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Mars retrograde 2015

There was no Mars retrograde in 2015: the planet stayed direct all year — the previous retrograde ended on May 20, 2014 in Libra, and the next began on April 17, 2016 in Sagittarius.

Retrograde in 2015
None direct all year
Previous direct station
May 20, 2014 1:31 AM UTC
Next retrograde station
Apr 17, 2016 12:14 PM UTC
Gap between loops
698 days
Mars Retrograde 2015: None — Next Starts Apr 17, 2016

Mars’s path through 2015, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2015
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2015. Mars starts 2015 at 21°02′ Aquarius and ends it at 28°33′ Libra — 247.5° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.79° forward. AquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2015. Mars starts 2015 at 21°02′ Aquarius and ends it at 28°33′ Libra — 247.5° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.79° forward. AquariusPiscesAriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 2015 at 21°02′ Aquarius and ends it at 28°33′ Libra — 247.5° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Jan 2, 0.79° forward.

Exact times

The Mars stations either side of 2015: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 12:14 PM UTC on April 17, 2016 at 8°53′ Sagittarius — 9:14 AM in Santiago, 8:14 AM in New York, 1:14 PM in London and 9:14 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · May 20, 2014 Turns retrograde · Apr 17, 2016
UTC Tue, May 20, 2014 · 9°01′ Libra Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · 8°53′ Sagittarius
Honolulu United States 3:31 PM Mon, May 19, 2014 · UTC−10 2:14 AM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 5:31 PM Mon, May 19, 2014 · UTC−8 4:14 AM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 6:31 PM Mon, May 19, 2014 · UTC−7 5:14 AM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 6:31 PM Mon, May 19, 2014 · UTC−7 5:14 AM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC−7
Denver United States 7:31 PM Mon, May 19, 2014 · UTC−6 6:14 AM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 8:31 PM Mon, May 19, 2014 · UTC−5 7:14 AM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 8:31 PM Mon, May 19, 2014 · UTC−5 7:14 AM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC−5
New York United States 9:31 PM Mon, May 19, 2014 · UTC−4 8:14 AM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 9:31 PM Mon, May 19, 2014 · UTC−4 8:14 AM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 8:31 PM Mon, May 19, 2014 · UTC−5 7:14 AM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 8:31 PM Mon, May 19, 2014 · UTC−5 7:14 AM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 9:01 PM Mon, May 19, 2014 · UTC−4:30 7:44 AM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile 9:31 PM Mon, May 19, 2014 · UTC−4 9:14 AM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 10:31 PM Mon, May 19, 2014 · UTC−3 9:14 AM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 10:31 PM Mon, May 19, 2014 · UTC−3 9:14 AM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 1:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC 12:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC
London United Kingdom 2:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+1 1:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 2:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+1 1:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+1
Paris France 3:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+2 2:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 3:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+2 2:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 3:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+2 2:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 4:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+3 2:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 4:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+3 3:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 4:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+3 3:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 5:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+4 3:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 4:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+3 3:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 6:01 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+4:30 4:44 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+4:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 5:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+4 4:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 6:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+5 5:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 7:01 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+5:30 5:44 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 7:16 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+5:45 5:59 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 7:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+6 6:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 8:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+7 7:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 8:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+7 7:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+7
Singapore 9:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+8 8:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+8
Beijing China 9:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+8 8:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 9:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+8 8:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 9:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+8 8:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 10:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+9 9:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 10:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+9 9:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 11:01 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+9:30 9:44 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 11:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+10 10:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:31 AM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+10 10:14 PM Sun, Apr 17, 2016 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 1:31 PM Tue, May 20, 2014 · UTC+12 12:14 AM Mon, Apr 18, 2016 · 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.

Mars in 2015: a year between two loops

698 days separate the end of one Mars retrograde from the start of the next, and 2015 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 2014 and 2016 pages.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2015

Previous

2014 Ended May 20, 2014 after 79 days, moving back 18.51° through the zodiac.

Next

2016 Begins April 17, 2016 and runs 73 days.

Gap across 2015

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 2015

Mars through the zodiac in 2015

Every sign Mars occupies during 2015, 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 Aquarius From Jan 1 – Jan 12
Mars in Pisces Jan 12 – Feb 20
Mars in Aries Feb 20 – Mar 31
Mars in Taurus Mar 31 – May 12
Mars in Gemini May 12 – Jun 24
Mars in Cancer Jun 24 – Aug 8
Mars in Leo Aug 8 – Sep 25
Mars in Virgo Sep 25 – Nov 12
Mars in Libra Nov 12 – Dec 31 and beyond

9 segments in 2015. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2015 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2015

Jupiter in Leo Dec 8, 2014 – Apr 8, 2015 · 121 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 21, 2015 – Feb 11, 2015 · 21 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Mar 14, 2015 – Aug 2, 2015 · 141 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 17, 2015 – Sep 25, 2015 · 161 days
Mercury in Gemini May 19, 2015 – Jun 11, 2015 · 24 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 12, 2015 – Nov 18, 2015 · 159 days
Venus in Virgo Jul 25, 2015 – Sep 6, 2015 · 43 days
Uranus in Aries Jul 26, 2015 – Dec 26, 2015 · 153 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 17, 2015 – Oct 9, 2015 · 22 days
← 2014 Mars retrograde in 2014. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2016 → Mars retrograde in 2016.

Cite this page

AstroHot. “Mars Retrograde 2015: None — Next Starts Apr 17, 2016.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mars/2015/

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