Mars retrograde 1999

1 period, 78 days inside the year — 21.3% of 1999. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

78 days · retreats 17.76°

18 March → 4 June 1999 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde 18 Mar 1999, 13:49 UTC at 12.19° Scorpio
Stations direct 4 Jun 1999, 05:20 UTC at 24.43° Libra
Shadow opens 13 Jan 1999 (64 days before)
Shadow closes 2 Aug 1999 (59 days after)
Full window including shadows 201 days

Mars retrograde in Scorpio

Mars retrograde in Scorpio intensifies power struggles and buried anger. Old conflicts resurface, obsessions deepen and control becomes the issue. It suits deep inner work and releasing grudges rather than launching aggressive campaigns.

…and back into 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.

It begins in Pisces season and ends in Gemini season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Aries — 18 Mar to 2 Apr 1999 (15 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Sagittarius — 18 Mar to 4 Jun 1999 (78 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Aquarius — 6 May to 4 Jun 1999 (28 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aquarius — 21 May to 4 Jun 1999 (13 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 1999

Previous

1997 Ended 27 April 1997 after 81 days, moving back 19.19° through the zodiac.

Next

2001 Begins 11 May 2001 and runs 69 days.

Gap across 1999

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.

1999 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1999

Mercury in Aries 10 Mar 1999 – 2 Apr 1999 · 23 days
Pluto in Sagittarius 13 Mar 1999 – 18 Aug 1999 · 158 days
Neptune in Aquarius 6 May 1999 – 13 Oct 1999 · 160 days
Uranus in Aquarius 21 May 1999 – 23 Oct 1999 · 154 days
Mercury in Leo 12 Jul 1999 – 6 Aug 1999 · 24 days
Venus in Virgo 30 Jul 1999 – 11 Sep 1999 · 43 days
Jupiter in Taurus 25 Aug 1999 – 20 Dec 1999 · 118 days
Saturn in Taurus 29 Aug 1999 – 12 Jan 2000 · 135 days
Mercury in Sagittarius 5 Nov 1999 – 25 Nov 1999 · 20 days
← 1998 Mars retrograde in 1998. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2000 → Mars retrograde in 2000.