Mars retrograde 2031

1 period, 76 days inside the year — 20.9% of 2031. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

76 days · retreats 17.2°

29 March → 13 June 2031 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde 29 Mar 2031, 00:58 UTC at 21.18° Scorpio

Stations direct 13 Jun 2031, 10:31 UTC at 3.98° Scorpio

Shadow opens 25 Jan 2031 (63 days before)

Shadow closes 10 Aug 2031 (58 days after)

Full window including shadows 197 days

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2031

2029 Ended 5 May 2029 after 80 days, moving back 19° through the zodiac.

2033 Begins 27 May 2033 and runs 67 days.

Gap across 2031

4.1 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.

← 2030 Mars retrograde in 2030. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2032 → Mars retrograde in 2032.