Mars retrograde 2001

1 period, 69 days inside the year — 19% of 2001. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

69 days · retreats 13.95°

11 May → 19 July 2001 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde 11 May 2001, 13:21 UTC at 29° Sagittarius
Stations direct 19 Jul 2001, 20:53 UTC at 15.05° Sagittarius
Shadow opens 18 Mar 2001 (55 days before)
Shadow closes 6 Sep 2001 (49 days after)
Full window including shadows 173 days

It begins in Taurus season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Neptune in Aquarius — 11 May to 19 Jul 2001 (69 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Sagittarius — 11 May to 19 Jul 2001 (69 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aquarius — 29 May to 19 Jul 2001 (51 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Gemini — 4 Jun to 28 Jun 2001 (24 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2001

Previous

1999 Ended 4 June 1999 after 78 days, moving back 17.76° through the zodiac.

Next

2003 Begins 29 July 2003 and runs 60 days.

Gap across 2001

4.2 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.

2001 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2001

Jupiter in Gemini 22 Nov 2000 – 25 Jan 2001 · 64 days
Saturn in Taurus 22 Nov 2000 – 24 Jan 2001 · 64 days
Mercury in Pisces 4 Feb 2001 – 25 Feb 2001 · 22 days
Venus in Aries 9 Mar 2001 – 20 Apr 2001 · 42 days
Pluto in Sagittarius 17 Mar 2001 – 23 Aug 2001 · 159 days
Neptune in Aquarius 10 May 2001 – 17 Oct 2001 · 160 days
Uranus in Aquarius 29 May 2001 – 30 Oct 2001 · 154 days
Mercury in Gemini 4 Jun 2001 – 28 Jun 2001 · 24 days
Saturn in Gemini 26 Sep 2001 – 7 Feb 2002 · 134 days
Mercury in Libra 1 Oct 2001 – 23 Oct 2001 · 21 days
Jupiter in Cancer 2 Nov 2001 – 9 Feb 2002 · 99 days
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