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Mars retrograde 2031

Mars retrograde 2031: 1 period, 76 days inside the year — 21% of 2031. Mars turns retrograde at 12:35 AM UTC on March 29 at 21°38′ Scorpio and turns direct at 11:57 AM UTC on June 13 at 4°26′ Scorpio.

Turns retrograde
Mar 29 12:35 AM UTC
Turns direct
Jun 13 11:57 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2031
76 days 21% of the year
Sign
Scorpio retreats 17.2°

The other planets in 2031: Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

Mars Retrograde 2031 Dates: Mar 29 – Jun 13

Mars’s path through 2031, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2031
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2031. Mars starts 2031 at 22°29′ Libra and ends it at 1°49′ Pisces — 129.3° of net progress: 146.5° forward, 17.2° given back. The loop retraces 17.2° in 76 days, from 21°38′ Scorpio on Mar 29 back to 4°26′ Scorpio on Jun 13. Fastest day: Dec 6, 0.77° forward; fastest backward: May 7, 0.37°. Counting the shadows, 197 days of 2031 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 25, 2031 – Mar 29, 2031Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 13, 2031 – Aug 10, 2031Retrograde: Mar 29, 2031 – Jun 13, 2031LibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesStations retrograde Mar 29, 2031, 12:35 AM UTC, 21°38′ ScorpioR Mar 29Stations direct Jun 13, 2031, 11:57 AM UTC, 4°26′ ScorpioD Jun 13JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2031. Mars starts 2031 at 22°29′ Libra and ends it at 1°49′ Pisces — 129.3° of net progress: 146.5° forward, 17.2° given back. The loop retraces 17.2° in 76 days, from 21°38′ Scorpio on Mar 29 back to 4°26′ Scorpio on Jun 13. Fastest day: Dec 6, 0.77° forward; fastest backward: May 7, 0.37°. Counting the shadows, 197 days of 2031 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 25, 2031 – Mar 29, 2031Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 13, 2031 – Aug 10, 2031Retrograde: Mar 29, 2031 – Jun 13, 2031LibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusPiscesStations retrograde Mar 29, 2031, 12:35 AM UTC, 21°38′ ScorpioR Mar 29Stations direct Jun 13, 2031, 11:57 AM UTC, 4°26′ ScorpioD Jun 13JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 2031 at 22°29′ Libra and ends it at 1°49′ Pisces — 129.3° of net progress: 146.5° forward, 17.2° given back. The loop retraces 17.2° in 76 days, from 21°38′ Scorpio on Mar 29 back to 4°26′ Scorpio on Jun 13. Fastest day: Dec 6, 0.77° forward; fastest backward: May 7, 0.37°. Counting the shadows, 197 days of 2031 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 2031: exact times in your city

Mars turns retrograde at 12:35 AM UTC on March 29, 2031 at 21°38′ Scorpio — 9:35 PM on March 28 in Santiago, 8:35 PM on March 28 in New York, 12:35 AM in London and 9:35 AM in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sat, Mar 29 · 21°38′ Scorpio Fri, Jun 13 · 4°26′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States 2:35 PM Fri, Mar 28 · UTC−10 1:57 AM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 4:35 PM Fri, Mar 28 · UTC−8 3:57 AM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 5:35 PM Fri, Mar 28 · UTC−7 4:57 AM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 5:35 PM Fri, Mar 28 · UTC−7 4:57 AM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC−7
Denver United States 6:35 PM Fri, Mar 28 · UTC−6 5:57 AM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 7:35 PM Fri, Mar 28 · UTC−5 6:57 AM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 6:35 PM Fri, Mar 28 · UTC−6 5:57 AM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC−6
New York United States 8:35 PM Fri, Mar 28 · UTC−4 7:57 AM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 8:35 PM Fri, Mar 28 · UTC−4 7:57 AM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 7:35 PM Fri, Mar 28 · UTC−5 6:57 AM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 7:35 PM Fri, Mar 28 · UTC−5 6:57 AM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 8:35 PM Fri, Mar 28 · UTC−4 7:57 AM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 9:35 PM Fri, Mar 28 · UTC−3 7:57 AM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 9:35 PM Fri, Mar 28 · UTC−3 8:57 AM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 9:35 PM Fri, Mar 28 · UTC−3 8:57 AM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 12:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC 11:57 AM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC
London United Kingdom 12:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC 12:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 1:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+1 12:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+1
Paris France 1:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+1 1:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 1:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+1 1:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 2:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+2 1:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 2:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+2 2:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 2:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+2 2:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 3:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+3 2:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 3:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+3 2:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 3:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+3 2:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 4:05 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+3:30 3:27 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 4:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+4 3:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 5:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+5 4:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 6:05 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+5:30 5:27 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 6:20 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+5:45 5:42 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 6:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+6 5:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 7:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+7 6:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 7:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+7 6:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+7
Singapore 8:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+8 7:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+8
Beijing China 8:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+8 7:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 8:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+8 7:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 8:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+8 7:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 9:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+9 8:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 9:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+9 8:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 11:05 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+10:30 9:27 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 10:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+10 9:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 11:35 AM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+11 9:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 1:35 PM Sat, Mar 29 · UTC+13 11:57 PM Fri, Jun 13 · 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.

76 days · retreats 17.2°

March 29 → June 13, 2031 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde Mar 29, 2031, 12:35 AM UTC at 21°38′ Scorpio
Stations direct Jun 13, 2031, 11:57 AM UTC at 4°26′ Scorpio
Shadow opens Jan 25, 2031, 9:57 AM UTC (63 days before)
Shadow closes Aug 10, 2031, 12:49 AM UTC (58 days after)
Full window including shadows 197 days
The March loop up close, shadow to shadow
The March loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 17.2° between 4°26′ Scorpio and 21°38′ Scorpio three times: forward in the pre-shadow (63 days), back while retrograde (76 days), forward again in the post-shadow (58 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 25, 2031 – Mar 29, 2031Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 13, 2031 – Aug 10, 2031Retrograde: Mar 29, 2031 – Jun 13, 203125° Libra0° Scorpio5° Scorpio10° Scorpio15° Scorpio20° Scorpio25° Scorpio0° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 29, 2031, 12:35 AM UTC, 21°38′ ScorpioR Mar 29 · 21°38′ ScorpioStations direct Jun 13, 2031, 11:57 AM UTC, 4°26′ ScorpioD Jun 13 · 4°26′ ScorpioFeb 10Mar 10Apr 7May 5Jun 2Jun 30Jul 28Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com The March loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 17.2° between 4°26′ Scorpio and 21°38′ Scorpio three times: forward in the pre-shadow (63 days), back while retrograde (76 days), forward again in the post-shadow (58 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Jan 25, 2031 – Mar 29, 2031Post-retrograde shadow: Jun 13, 2031 – Aug 10, 2031Retrograde: Mar 29, 2031 – Jun 13, 203125° Libra20° Scorpio0° SagittariusStations retrograde Mar 29, 2031, 12:35 AM UTC, 21°38′ ScorpioR Mar 29 · 21°38′ ScorpioStations direct Jun 13, 2031, 11:57 AM UTC, 4°26′ ScorpioD Jun 13 · 4°26′ ScorpioFeb 10Apr 7Jun 2Jul 28Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com

Mars crosses the 17.2° between 4°26′ Scorpio and 21°38′ Scorpio three times: forward in the pre-shadow (63 days), back while retrograde (76 days), forward again in the post-shadow (58 days).

Mars retrograde in Scorpio

Mars retrograde in Scorpio intensifies power struggles and buried anger. Old conflicts resurface, obsessions deepen and control becomes the issue. It suits deep inner work and releasing grudges rather than launching aggressive campaigns.

It begins in Aries season and ends in Gemini season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 29 to Apr 18, 2031 (20 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Sagittarius — Apr 15 to Jun 13, 2031 (59 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Aquarius — May 14 to Jun 13, 2031 (30 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2031

Previous

2029 Ended May 5, 2029 after 80 days, moving back 18.99° through the zodiac.

Next

2033 Begins May 26, 2033 and runs 67 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 2031

Mars through the zodiac in 2031

Every sign Mars occupies during 2031, 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 Libra From Jan 1 – Jan 15
Mars in Scorpio Jan 15 – Aug 25
Mars in Sagittarius Aug 25 – Oct 10
Mars in Capricorn Oct 10 – Nov 20
Mars in Aquarius Nov 20 – Dec 29
Mars in Pisces Dec 29 – Dec 31 and beyond

6 segments in 2031. Dates from JPL orbital elements, good to about a day at sign changes.

2031 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2031

Saturn in Gemini Sep 20, 2030 – Feb 2, 2031 · 134 days
Uranus in Gemini Sep 28, 2030 – Feb 25, 2031 · 150 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 26, 2031 – Apr 18, 2031 · 23 days
Jupiter in Sagittarius Apr 15, 2031 – Aug 16, 2031 · 123 days
Pluto in Aquarius May 14, 2031 – Oct 24, 2031 · 163 days
Neptune in Aries Jul 19, 2031 – Dec 24, 2031 · 158 days
Venus in Leo Jul 20, 2031 – Sep 1, 2031 · 43 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 29, 2031 – Aug 22, 2031 · 24 days
Uranus in Gemini Oct 3, 2031 – Mar 1, 2032 · 150 days
Saturn in Gemini Oct 5, 2031 – Feb 16, 2032 · 134 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 19, 2031 – Dec 9, 2031 · 20 days
← 2030 Mars retrograde in 2030. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2032 → Mars retrograde in 2032.

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