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Mars retrograde 2010

Mars retrograde 2010: 1 period, 69 days inside the year — 18.8% of 2010. Mars turned direct at 5:09 PM UTC on March 10 at 0°17′ Leo.

Turns direct
Mar 10 5:09 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2010
69 days 18.8% of the year
Sign
Leo retreats 19.4°
Mars Retrograde 2010 Dates: Until Mar 10

Mars’s path through 2010, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Dec 14, 2009 – Dec 31, 2010
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Dec 14, 2009 – Dec 31, 2010. Mars starts 2010 at 18°49′ Leo and ends it at 18°22′ Capricorn — 149.6° of net progress: 168.1° forward, 18.5° given back. The loop retraces 19.4° in 80 days, from 19°41′ Leo on Dec 20 back to 0°17′ Leo on Mar 10 2010. Fastest day: Dec 29, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Jan 25, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 136 days of 2010 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 17, 2009 – Dec 20, 2009Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 10, 2010 – May 17, 2010Retrograde: Dec 20, 2009 – Mar 10, 2010LeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricorn2010Stations retrograde Dec 20, 2009, 1:26 PM UTC, 19°41′ LeoR Dec 20Stations direct Mar 10, 2010, 5:09 PM UTC, 0°17′ LeoD Mar 10DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Dec 14, 2009 – Dec 31, 2010. Mars starts 2010 at 18°49′ Leo and ends it at 18°22′ Capricorn — 149.6° of net progress: 168.1° forward, 18.5° given back. The loop retraces 19.4° in 80 days, from 19°41′ Leo on Dec 20 back to 0°17′ Leo on Mar 10 2010. Fastest day: Dec 29, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Jan 25, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 136 days of 2010 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 17, 2009 – Dec 20, 2009Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 10, 2010 – May 17, 2010Retrograde: Dec 20, 2009 – Mar 10, 2010LeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricorn2010Stations retrograde Dec 20, 2009, 1:26 PM UTC, 19°41′ LeoR Dec 20Stations direct Mar 10, 2010, 5:09 PM UTC, 0°17′ LeoD Mar 10JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 2010 at 18°49′ Leo and ends it at 18°22′ Capricorn — 149.6° of net progress: 168.1° forward, 18.5° given back. The loop retraces 19.4° in 80 days, from 19°41′ Leo on Dec 20 back to 0°17′ Leo on Mar 10 2010. Fastest day: Dec 29, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Jan 25, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 136 days of 2010 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 2010: exact times in your city

Mars turned direct at 5:09 PM UTC on March 10, 2010 at 0°17′ Leo — 2:09 PM in Santiago, 12:09 PM in New York, 5:09 PM in London and 2:09 AM on March 11 in Tokyo.

City Turns direct
UTC Wed, Mar 10 · 0°17′ Leo
Honolulu United States 7:09 AM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 8:09 AM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 9:09 AM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 10:09 AM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC−7
Denver United States 10:09 AM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 11:09 AM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 11:09 AM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC−6
New York United States 12:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 12:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 12:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 12:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 12:39 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 2:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 2:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 2:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 5:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC
London United Kingdom 5:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 6:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC+1
Paris France 6:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 6:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 7:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 7:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 7:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 7:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia 8:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 8:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 8:39 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 9:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 10:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 10:39 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 10:54 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 11:09 PM Wed, Mar 10 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 12:09 AM Thu, Mar 11 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 12:09 AM Thu, Mar 11 · UTC+7
Singapore 1:09 AM Thu, Mar 11 · UTC+8
Beijing China 1:09 AM Thu, Mar 11 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 1:09 AM Thu, Mar 11 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 1:09 AM Thu, Mar 11 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 2:09 AM Thu, Mar 11 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 2:09 AM Thu, Mar 11 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 3:39 AM Thu, Mar 11 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 3:09 AM Thu, Mar 11 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 4:09 AM Thu, Mar 11 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 6:09 AM Thu, Mar 11 · 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.

80 days · retreats 19.4° · crosses the year boundary

December 20, 2009 → March 10, 2010 in Leo

Stations retrograde Dec 20, 2009, 1:26 PM UTC at 19°41′ Leo
Stations direct Mar 10, 2010, 5:09 PM UTC at 0°17′ Leo
Shadow opens Oct 17, 2009, 5:40 AM UTC (64 days before)
Shadow closes May 17, 2010, 10:46 AM UTC (68 days after)
Full window including shadows 212 days
The December loop up close, shadow to shadow
The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.4° between 0°17′ Leo and 19°41′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (64 days), back while retrograde (80 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 17, 2009 – Dec 20, 2009Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 10, 2010 – May 17, 2010Retrograde: Dec 20, 2009 – Mar 10, 201020° Cancer0° Leo10° Leo20° LeoStations retrograde Dec 20, 2009, 1:26 PM UTC, 19°41′ LeoR Dec 20 · 19°41′ LeoStations direct Mar 10, 2010, 5:09 PM UTC, 0°17′ LeoD Mar 10 · 0°17′ LeoOct 19Nov 16Dec 14Jan 11Feb 8Mar 8Apr 5May 3Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.4° between 0°17′ Leo and 19°41′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (64 days), back while retrograde (80 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 17, 2009 – Dec 20, 2009Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 10, 2010 – May 17, 2010Retrograde: Dec 20, 2009 – Mar 10, 201020° Cancer0° LeoStations retrograde Dec 20, 2009, 1:26 PM UTC, 19°41′ LeoR Dec 20 · 19°41′ LeoStations direct Mar 10, 2010, 5:09 PM UTC, 0°17′ LeoD Mar 10 · 0°17′ LeoOct 19Dec 14Feb 8Apr 5Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com

Mars crosses the 19.4° between 0°17′ Leo and 19°41′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (64 days), back while retrograde (80 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days).

Mars retrograde in Leo

Mars retrograde in Leo tests pride, ambition and creative drive. Plans for recognition stall, conflicts with authority figures flare, and people reconsider what they are fighting for. It suits reworking creative ambitions rather than forcing them.

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Pisces season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Capricorn — Dec 26 to Jan 15, 2010 (20 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Libra — Jan 13 to Mar 10, 2010 (56 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2010

Previous

2008 Ended January 30, 2008 after 77 days, moving back 18.37° through the zodiac.

Next

2012 Begins January 24, 2012 and runs 81 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 2010

Mars through the zodiac in 2010

Every sign Mars occupies during 2010, 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 Leo From Jan 1 – Jun 7
Mars in Virgo Jun 7 – Jul 29
Mars in Libra Jul 29 – Sep 14
Mars in Scorpio Sep 14 – Oct 28
Mars in Sagittarius Oct 28 – Dec 7
Mars in Capricorn Dec 7 – Dec 31 and beyond

6 segments in 2010. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2010 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2010

Mercury in Capricorn Dec 26, 2009 – Jan 15, 2010 · 20 days
Saturn in Libra Jan 13, 2010 – May 30, 2010 · 137 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 7, 2010 – Sep 14, 2010 · 160 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 18, 2010 – May 11, 2010 · 24 days
Neptune in Aquarius May 31, 2010 – Nov 7, 2010 · 159 days
Uranus in Aries Jul 5, 2010 – Dec 6, 2010 · 153 days
Jupiter in Aries Jul 23, 2010 – Nov 18, 2010 · 118 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 20, 2010 – Sep 12, 2010 · 23 days
Venus in Scorpio Oct 8, 2010 – Nov 18, 2010 · 42 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 10, 2010 – Dec 30, 2010 · 20 days
← 2009 Mars retrograde in 2009. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2011 → Mars retrograde in 2011.

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