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Mars retrograde 2008

Mars retrograde 2008: 1 period, 30 days inside the year — 8.2% of 2008. Mars turned direct at 10:33 PM UTC on January 30 at 24°04′ Gemini.

Turns direct
Jan 30 10:33 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2008
30 days 8.2% of the year
Sign
Cancer retreats 18.37°
Mars Retrograde 2008 Dates: Until Jan 30

Mars’s path through 2008, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Nov 9, 2007 – Dec 31, 2008
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Nov 9, 2007 – Dec 31, 2008. Mars starts 2008 at 29°52′ Gemini and ends it at 3°31′ Capricorn — 183.6° of net progress: 189.4° forward, 5.8° given back. The loop retraces 18.37° in 77 days, from 12°27′ Cancer on Nov 15 back to 24°04′ Gemini on Jan 30 2008. Fastest day: Dec 17, 0.75° forward; fastest backward: Jan 1, 0.36°. Counting the shadows, 95 days of 2008 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 16, 2007 – Nov 15, 2007Post-retrograde shadow: Jan 30, 2008 – Apr 4, 2008Retrograde: Nov 15, 2007 – Jan 30, 2008GeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricorn2008Stations retrograde Nov 15, 2007, 8:25 AM UTC, 12°26′ CancerR Nov 15Stations direct Jan 30, 2008, 10:33 PM UTC, 24°04′ GeminiD Jan 30NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Nov 9, 2007 – Dec 31, 2008. Mars starts 2008 at 29°52′ Gemini and ends it at 3°31′ Capricorn — 183.6° of net progress: 189.4° forward, 5.8° given back. The loop retraces 18.37° in 77 days, from 12°27′ Cancer on Nov 15 back to 24°04′ Gemini on Jan 30 2008. Fastest day: Dec 17, 0.75° forward; fastest backward: Jan 1, 0.36°. Counting the shadows, 95 days of 2008 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 16, 2007 – Nov 15, 2007Post-retrograde shadow: Jan 30, 2008 – Apr 4, 2008Retrograde: Nov 15, 2007 – Jan 30, 2008GeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricorn2008Stations retrograde Nov 15, 2007, 8:25 AM UTC, 12°26′ CancerR Nov 15Stations direct Jan 30, 2008, 10:33 PM UTC, 24°04′ GeminiD Jan 30DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 2008 at 29°52′ Gemini and ends it at 3°31′ Capricorn — 183.6° of net progress: 189.4° forward, 5.8° given back. The loop retraces 18.37° in 77 days, from 12°27′ Cancer on Nov 15 back to 24°04′ Gemini on Jan 30 2008. Fastest day: Dec 17, 0.75° forward; fastest backward: Jan 1, 0.36°. Counting the shadows, 95 days of 2008 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 2008: exact times in your city

Mars turned direct at 10:33 PM UTC on January 30, 2008 at 24°04′ Gemini — 7:33 PM in Santiago, 5:33 PM in New York, 10:33 PM in London and 7:33 AM on January 31 in Tokyo.

City Turns direct
UTC Wed, Jan 30 · 24°04′ Gemini
Honolulu United States 12:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 1:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 2:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 3:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC−7
Denver United States 3:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 4:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 4:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC−6
New York United States 5:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 5:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 5:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 5:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 6:03 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 7:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 8:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC−2
São Paulo Brazil 8:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland 10:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC
London United Kingdom 10:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 11:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC+1
Paris France 11:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 11:33 PM Wed, Jan 30 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 12:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 12:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 12:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 12:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 1:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 1:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 2:03 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 2:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 3:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 4:03 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 4:18 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 4:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 5:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 5:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+7
Singapore 6:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+8
Beijing China 6:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 6:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+9
Seoul South Korea 7:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 7:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 9:03 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 8:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 9:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 11:33 AM Thu, Jan 31 · 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.

77 days · retreats 18.37° · crosses the year boundary

November 15, 2007 → January 30, 2008 in Cancer

Stations retrograde Nov 15, 2007, 8:25 AM UTC at 12°26′ Cancer
Stations direct Jan 30, 2008, 10:33 PM UTC at 24°04′ Gemini
Shadow opens Sep 16, 2007, 9:17 PM UTC (59 days before)
Shadow closes Apr 4, 2008, 7:57 PM UTC (65 days after)
Full window including shadows 201 days
The November loop up close, shadow to shadow
The November loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 18.37° between 24°04′ Gemini and 12°26′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (59 days), back while retrograde (77 days), forward again in the post-shadow (65 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 16, 2007 – Nov 15, 2007Post-retrograde shadow: Jan 30, 2008 – Apr 4, 2008Retrograde: Nov 15, 2007 – Jan 30, 200815° Gemini20° Gemini25° Gemini0° Cancer5° Cancer10° Cancer15° CancerStations retrograde Nov 15, 2007, 8:25 AM UTC, 12°26′ CancerR Nov 15 · 12°26′ CancerStations direct Jan 30, 2008, 10:33 PM UTC, 24°04′ GeminiD Jan 30 · 24°04′ GeminiSep 24Oct 22Nov 19Dec 17Jan 14Feb 11Mar 10Apr 7Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com The November loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 18.37° between 24°04′ Gemini and 12°26′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (59 days), back while retrograde (77 days), forward again in the post-shadow (65 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 16, 2007 – Nov 15, 2007Post-retrograde shadow: Jan 30, 2008 – Apr 4, 2008Retrograde: Nov 15, 2007 – Jan 30, 200815° Gemini10° CancerStations retrograde Nov 15, 2007, 8:25 AM UTC, 12°26′ CancerR Nov 15 · 12°26′ CancerStations direct Jan 30, 2008, 10:33 PM UTC, 24°04′ GeminiD Jan 30 · 24°04′ GeminiSep 24Nov 19Jan 14Mar 10Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com

Mars crosses the 18.37° between 24°04′ Gemini and 12°26′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (59 days), back while retrograde (77 days), forward again in the post-shadow (65 days).

Mars retrograde in Cancer

Mars retrograde in Cancer turns frustration inward and toward home. Family tensions surface, household projects stall and anger comes out indirectly. It suits addressing emotional grievances openly and repairing the home rather than starting new battles.

…and back into Gemini

Mars retrograde in Gemini scatters energy and sharpens arguments. Projects stall because attention is split, debates go in circles and travel plans are disrupted. It suits finishing half-done tasks and choosing which battles actually matter.

It begins in Scorpio season and ends in Aquarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Pisces — Nov 15 to Nov 24, 2007 (9 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Virgo — Dec 19 to Jan 30, 2008 (42 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aquarius — Jan 28 to Jan 30, 2008 (2 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2008

Previous

2005 Ended December 10, 2005 after 69 days, moving back 15.14° through the zodiac.

Next

2009 Begins December 20, 2009 and runs 80 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 2008

Mars through the zodiac in 2008

Every sign Mars occupies during 2008, 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 Gemini From Jan 1 – Mar 4
Mars in Cancer Mar 4 – May 9
Mars in Leo May 9 – Jul 1
Mars in Virgo Jul 1 – Aug 19
Mars in Libra Aug 19 – Oct 4
Mars in Scorpio Oct 4 – Nov 16
Mars in Sagittarius Nov 16 – Dec 27
Mars in Capricorn Dec 27 – Dec 31 and beyond

8 segments in 2008. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2008 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2008

Saturn in Virgo Dec 19, 2007 – May 3, 2008 · 136 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 28, 2008 – Feb 19, 2008 · 21 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 2, 2008 – Sep 9, 2008 · 160 days
Jupiter in Capricorn May 9, 2008 – Sep 8, 2008 · 122 days
Mercury in Gemini May 26, 2008 – Jun 19, 2008 · 24 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 26, 2008 – Nov 2, 2008 · 160 days
Uranus in Pisces Jun 27, 2008 – Nov 27, 2008 · 154 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 24, 2008 – Oct 15, 2008 · 22 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 31, 2008 – May 17, 2009 · 136 days
← 2007 Mars retrograde in 2007. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2009 → Mars retrograde in 2009.

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