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Mars retrograde 2004

There was no Mars retrograde in 2004: the planet stayed direct all year — the previous retrograde ended on September 27, 2003 in Pisces, and the next began on October 1, 2005 in Taurus.

Retrograde in 2004
None direct all year
Previous direct station
Sep 27, 2003 7:52 AM UTC
Next retrograde station
Oct 1, 2005 10:04 PM UTC
Gap between loops
736 days
Mars Retrograde 2004: None — Next Starts Oct 1, 2005

Mars’s path through 2004, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2004
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2004. Mars starts 2004 at 9°10′ Aries and ends it at 4°21′ Sagittarius — 235.2° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Dec 16, 0.69° forward. AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2004. Mars starts 2004 at 9°10′ Aries and ends it at 4°21′ Sagittarius — 235.2° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Dec 16, 0.69° forward. AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 2004 at 9°10′ Aries and ends it at 4°21′ Sagittarius — 235.2° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Dec 16, 0.69° forward.

Exact times

The Mars stations either side of 2004: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 10:04 PM UTC on October 1, 2005 at 23°22′ Taurus — 6:04 PM in Santiago, 6:04 PM in New York, 11:04 PM in London and 7:04 AM on October 2 in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · Sep 27, 2003 Turns retrograde · Oct 1, 2005
UTC Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · 0°07′ Pisces Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · 23°22′ Taurus
Honolulu United States 9:52 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2003 · UTC−10 12:04 PM Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 11:52 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2003 · UTC−8 2:04 PM Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 12:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC−7 3:04 PM Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 12:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC−7 3:04 PM Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · UTC−7
Denver United States 1:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC−6 4:04 PM Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 2:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC−5 5:04 PM Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 2:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC−5 5:04 PM Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · UTC−5
New York United States 3:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC−4 6:04 PM Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 3:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC−4 6:04 PM Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 2:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC−5 5:04 PM Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 2:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC−5 5:04 PM Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 3:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC−4 6:04 PM Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 3:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC−4 6:04 PM Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 4:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC−3 7:04 PM Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 4:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC−3 7:04 PM Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 7:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC 10:04 PM Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · UTC
London United Kingdom 8:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+1 11:04 PM Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 8:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+1 11:04 PM Sat, Oct 1, 2005 · UTC+1
Paris France 9:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+2 12:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 9:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+2 12:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 9:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+2 12:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 9:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+2 12:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 10:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+3 1:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 10:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+3 1:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 11:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+4 2:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya 10:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+3 1:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 11:22 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+3:30 1:34 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 11:52 AM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+4 2:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 12:52 PM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+5 3:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 1:22 PM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+5:30 3:34 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 1:37 PM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+5:45 3:49 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 1:52 PM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+6 4:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 2:52 PM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+7 5:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 2:52 PM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+7 5:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+7
Singapore 3:52 PM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+8 6:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+8
Beijing China 3:52 PM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+8 6:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 3:52 PM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+8 6:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 3:52 PM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+8 6:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 4:52 PM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+9 7:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 4:52 PM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+9 7:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 5:22 PM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+9:30 7:34 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 5:52 PM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+10 8:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 5:52 PM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+10 8:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 7:52 PM Sat, Sep 27, 2003 · UTC+12 11:04 AM Sun, Oct 2, 2005 · UTC+13

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.

Mars in 2004: a year between two loops

736 days separate the end of one Mars retrograde from the start of the next, and 2004 falls entirely inside that stretch. Mars turns back once every 779.94 days — longer than a calendar year — and each loop is over in weeks, so now and then a whole year passes between two of them.

The loops themselves are on the 2003 and 2005 pages.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2004

Previous

2003 Ended September 27, 2003 after 60 days, moving back 10.02° through the zodiac.

Next

2005 Begins October 1, 2005 and runs 69 days.

Gap across 2004

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.

Computed for 2004

Mars through the zodiac in 2004

Every sign Mars occupies during 2004, 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 Aries From Jan 1 – Feb 3
Mars in Taurus Feb 3 – Mar 21
Mars in Gemini Mar 21 – May 7
Mars in Cancer May 7 – Jun 23
Mars in Leo Jun 23 – Aug 10
Mars in Virgo Aug 10 – Sep 26
Mars in Libra Sep 26 – Nov 11
Mars in Scorpio Nov 11 – Dec 25
Mars in Sagittarius Dec 25 – Dec 31 and beyond

9 segments in 2004. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2004 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2004

Saturn in Cancer Oct 25, 2003 – Mar 7, 2004 · 134 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 17, 2003 – Jan 6, 2004 · 20 days
Jupiter in Virgo Jan 3, 2004 – May 5, 2004 · 122 days
Pluto in Sagittarius Mar 24, 2004 – Aug 30, 2004 · 159 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 6, 2004 – Apr 30, 2004 · 24 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 17, 2004 – Oct 24, 2004 · 160 days
Venus in Gemini May 17, 2004 – Jun 29, 2004 · 43 days
Uranus in Pisces Jun 10, 2004 – Nov 11, 2004 · 154 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 10, 2004 – Sep 2, 2004 · 24 days
Saturn in Cancer Nov 8, 2004 – Mar 22, 2005 · 134 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 30, 2004 – Dec 20, 2004 · 20 days
← 2003 Mars retrograde in 2003. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2005 → Mars retrograde in 2005.

Cite this page

AstroHot. “Mars Retrograde 2004: None — Next Starts Oct 1, 2005.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mars/2004/

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