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Mars retrograde 2036

There is no Mars retrograde in 2036: the planet stays direct all year — the previous retrograde ends on October 15, 2035 in Pisces, and the next begins on October 12, 2037 in Gemini.

Retrograde in 2036
None direct all year
Previous direct station
Oct 15, 2035 8:32 AM UTC
Next retrograde station
Oct 12, 2037 11:09 PM UTC
Gap between loops
729 days
Mars Retrograde 2036: None — Next Starts Oct 12, 2037

Mars’s path through 2036, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2036
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2036. Mars starts 2036 at 15°21′ Aries and ends it at 7°47′ Sagittarius — 232.4° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Dec 26, 0.7° forward. AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2036. Mars starts 2036 at 15°21′ Aries and ends it at 7°47′ Sagittarius — 232.4° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Dec 26, 0.7° forward. AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 2036 at 15°21′ Aries and ends it at 7°47′ Sagittarius — 232.4° of net progress, all of it forward. Fastest day: Dec 26, 0.7° forward.

Exact times

The Mars stations either side of 2036: exact times in your city

Mars turns retrograde at 11:09 PM UTC on October 12, 2037 at 6°15′ Gemini — 8:09 PM in Santiago, 7:09 PM in New York, 12:09 AM on October 13 in London and 8:09 AM on October 13 in Tokyo.

City Turns direct · Oct 15, 2035 Turns retrograde · Oct 12, 2037
UTC Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · 17°45′ Pisces Mon, Oct 12, 2037 · 6°15′ Gemini
Honolulu United States 10:32 PM Sun, Oct 14, 2035 · UTC−10 1:09 PM Mon, Oct 12, 2037 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 12:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC−8 3:09 PM Mon, Oct 12, 2037 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 1:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC−7 4:09 PM Mon, Oct 12, 2037 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 1:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC−7 4:09 PM Mon, Oct 12, 2037 · UTC−7
Denver United States 2:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC−6 5:09 PM Mon, Oct 12, 2037 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 3:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC−5 6:09 PM Mon, Oct 12, 2037 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 2:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC−6 5:09 PM Mon, Oct 12, 2037 · UTC−6
New York United States 4:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC−4 7:09 PM Mon, Oct 12, 2037 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 4:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC−4 7:09 PM Mon, Oct 12, 2037 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 3:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC−5 6:09 PM Mon, Oct 12, 2037 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 3:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC−5 6:09 PM Mon, Oct 12, 2037 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 4:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC−4 7:09 PM Mon, Oct 12, 2037 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 5:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC−3 8:09 PM Mon, Oct 12, 2037 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 5:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC−3 8:09 PM Mon, Oct 12, 2037 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 5:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC−3 8:09 PM Mon, Oct 12, 2037 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 8:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC 11:09 PM Mon, Oct 12, 2037 · UTC
London United Kingdom 9:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+1 12:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 9:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+1 12:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+1
Paris France 10:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+2 1:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 10:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+2 1:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 10:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+2 1:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 11:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+3 2:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+3
Athens Greece 11:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+3 2:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 11:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+3 2:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 11:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+3 2:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 11:32 AM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+3 2:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 12:02 PM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+3:30 2:39 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 12:32 PM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+4 3:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 1:32 PM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+5 4:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 2:02 PM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+5:30 4:39 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 2:17 PM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+5:45 4:54 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 2:32 PM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+6 5:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 3:32 PM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+7 6:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 3:32 PM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+7 6:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+7
Singapore 4:32 PM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+8 7:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+8
Beijing China 4:32 PM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+8 7:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 4:32 PM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+8 7:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 4:32 PM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+8 7:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 5:32 PM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+9 8:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 5:32 PM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+9 8:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 7:02 PM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+10:30 9:39 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 6:32 PM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+10 9:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 7:32 PM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+11 10:09 AM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 9:32 PM Mon, Oct 15, 2035 · UTC+13 12:09 PM Tue, Oct 13, 2037 · UTC+13

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.

Mars in 2036: a year between two loops

729 days separate the end of one Mars retrograde from the start of the next, and 2036 falls entirely inside that stretch. Mars turns back once every 779.94 days — longer than a calendar year — and each loop is over in weeks, so now and then a whole year passes between two of them.

The loops themselves are on the 2035 and 2037 pages.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2036

Previous

2035 Ended October 15, 2035 after 61 days, moving back 10.68° through the zodiac.

Next

2037 Begins October 12, 2037 and runs 71 days.

Gap across 2036

2 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.

Computed for 2036

Mars through the zodiac in 2036

Every sign Mars occupies during 2036, 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 Aries From Jan 1 – Jan 26
Mars in Taurus Jan 26 – Mar 15
Mars in Gemini Mar 15 – May 2
Mars in Cancer May 2 – Jun 18
Mars in Leo Jun 18 – Aug 5
Mars in Virgo Aug 5 – Sep 21
Mars in Libra Sep 21 – Nov 6
Mars in Scorpio Nov 6 – Dec 20
Mars in Sagittarius Dec 20 – Dec 31 and beyond

9 segments in 2036. Dates from JPL orbital elements, good to about a day at sign changes.

2036 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2036

Neptune in Aries Jul 28, 2035 – Jan 2, 2036 · 158 days
Jupiter in Taurus Sep 9, 2035 – Jan 5, 2036 · 118 days
Uranus in Cancer Oct 21, 2035 – Mar 18, 2036 · 149 days
Saturn in Leo Nov 30, 2035 – Apr 12, 2036 · 134 days
Mercury in Capricorn Jan 1, 2036 – Jan 21, 2036 · 20 days
Mercury in Taurus Apr 23, 2036 – May 17, 2036 · 24 days
Venus in Gemini May 8, 2036 – Jun 20, 2036 · 43 days
Pluto in Aquarius May 21, 2036 – Nov 1, 2036 · 164 days
Neptune in Aries Jul 30, 2036 – Jan 3, 2037 · 158 days
Mercury in Virgo Aug 25, 2036 – Sep 17, 2036 · 23 days
Jupiter in Gemini Oct 14, 2036 – Feb 9, 2037 · 118 days
Uranus in Cancer Oct 25, 2036 – Mar 23, 2037 · 149 days
Saturn in Virgo Dec 13, 2036 – Apr 27, 2037 · 135 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 15, 2036 – Jan 3, 2037 · 20 days
← 2035 Mars retrograde in 2035. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2037 → Mars retrograde in 2037.

Cite this page

AstroHot. “Mars Retrograde 2036: None — Next Starts Oct 12, 2037.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mars/2036/

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