTC, 11°25′ CapricornD Aug 12 · 11°25′ CapricornMay 5Jun 2Jun 30Jul 28Aug 25Sep 22Source: JPL orbital elements; stations NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Mars crosses the 11.7° between 11°25′ Capricorn and 23°06′ Capricorn three times: forward in the pre-shadow (48 days), back while retrograde (64 days), forward again in the post-shadow (44 days).

It begins in Gemini season and ends in Leo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Sagittarius — Jun 8 to Aug 7, 1986 (59 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Sagittarius — Jun 8 to Aug 12, 1986 (64 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — Jun 8 to Aug 12, 1986 (64 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Scorpio — Jun 8 to Jul 15, 1986 (36 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Leo — Jul 9 to Aug 3, 1986 (24 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Pisces — Jul 12 to Aug 12, 1986 (31 days of overlap)

For the sign itself, see Capricorn and its daily horoscope.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1986

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1984 Ended June 19, 1984 after 75 days, moving back 16.65° through the zodiac.

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1988 Begins August 26, 1988 and runs 63 days.

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 1986

Mars through the zodiac in 1986

Every sign Mars occupies during 1986, 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 Scorpio From Jan 1 – Feb 2
Mars in Sagittarius Feb 2 – Mar 28
Mars in Capricorn Mar 28 – Oct 9
Mars in Aquarius Oct 9 – Nov 26
Mars in Pisces Nov 26 – Dec 31 and beyond

5 segments in 1986. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

1986 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1986

Pluto in Scorpio Feb 8, 1986 – Jul 15, 1986 · 156 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 7, 1986 – Mar 30, 1986 · 23 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Mar 19, 1986 – Aug 7, 1986 · 141 days
Uranus in Sagittarius Mar 27, 1986 – Aug 27, 1986 · 153 days
Neptune in Capricorn Apr 7, 1986 – Sep 14, 1986 · 160 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 9, 1986 – Aug 3, 1986 · 24 days
Jupiter in Pisces Jul 12, 1986 – Nov 8, 1986 · 119 days
Venus in Scorpio Oct 15, 1986 – Nov 26, 1986 · 41 days
Mercury in Scorpio Nov 2, 1986 – Nov 22, 1986 · 20 days
← 1985 Mars retrograde in 1985. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1987 → Mars retrograde in 1987.

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