Mars retrograde 2029: 1 period, 80 days inside the year — 22% of 2029. Mars turns retrograde at 8:16 AM UTC on February 14 at 13°55′ Libra and turns direct at 7:00 PM UTC on May 5 at 24°55′ Virgo.
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2029
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Mars starts 2029 at 4°17′ Libra and ends it at 14°42′ Aquarius — 130.4° of net progress: 149.4° forward, 19° given back. The loop retraces 18.99° in 80 days, from 13°55′ Libra on Feb 14 back to 24°55′ Virgo on May 5. Fastest day: Dec 21, 0.79° forward; fastest backward: Mar 26, 0.39°. Counting the shadows, 189 days of 2029 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Mars retrograde 2029: exact times in your city
Mars turns retrograde at 8:16 AM UTC on February 14, 2029 at 13°55′ Libra — 5:16 AM in Santiago, 3:16 AM in New York, 8:16 AM in London and 5:16 PM in Tokyo.
City
Turns retrograde
Turns direct
UTC
Wed, Feb 14 · 13°55′ Libra
Sat, May 5 · 24°55′ Virgo
Honolulu United States
10:16 PM Tue, Feb 13 · UTC−10
9:00 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
11:16 PM Tue, Feb 13 · UTC−9
11:00 AM Sat, May 5 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States
12:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC−8
12:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States
1:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC−7
12:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC−7
Denver United States
1:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC−7
1:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC−6
Chicago United States
2:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC−6
2:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico
2:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC−6
1:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC−6
New York United States
3:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC−5
3:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada
3:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC−5
3:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia
3:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC−5
2:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
3:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC−5
2:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
4:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC−4
3:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile
5:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC−3
3:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina
5:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC−3
4:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
5:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC−3
4:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
8:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC
7:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC
London United Kingdom
8:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC
8:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria
9:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+1
8:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC+1
Paris France
9:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+1
9:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany
9:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+1
9:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa
10:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+2
9:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
10:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+2
10:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC+3
Athens Greece
10:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+2
10:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey
11:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+3
10:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia
11:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+3
10:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
11:16 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+3
10:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
11:46 AM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+3:30
10:30 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
12:16 PM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+4
11:00 PM Sat, May 5 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
1:16 PM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+5
12:00 AM Sun, May 6 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
1:46 PM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+5:30
12:30 AM Sun, May 6 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
2:01 PM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+5:45
12:45 AM Sun, May 6 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh
2:16 PM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+6
1:00 AM Sun, May 6 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
3:16 PM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+7
2:00 AM Sun, May 6 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
3:16 PM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+7
2:00 AM Sun, May 6 · UTC+7
Singapore
4:16 PM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+8
3:00 AM Sun, May 6 · UTC+8
Beijing China
4:16 PM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+8
3:00 AM Sun, May 6 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
4:16 PM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+8
3:00 AM Sun, May 6 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
4:16 PM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+8
3:00 AM Sun, May 6 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
5:16 PM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+9
4:00 AM Sun, May 6 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
5:16 PM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+9
4:00 AM Sun, May 6 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
6:46 PM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+10:30
4:30 AM Sun, May 6 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia
6:16 PM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+10
5:00 AM Sun, May 6 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
7:16 PM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+11
5:00 AM Sun, May 6 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand
9:16 PM Wed, Feb 14 · UTC+13
7:00 AM Sun, May 6 · 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.
80 days · retreats 18.99°
February 14 → May 5, 2029 in Libra
Stations retrograde
Feb 14, 2029, 8:16 AM UTC at
13°55′ Libra
Stations direct
May 5, 2029, 7:00 PM UTC at
24°55′ Virgo
Shadow opens
Dec 10, 2028, 2:31 AM UTC
(66 days before)
Shadow closes
Jul 9, 2029, 4:02 AM UTC
(64 days after)
Full window including shadows211 days
The February loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mars crosses the 18.99° between 24°55′ Virgo and 13°55′ Libra three times: forward in the pre-shadow (66 days), back while retrograde (80 days), forward again in the post-shadow (64 days).
Mars retrograde in Libra
Mars retrograde in Libra brings conflict in partnerships to the surface. Unspoken resentments emerge, legal disputes slow down and decisions stall under indecision. It suits renegotiating fairness rather than escalating disagreements.
…and back into Virgo
Mars retrograde in Virgo hits work, health and daily routines. Efficiency drops, fitness plans falter and irritation over small details rises. It suits recovery, reorganizing workloads and correcting habits rather than pushing harder.
It begins in Aquarius season and ends in
Taurus season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Jupiter
in Libra —
Feb 14 to May 5, 2029 (80 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Gemini —
Feb 14 to Feb 16, 2029 (2 days of overlap)
Mercury
in Taurus —
May 1 to May 5, 2029 (4 days of overlap)
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 2029
Mars through the zodiac in 2029
Every sign Mars occupies during 2029, 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.
AstroHot. “Mars Retrograde 2029 Dates: Feb 14 – May 5.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mars/2029/
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