Mars retrograde 1997

1 period, 81 days inside the year — 22.1% of 1997. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

81 days · retreats 19.19°

6 February → 27 April 1997 in Libra

Stations retrograde 6 Feb 1997, 00:31 UTC at 5.95° Libra
Stations direct 27 Apr 1997, 18:34 UTC at 16.76° Virgo
Shadow opens 1 Dec 1996 (66 days before)
Shadow closes 2 Jul 1997 (65 days after)
Full window including shadows 213 days

Mars retrograde in Libra

Mars retrograde in Libra brings conflict in partnerships to the surface. Unspoken resentments emerge, legal disputes slow down and decisions stall under indecision. It suits renegotiating fairness rather than escalating disagreements.

…and back into Virgo

Mars retrograde in Virgo hits work, health and daily routines. Efficiency drops, fitness plans falter and irritation over small details rises. It suits recovery, reorganising workloads and correcting habits rather than pushing harder.

It begins in Aquarius season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Pluto in Sagittarius — 8 Mar to 27 Apr 1997 (50 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Taurus — 14 Apr to 27 Apr 1997 (13 days of overlap)

Read against Libra, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1997

Previous

1995 Ended 24 March 1995 after 81 days, moving back 19.5° through the zodiac.

Next

1999 Begins 18 March 1999 and runs 78 days.

Gap across 1997

4 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.

1997 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1997

Mercury in Capricorn 23 Dec 1996 – 12 Jan 1997 · 20 days
Pluto in Sagittarius 8 Mar 1997 – 13 Aug 1997 · 158 days
Mercury in Taurus 14 Apr 1997 – 8 May 1997 · 24 days
Neptune in Capricorn 1 May 1997 – 9 Oct 1997 · 160 days
Uranus in Aquarius 12 May 1997 – 14 Oct 1997 · 154 days
Jupiter in Aquarius 10 Jun 1997 – 8 Oct 1997 · 120 days
Saturn in Aries 1 Aug 1997 – 16 Dec 1997 · 137 days
Mercury in Virgo 17 Aug 1997 – 10 Sep 1997 · 23 days
Mercury in Capricorn 7 Dec 1997 – 27 Dec 1997 · 20 days
Venus in Aquarius 26 Dec 1997 – 5 Feb 1998 · 41 days
← 1996 Mars retrograde in 1996. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1998 → Mars retrograde in 1998.