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Mars retrograde 2020

Mars retrograde 2020: 1 period, 65 days inside the year — 17.8% of 2020. Mars turned retrograde at 10:22 PM UTC on September 9 at 28°08′ Aries and turned direct at 12:36 AM UTC on November 14 at 15°13′ Aries.

Turns retrograde
Sep 9 10:22 PM UTC
Turns direct
Nov 14 12:36 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2020
65 days 17.8% of the year
Sign
Aries retreats 12.91°
Mars Retrograde 2020 Dates: Sep 9 – Nov 14

Mars’s path through 2020, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2020
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2020. Mars starts 2020 at 28°22′ Scorpio and ends it at 27°21′ Aries — 149° of net progress: 161.9° forward, 12.9° given back. The loop retraces 12.91° in 65 days, from 28°08′ Aries on Sep 9 back to 15°13′ Aries on Nov 14. Fastest day: Mar 6, 0.7° forward; fastest backward: Oct 10, 0.32°. Counting the shadows, 159 days of 2020 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jul 25, 2020 – Sep 9, 2020Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 14, 2020 – Jan 2, 2021Retrograde: Sep 9, 2020 – Nov 14, 2020ScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAriesStations retrograde Sep 9, 2020, 10:22 PM UTC, 28°08′ AriesR Sep 9Stations direct Nov 14, 2020, 12:36 AM UTC, 15°13′ AriesD Nov 14JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2020. Mars starts 2020 at 28°22′ Scorpio and ends it at 27°21′ Aries — 149° of net progress: 161.9° forward, 12.9° given back. The loop retraces 12.91° in 65 days, from 28°08′ Aries on Sep 9 back to 15°13′ Aries on Nov 14. Fastest day: Mar 6, 0.7° forward; fastest backward: Oct 10, 0.32°. Counting the shadows, 159 days of 2020 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jul 25, 2020 – Sep 9, 2020Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 14, 2020 – Jan 2, 2021Retrograde: Sep 9, 2020 – Nov 14, 2020ScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesAriesStations retrograde Sep 9, 2020, 10:22 PM UTC, 28°08′ AriesR Sep 9Stations direct Nov 14, 2020, 12:36 AM UTC, 15°13′ AriesD Nov 14JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 2020 at 28°22′ Scorpio and ends it at 27°21′ Aries — 149° of net progress: 161.9° forward, 12.9° given back. The loop retraces 12.91° in 65 days, from 28°08′ Aries on Sep 9 back to 15°13′ Aries on Nov 14. Fastest day: Mar 6, 0.7° forward; fastest backward: Oct 10, 0.32°. Counting the shadows, 159 days of 2020 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 2020: exact times in your city

Mars turned retrograde at 10:22 PM UTC on September 9, 2020 at 28°08′ Aries — 7:22 PM in Santiago, 6:22 PM in New York, 11:22 PM in London and 7:22 AM on September 10 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Wed, Sep 9 · 28°08′ Aries Sat, Nov 14 · 15°13′ Aries
Honolulu United States 12:22 PM Wed, Sep 9 · UTC−10 2:36 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 2:22 PM Wed, Sep 9 · UTC−8 3:36 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 3:22 PM Wed, Sep 9 · UTC−7 4:36 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 3:22 PM Wed, Sep 9 · UTC−7 5:36 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:22 PM Wed, Sep 9 · UTC−6 5:36 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 5:22 PM Wed, Sep 9 · UTC−5 6:36 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 5:22 PM Wed, Sep 9 · UTC−5 6:36 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−6
New York United States 6:22 PM Wed, Sep 9 · UTC−4 7:36 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 6:22 PM Wed, Sep 9 · UTC−4 7:36 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 5:22 PM Wed, Sep 9 · UTC−5 7:36 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 5:22 PM Wed, Sep 9 · UTC−5 7:36 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 6:22 PM Wed, Sep 9 · UTC−4 8:36 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 7:22 PM Wed, Sep 9 · UTC−3 9:36 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 7:22 PM Wed, Sep 9 · UTC−3 9:36 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 7:22 PM Wed, Sep 9 · UTC−3 9:36 PM Fri, Nov 13 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 10:22 PM Wed, Sep 9 · UTC 12:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC
London United Kingdom 11:22 PM Wed, Sep 9 · UTC+1 12:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 11:22 PM Wed, Sep 9 · UTC+1 1:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+2 1:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 12:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+2 1:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 12:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+2 2:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 12:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+2 2:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 1:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+3 2:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 1:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+3 3:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 1:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+3 3:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 1:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+3 3:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 2:52 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+4:30 4:06 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 2:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+4 4:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 3:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+5 5:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 3:52 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+5:30 6:06 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 4:07 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+5:45 6:21 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 4:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+6 6:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 5:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+7 7:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 5:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+7 7:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+7
Singapore 6:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+8 8:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+8
Beijing China 6:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+8 8:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 6:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+8 8:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 6:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+8 8:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 7:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+9 9:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 7:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+9 9:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 7:52 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+9:30 11:06 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 8:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+10 10:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 8:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+10 11:36 AM Sat, Nov 14 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 10:22 AM Thu, Sep 10 · UTC+12 1:36 PM Sat, Nov 14 · 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.

65 days · retreats 12.91°

September 9 → November 14, 2020 in Aries

Stations retrograde Sep 9, 2020, 10:22 PM UTC at 28°08′ Aries
Stations direct Nov 14, 2020, 12:36 AM UTC at 15°13′ Aries
Shadow opens Jul 25, 2020, 2:09 PM UTC (46 days before)
Shadow closes Jan 2, 2021, 7:09 PM UTC (50 days after)
Full window including shadows 161 days
The September loop up close, shadow to shadow
The September loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 12.91° between 15°13′ Aries and 28°08′ Aries three times: forward in the pre-shadow (46 days), back while retrograde (65 days), forward again in the post-shadow (50 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Jul 25, 2020 – Sep 9, 2020Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 14, 2020 – Jan 2, 2021Retrograde: Sep 9, 2020 – Nov 14, 202010° Aries15° Aries20° Aries25° Aries0° TaurusStations retrograde Sep 9, 2020, 10:22 PM UTC, 28°08′ AriesR Sep 9 · 28°08′ AriesStations direct Nov 14, 2020, 12:36 AM UTC, 15°13′ AriesD Nov 14 · 15°13′ AriesAug 10Sep 7Oct 5Nov 2Nov 30Dec 28Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com The September loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 12.91° between 15°13′ Aries and 28°08′ Aries three times: forward in the pre-shadow (46 days), back while retrograde (65 days), forward again in the post-shadow (50 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Jul 25, 2020 – Sep 9, 2020Post-retrograde shadow: Nov 14, 2020 – Jan 2, 2021Retrograde: Sep 9, 2020 – Nov 14, 202010° Aries15° AriesStations retrograde Sep 9, 2020, 10:22 PM UTC, 28°08′ AriesR Sep 9 · 28°08′ AriesStations direct Nov 14, 2020, 12:36 AM UTC, 15°13′ AriesD Nov 14 · 15°13′ AriesAug 10Sep 7Oct 5Nov 2Nov 30Dec 28Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com

Mars crosses the 12.91° between 15°13′ Aries and 28°08′ Aries three times: forward in the pre-shadow (46 days), back while retrograde (65 days), forward again in the post-shadow (50 days).

It begins in Virgo season and ends in Scorpio season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Capricorn — Sep 9 to Sep 13, 2020 (3 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Aquarius — Sep 9 to Sep 29, 2020 (19 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Taurus — Sep 9 to Nov 14, 2020 (65 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Pisces — Sep 9 to Nov 14, 2020 (65 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Capricorn — Sep 9 to Oct 4, 2020 (25 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Scorpio — Oct 14 to Nov 3, 2020 (21 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2020

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2018 Ended August 27, 2018 after 62 days, moving back 10.61° through the zodiac.

Next

2022 Begins October 30, 2022 and runs 74 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 2020

Mars through the zodiac in 2020

Every sign Mars occupies during 2020, 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 Scorpio From Jan 1 – Jan 3
Mars in Sagittarius Jan 3 – Feb 16
Mars in Capricorn Feb 16 – Mar 30
Mars in Aquarius Mar 30 – May 13
Mars in Pisces May 13 – Jun 28
Mars in Aries Jun 28 – Dec 31 and beyond

6 segments in 2020. Dates from NASA JPL’s DE440 ephemeris.

2020 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2020

Uranus in Taurus Aug 12, 2019 – Jan 11, 2020 · 152 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 17, 2020 – Mar 10, 2020 · 22 days
Pluto in Capricorn Apr 25, 2020 – Oct 4, 2020 · 162 days
Saturn in Aquarius May 11, 2020 – Sep 29, 2020 · 141 days
Venus in Gemini May 13, 2020 – Jun 25, 2020 · 43 days
Jupiter in Capricorn May 14, 2020 – Sep 13, 2020 · 121 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 18, 2020 – Jul 12, 2020 · 24 days
Neptune in Pisces Jun 23, 2020 – Nov 29, 2020 · 159 days
Uranus in Taurus Aug 15, 2020 – Jan 14, 2021 · 152 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 14, 2020 – Nov 3, 2020 · 21 days
← 2019 Mars retrograde in 2019. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2021 → Mars retrograde in 2021.

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