Mars retrograde 2029

1 period, 80 days inside the year — 22% of 2029. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

80 days · retreats 19°

14 February → 5 May 2029 in Libra

Stations retrograde 14 Feb 2029, 08:29 UTC at 13.5° Libra

Stations direct 5 May 2029, 17:47 UTC at 24.5° Virgo

Shadow opens 10 Dec 2028 (66 days before)

Shadow closes 9 Jul 2029 (64 days after)

Full window including shadows 211 days

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2029

2027 Ended 1 April 2027 after 81 days, moving back 19.5° through the zodiac.

2031 Begins 29 March 2031 and runs 76 days.

Gap across 2029

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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