Mars retrograde 2027

1 period, 81 days inside the year — 22.2% of 2027. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

81 days · retreats 19.5°

10 January → 1 April 2027 in Virgo

Stations retrograde 10 Jan 2027, 13:36 UTC at 10.05° Virgo

Stations direct 1 Apr 2027, 13:09 UTC at 20.54° Leo

Shadow opens 5 Nov 2026 (66 days before)

Shadow closes 8 Jun 2027 (68 days after)

Full window including shadows 214 days

Read against Virgo, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2027

2025 Ended 24 February 2025 after 79 days, moving back 19.16° through the zodiac.

2029 Begins 14 February 2029 and runs 80 days.

Gap across 2027

4 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.

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