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Mars retrograde 2003

Mars retrograde 2003: 1 period, 60 days inside the year — 16.4% of 2003. Mars turned retrograde at 7:36 AM UTC on July 29 at 10°07′ Pisces and turned direct at 7:52 AM UTC on September 27 at 0°07′ Pisces.

Turns retrograde
Jul 29 7:36 AM UTC
Turns direct
Sep 27 7:52 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2003
60 days 16.4% of the year
Sign
Pisces retreats 10.02°
Mars Retrograde 2003 Dates: Jul 29 – Sep 27

Mars’s path through 2003, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2003
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2003. Mars starts 2003 at 19°34′ Scorpio and ends it at 9°10′ Aries — 139.6° of net progress: 149.6° forward, 10° given back. The loop retraces 10.02° in 60 days, from 10°08′ Pisces on Jul 29 back to 0°07′ Pisces on Sep 27. Fastest day: Jan 6, 0.65° forward; fastest backward: Aug 25, 0.27°. Counting the shadows, 144 days of 2003 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jun 17, 2003 – Jul 29, 2003Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 27, 2003 – Nov 8, 2003Retrograde: Jul 29, 2003 – Sep 27, 2003ScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAriesStations retrograde Jul 29, 2003, 7:36 AM UTC, 10°07′ PiscesR Jul 29Stations direct Sep 27, 2003, 7:52 AM UTC, 0°07′ PiscesD Sep 27JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2003. Mars starts 2003 at 19°34′ Scorpio and ends it at 9°10′ Aries — 139.6° of net progress: 149.6° forward, 10° given back. The loop retraces 10.02° in 60 days, from 10°08′ Pisces on Jul 29 back to 0°07′ Pisces on Sep 27. Fastest day: Jan 6, 0.65° forward; fastest backward: Aug 25, 0.27°. Counting the shadows, 144 days of 2003 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jun 17, 2003 – Jul 29, 2003Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 27, 2003 – Nov 8, 2003Retrograde: Jul 29, 2003 – Sep 27, 2003ScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAriesStations retrograde Jul 29, 2003, 7:36 AM UTC, 10°07′ PiscesR Jul 29Stations direct Sep 27, 2003, 7:52 AM UTC, 0°07′ PiscesD Sep 27JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 2003 at 19°34′ Scorpio and ends it at 9°10′ Aries — 139.6° of net progress: 149.6° forward, 10° given back. The loop retraces 10.02° in 60 days, from 10°08′ Pisces on Jul 29 back to 0°07′ Pisces on Sep 27. Fastest day: Jan 6, 0.65° forward; fastest backward: Aug 25, 0.27°. Counting the shadows, 144 days of 2003 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 2003: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 7:36 AM UTC on July 29, 2003 at 10°07′ Pisces — 3:36 AM in Santiago, 3:36 AM in New York, 8:36 AM in London and 4:36 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Tue, Jul 29 · 10°07′ Pisces Sat, Sep 27 · 0°07′ Pisces
Honolulu United States 9:36 PM Mon, Jul 28 · UTC−10 9:52 PM Fri, Sep 26 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 11:36 PM Mon, Jul 28 · UTC−8 11:52 PM Fri, Sep 26 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 12:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC−7 12:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 12:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC−7 12:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC−7
Denver United States 1:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC−6 1:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 2:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC−5 2:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 2:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC−5 2:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC−5
New York United States 3:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC−4 3:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 3:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC−4 3:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 2:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC−5 2:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 2:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC−5 2:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 3:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC−4 3:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 3:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC−4 3:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 4:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC−3 4:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 4:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC−3 4:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 7:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC 7:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC
London United Kingdom 8:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+1 8:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 8:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+1 8:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+1
Paris France 9:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+2 9:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 9:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+2 9:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 9:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+2 9:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 10:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+3 9:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 10:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+3 10:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 10:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+3 10:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 11:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+4 11:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 10:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+3 10:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 12:06 PM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+4:30 11:22 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 11:36 AM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+4 11:52 AM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 12:36 PM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+5 12:52 PM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 1:06 PM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+5:30 1:22 PM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 1:21 PM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+5:45 1:37 PM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 1:36 PM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+6 1:52 PM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 2:36 PM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+7 2:52 PM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 2:36 PM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+7 2:52 PM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+7
Singapore 3:36 PM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+8 3:52 PM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+8
Beijing China 3:36 PM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+8 3:52 PM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 3:36 PM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+8 3:52 PM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 3:36 PM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+8 3:52 PM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 4:36 PM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+9 4:52 PM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 4:36 PM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+9 4:52 PM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 5:06 PM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+9:30 5:22 PM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 5:36 PM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+10 5:52 PM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 5:36 PM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+10 5:52 PM Sat, Sep 27 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 7:36 PM Tue, Jul 29 · UTC+12 7:52 PM Sat, Sep 27 · 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.

60 days · retreats 10.02°

July 29 → September 27, 2003 in Pisces

Stations retrograde Jul 29, 2003, 7:36 AM UTC at 10°07′ Pisces
Stations direct Sep 27, 2003, 7:52 AM UTC at 0°07′ Pisces
Shadow opens Jun 17, 2003, 9:08 AM UTC (42 days before)
Shadow closes Nov 8, 2003, 12:16 AM UTC (42 days after)
Full window including shadows 144 days
The July loop up close, shadow to shadow
The July loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 10.02° between 0°07′ Pisces and 10°07′ Pisces three times: forward in the pre-shadow (42 days), back while retrograde (60 days), forward again in the post-shadow (42 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Jun 17, 2003 – Jul 29, 2003Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 27, 2003 – Nov 8, 2003Retrograde: Jul 29, 2003 – Sep 27, 200325° Aquarius0° Pisces5° Pisces10° Pisces15° PiscesStations retrograde Jul 29, 2003, 7:36 AM UTC, 10°07′ PiscesR Jul 29 · 10°07′ PiscesStations direct Sep 27, 2003, 7:52 AM UTC, 0°07′ PiscesD Sep 27 · 0°07′ PiscesJun 9Jul 7Aug 4Sep 1Sep 29Oct 27Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com The July loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 10.02° between 0°07′ Pisces and 10°07′ Pisces three times: forward in the pre-shadow (42 days), back while retrograde (60 days), forward again in the post-shadow (42 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Jun 17, 2003 – Jul 29, 2003Post-retrograde shadow: Sep 27, 2003 – Nov 8, 2003Retrograde: Jul 29, 2003 – Sep 27, 200325° Aquarius0° Pisces15° PiscesStations retrograde Jul 29, 2003, 7:36 AM UTC, 10°07′ PiscesR Jul 29 · 10°07′ PiscesStations direct Sep 27, 2003, 7:52 AM UTC, 0°07′ PiscesD Sep 27 · 0°07′ PiscesJun 9Jul 7Aug 4Sep 1Sep 29Oct 27Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com

Mars crosses the 10.02° between 0°07′ Pisces and 10°07′ Pisces three times: forward in the pre-shadow (42 days), back while retrograde (60 days), forward again in the post-shadow (42 days).

It begins in Leo season and ends in Libra season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Pisces — Jul 29 to Sep 27, 2003 (60 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Aquarius — Jul 29 to Sep 27, 2003 (60 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Sagittarius — Jul 29 to Aug 29, 2003 (31 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Virgo — Aug 28 to Sep 20, 2003 (23 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2003

Previous

2001 Ended July 19, 2001 after 69 days, moving back 13.94° through the zodiac.

Next

2005 Begins October 1, 2005 and runs 69 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 2003

Mars through the zodiac in 2003

Every sign Mars occupies during 2003, 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 – Jan 17
Mars in Sagittarius Jan 17 – Mar 4
Mars in Capricorn Mar 4 – Apr 21
Mars in Aquarius Apr 21 – Jun 17
Mars in Pisces Jun 17 – Dec 16
Mars in Aries Dec 16 – Dec 31 and beyond

6 segments in 2003. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2003 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2003

Saturn in Gemini Oct 11, 2002 – Feb 22, 2003 · 134 days
Jupiter in Leo Dec 4, 2002 – Apr 4, 2003 · 121 days
Mercury in Capricorn Jan 2, 2003 – Jan 23, 2003 · 20 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 23, 2003 – Aug 29, 2003 · 159 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 26, 2003 – May 20, 2003 · 24 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 16, 2003 – Oct 23, 2003 · 160 days
Uranus in Pisces Jun 7, 2003 – Nov 8, 2003 · 154 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 28, 2003 – Sep 20, 2003 · 23 days
Saturn in Cancer Oct 25, 2003 – Mar 7, 2004 · 134 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 17, 2003 – Jan 6, 2004 · 20 days
← 2002 Mars retrograde in 2002. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2004 → Mars retrograde in 2004.

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