Mars retrograde 2006
There was no Mars retrograde in 2006: the planet stayed direct all year — the previous retrograde ended on December 10, 2005 in Taurus, and the next began on November 15, 2007 in Cancer.
- Retrograde in 2006
- None direct all year
- Previous direct station
- Dec 10, 2005 4:04 AM UTC
- Next retrograde station
- Nov 15, 2007 8:25 AM UTC
- Gap between loops
- 705 days
Mars’s path through 2006, day by day
Mars starts 2006 at 11°04′ Taurus and ends it at 18°25′ Sagittarius — 217.3° of net progress, all of it forward. The shaded stretch up to Feb 3 is the post-retrograde shadow of the loop that ended on Dec 10, 2005. Fastest day: Dec 30, 0.73° forward. Counting the shadows, 34 days of 2006 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
The Mars stations either side of 2006: exact times in your city
Mars turned retrograde at 8:25 AM UTC on November 15, 2007 at 12°26′ Cancer — 5:25 AM in Santiago, 3:25 AM in New York, 8:25 AM in London and 5:25 PM in Tokyo.
| City | Turns direct · Dec 10, 2005 | Turns retrograde · Nov 15, 2007 |
|---|---|---|
| UTC | Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · 8°14′ Taurus | Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · 12°26′ Cancer |
| Honolulu United States | 6:04 PM Fri, Dec 9, 2005 · UTC−10 | 10:25 PM Wed, Nov 14, 2007 · UTC−10 |
| Anchorage United States | 7:04 PM Fri, Dec 9, 2005 · UTC−9 | 11:25 PM Wed, Nov 14, 2007 · UTC−9 |
| Los Angeles United States | 8:04 PM Fri, Dec 9, 2005 · UTC−8 | 12:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC−8 |
| Phoenix United States | 9:04 PM Fri, Dec 9, 2005 · UTC−7 | 1:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC−7 |
| Denver United States | 9:04 PM Fri, Dec 9, 2005 · UTC−7 | 1:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC−7 |
| Chicago United States | 10:04 PM Fri, Dec 9, 2005 · UTC−6 | 2:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC−6 |
| Mexico City Mexico | 10:04 PM Fri, Dec 9, 2005 · UTC−6 | 2:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC−6 |
| New York United States | 11:04 PM Fri, Dec 9, 2005 · UTC−5 | 3:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC−5 |
| Toronto Canada | 11:04 PM Fri, Dec 9, 2005 · UTC−5 | 3:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC−5 |
| Bogotá Colombia | 11:04 PM Fri, Dec 9, 2005 · UTC−5 | 3:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC−5 |
| Lima Peru | 11:04 PM Fri, Dec 9, 2005 · UTC−5 | 3:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC−5 |
| Caracas Venezuela | 12:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC−4 | 4:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC−4 |
| Santiago Chile | 1:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC−3 | 5:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC−3 |
| Buenos Aires Argentina | 1:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC−3 | 5:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC−3 |
| São Paulo Brazil | 2:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC−2 | 6:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC−2 |
| Reykjavík Iceland | 4:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC | 8:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC |
| London United Kingdom | 4:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC | 8:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC |
| Lagos Nigeria | 5:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+1 | 9:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+1 |
| Paris France | 5:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+1 | 9:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+1 |
| Berlin Germany | 5:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+1 | 9:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+1 |
| Johannesburg South Africa | 6:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+2 | 10:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+2 |
| Cairo Egypt | 6:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+2 | 10:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+2 |
| Athens Greece | 6:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+2 | 10:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+2 |
| Istanbul Turkey | 6:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+2 | 10:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+2 |
| Moscow Russia | 7:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+3 | 11:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+3 |
| Nairobi Kenya | 7:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+3 | 11:25 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+3 |
| Tehran Iran | 7:34 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+3:30 | 11:55 AM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+3:30 |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 8:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+4 | 12:25 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+4 |
| Karachi Pakistan | 9:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+5 | 1:25 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+5 |
| New Delhi India | 9:34 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+5:30 | 1:55 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+5:30 |
| Kathmandu Nepal | 9:49 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+5:45 | 2:10 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+5:45 |
| Dhaka Bangladesh | 10:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+6 | 2:25 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+6 |
| Bangkok Thailand | 11:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+7 | 3:25 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+7 |
| Jakarta Indonesia | 11:04 AM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+7 | 3:25 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+7 |
| Singapore | 12:04 PM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+8 | 4:25 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+8 |
| Beijing China | 12:04 PM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+8 | 4:25 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+8 |
| Manila Philippines | 12:04 PM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+8 | 4:25 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+8 |
| Perth Australia | 12:04 PM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+8 | 5:25 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+9 |
| Seoul South Korea | 1:04 PM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+9 | 5:25 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+9 |
| Tokyo Japan | 1:04 PM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+9 | 5:25 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+9 |
| Adelaide Australia | 2:34 PM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+10:30 | 6:55 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+10:30 |
| Brisbane Australia | 2:04 PM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+10 | 6:25 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+10 |
| Sydney Australia | 3:04 PM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+11 | 7:25 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · UTC+11 |
| Auckland New Zealand | 5:04 PM Sat, Dec 10, 2005 · UTC+13 | 9:25 PM Thu, Nov 15, 2007 · 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 2006: a year between two loops
705 days separate the end of one Mars retrograde from the start of the next, and 2006 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 year opens inside the tail of the previous loop: its post-retrograde shadow closes on February 3, when Mars is back at the degree where it first turned.
Computed from the actual motion
The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2006
Gap across 2006
1.9 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 2006
Mars through the zodiac in 2006
Every sign Mars occupies during 2006, 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.
8 segments in 2006. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.
2006 at a glance
Every other retrograde in 2006
Cite this page
AstroHot. “Mars Retrograde 2006: None — Next Starts Nov 15, 2007.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mars/2006/
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