Mars retrograde 2038
There is no Mars retrograde in 2038: the planet stays direct all year — the previous retrograde ends on December 23, 2037 in Taurus, and the next begins on November 23, 2039 in Cancer.
- Retrograde in 2038
- None direct all year
- Previous direct station
- Dec 23, 2037 6:31 AM UTC
- Next retrograde station
- Nov 23, 2039 8:48 PM UTC
- Gap between loops
- 701 days
Mars’s path through 2038, day by day
Mars starts 2038 at 20°36′ Taurus and ends it at 21°53′ Sagittarius — 211.3° of net progress, all of it forward. The shaded stretch up to Feb 19 is the post-retrograde shadow of the loop that ended on Dec 23, 2037. Fastest day: Dec 22, 0.73° forward. Counting the shadows, 50 days of 2038 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
The Mars stations either side of 2038: exact times in your city
Mars turns retrograde at 8:48 PM UTC on November 23, 2039 at 21°45′ Cancer — 5:48 PM in Santiago, 3:48 PM in New York, 8:48 PM in London and 5:48 AM on November 24 in Tokyo.
| City | Turns direct · Dec 23, 2037 | Turns retrograde · Nov 23, 2039 |
|---|---|---|
| UTC | Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · 20°07′ Taurus | Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · 21°45′ Cancer |
| Honolulu United States | 8:31 PM Tue, Dec 22, 2037 · UTC−10 | 10:48 AM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC−10 |
| Anchorage United States | 9:31 PM Tue, Dec 22, 2037 · UTC−9 | 11:48 AM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC−9 |
| Los Angeles United States | 10:31 PM Tue, Dec 22, 2037 · UTC−8 | 12:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC−8 |
| Phoenix United States | 11:31 PM Tue, Dec 22, 2037 · UTC−7 | 1:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC−7 |
| Denver United States | 11:31 PM Tue, Dec 22, 2037 · UTC−7 | 1:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC−7 |
| Chicago United States | 12:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC−6 | 2:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC−6 |
| Mexico City Mexico | 12:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC−6 | 2:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC−6 |
| New York United States | 1:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC−5 | 3:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC−5 |
| Toronto Canada | 1:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC−5 | 3:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC−5 |
| Bogotá Colombia | 1:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC−5 | 3:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC−5 |
| Lima Peru | 1:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC−5 | 3:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC−5 |
| Caracas Venezuela | 2:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC−4 | 4:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC−4 |
| Santiago Chile | 3:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC−3 | 5:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC−3 |
| Buenos Aires Argentina | 3:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC−3 | 5:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC−3 |
| São Paulo Brazil | 3:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC−3 | 5:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC−3 |
| Reykjavík Iceland | 6:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC | 8:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC |
| London United Kingdom | 6:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC | 8:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC |
| Lagos Nigeria | 7:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+1 | 9:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC+1 |
| Paris France | 7:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+1 | 9:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC+1 |
| Berlin Germany | 7:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+1 | 9:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC+1 |
| Johannesburg South Africa | 8:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+2 | 10:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC+2 |
| Cairo Egypt | 8:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+2 | 10:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC+2 |
| Athens Greece | 8:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+2 | 10:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC+2 |
| Istanbul Turkey | 9:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+3 | 11:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC+3 |
| Moscow Russia | 9:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+3 | 11:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC+3 |
| Nairobi Kenya | 9:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+3 | 11:48 PM Wed, Nov 23, 2039 · UTC+3 |
| Tehran Iran | 10:01 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+3:30 | 12:18 AM Thu, Nov 24, 2039 · UTC+3:30 |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 10:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+4 | 12:48 AM Thu, Nov 24, 2039 · UTC+4 |
| Karachi Pakistan | 11:31 AM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+5 | 1:48 AM Thu, Nov 24, 2039 · UTC+5 |
| New Delhi India | 12:01 PM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+5:30 | 2:18 AM Thu, Nov 24, 2039 · UTC+5:30 |
| Kathmandu Nepal | 12:16 PM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+5:45 | 2:33 AM Thu, Nov 24, 2039 · UTC+5:45 |
| Dhaka Bangladesh | 12:31 PM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+6 | 2:48 AM Thu, Nov 24, 2039 · UTC+6 |
| Bangkok Thailand | 1:31 PM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+7 | 3:48 AM Thu, Nov 24, 2039 · UTC+7 |
| Jakarta Indonesia | 1:31 PM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+7 | 3:48 AM Thu, Nov 24, 2039 · UTC+7 |
| Singapore | 2:31 PM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+8 | 4:48 AM Thu, Nov 24, 2039 · UTC+8 |
| Beijing China | 2:31 PM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+8 | 4:48 AM Thu, Nov 24, 2039 · UTC+8 |
| Manila Philippines | 2:31 PM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+8 | 4:48 AM Thu, Nov 24, 2039 · UTC+8 |
| Perth Australia | 2:31 PM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+8 | 4:48 AM Thu, Nov 24, 2039 · UTC+8 |
| Seoul South Korea | 3:31 PM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+9 | 5:48 AM Thu, Nov 24, 2039 · UTC+9 |
| Tokyo Japan | 3:31 PM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+9 | 5:48 AM Thu, Nov 24, 2039 · UTC+9 |
| Adelaide Australia | 5:01 PM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+10:30 | 7:18 AM Thu, Nov 24, 2039 · UTC+10:30 |
| Brisbane Australia | 4:31 PM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+10 | 6:48 AM Thu, Nov 24, 2039 · UTC+10 |
| Sydney Australia | 5:31 PM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+11 | 7:48 AM Thu, Nov 24, 2039 · UTC+11 |
| Auckland New Zealand | 7:31 PM Wed, Dec 23, 2037 · UTC+13 | 9:48 AM Thu, Nov 24, 2039 · 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 2038: a year between two loops
701 days separate the end of one Mars retrograde from the start of the next, and 2038 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 year opens inside the tail of the previous loop: its post-retrograde shadow closes on February 19, when Mars is back at the degree where it first turned.
Computed from the actual motion
The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2038
Gap across 2038
1.9 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 2038
Mars through the zodiac in 2038
Every sign Mars occupies during 2038, 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.
8 segments in 2038. Dates from JPL orbital elements, good to about a day at sign changes.
2038 at a glance
Every other retrograde in 2038
Cite this page
AstroHot. “Mars Retrograde 2038: None — Next Starts Nov 23, 2039.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mars/2038/
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