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Mars retrograde 2040

Mars retrograde 2040: 1 period, 39 days inside the year — 10.8% of 2040. Mars turns direct at 11:48 AM UTC on February 9 at 3°01′ Cancer.

Turns direct
Feb 9 11:48 AM UTC
Retrograde in 2040
39 days 10.8% of the year
Sign
Cancer retreats 18.73°
Mars Retrograde 2040 Dates: Until Feb 9

Mars’s path through 2040, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Nov 17, 2039 – Dec 31, 2040
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Nov 17, 2039 – Dec 31, 2040. Mars starts 2040 at 12°29′ Cancer and ends it at 7°04′ Capricorn — 174.6° of net progress: 184° forward, 9.5° given back. The loop retraces 18.73° in 78 days, from 21°45′ Cancer on Nov 23 back to 3°01′ Cancer on Feb 9 2040. Fastest day: Dec 26, 0.76° forward; fastest backward: Jan 2, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 105 days of 2040 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 24, 2039 – Nov 23, 2039Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 9, 2040 – Apr 15, 2040Retrograde: Nov 23, 2039 – Feb 9, 2040CancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricorn2040Stations retrograde Nov 23, 2039, 8:48 PM UTC, 21°45′ CancerR Nov 23Stations direct Feb 9, 2040, 11:48 AM UTC, 3°01′ CancerD Feb 9DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Nov 17, 2039 – Dec 31, 2040. Mars starts 2040 at 12°29′ Cancer and ends it at 7°04′ Capricorn — 174.6° of net progress: 184° forward, 9.5° given back. The loop retraces 18.73° in 78 days, from 21°45′ Cancer on Nov 23 back to 3°01′ Cancer on Feb 9 2040. Fastest day: Dec 26, 0.76° forward; fastest backward: Jan 2, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 105 days of 2040 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 24, 2039 – Nov 23, 2039Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 9, 2040 – Apr 15, 2040Retrograde: Nov 23, 2039 – Feb 9, 2040CancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricorn2040Stations retrograde Nov 23, 2039, 8:48 PM UTC, 21°45′ CancerR Nov 23Stations direct Feb 9, 2040, 11:48 AM UTC, 3°01′ CancerD Feb 9DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 2040 at 12°29′ Cancer and ends it at 7°04′ Capricorn — 174.6° of net progress: 184° forward, 9.5° given back. The loop retraces 18.73° in 78 days, from 21°45′ Cancer on Nov 23 back to 3°01′ Cancer on Feb 9 2040. Fastest day: Dec 26, 0.76° forward; fastest backward: Jan 2, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 105 days of 2040 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 2040: exact times in your city

Mars turns direct at 11:48 AM UTC on February 9, 2040 at 3°01′ Cancer — 8:48 AM in Santiago, 6:48 AM in New York, 11:48 AM in London and 8:48 PM in Tokyo.

City Turns direct
UTC Thu, Feb 9 · 3°01′ Cancer
Honolulu United States 1:48 AM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 2:48 AM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States 3:48 AM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States 4:48 AM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:48 AM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC−7
Chicago United States 5:48 AM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico 5:48 AM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC−6
New York United States 6:48 AM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada 6:48 AM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia 6:48 AM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:48 AM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 7:48 AM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 8:48 AM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 8:48 AM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 8:48 AM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 11:48 AM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC
London United Kingdom 11:48 AM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 12:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 12:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 1:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 1:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 2:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 2:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 2:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 3:18 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 5:18 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 5:33 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 6:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 6:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+7
Singapore 7:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+8
Beijing China 7:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 7:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 10:18 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 9:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 10:48 PM Thu, Feb 9 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 12:48 AM Fri, Feb 10 · 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.

78 days · retreats 18.73° · crosses the year boundary

November 23, 2039 → February 9, 2040 in Cancer

Stations retrograde Nov 23, 2039, 8:48 PM UTC at 21°45′ Cancer
Stations direct Feb 9, 2040, 11:48 AM UTC at 3°01′ Cancer
Shadow opens Sep 24, 2039, 1:17 AM UTC (61 days before)
Shadow closes Apr 15, 2040, 10:15 AM UTC (66 days after)
Full window including shadows 204 days
The November loop up close, shadow to shadow
The November loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 18.73° between 3°01′ Cancer and 21°45′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (61 days), back while retrograde (78 days), forward again in the post-shadow (66 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 24, 2039 – Nov 23, 2039Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 9, 2040 – Apr 15, 2040Retrograde: Nov 23, 2039 – Feb 9, 204025° Gemini0° Cancer5° Cancer10° Cancer15° Cancer20° Cancer25° CancerStations retrograde Nov 23, 2039, 8:48 PM UTC, 21°45′ CancerR Nov 23 · 21°45′ CancerStations direct Feb 9, 2040, 11:48 AM UTC, 3°01′ CancerD Feb 9 · 3°01′ CancerSep 12Oct 10Nov 7Dec 5Jan 2Jan 30Feb 27Mar 26Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com The November loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 18.73° between 3°01′ Cancer and 21°45′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (61 days), back while retrograde (78 days), forward again in the post-shadow (66 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Sep 24, 2039 – Nov 23, 2039Post-retrograde shadow: Feb 9, 2040 – Apr 15, 2040Retrograde: Nov 23, 2039 – Feb 9, 204025° Gemini5° Cancer20° CancerStations retrograde Nov 23, 2039, 8:48 PM UTC, 21°45′ CancerR Nov 23 · 21°45′ CancerStations direct Feb 9, 2040, 11:48 AM UTC, 3°01′ CancerD Feb 9 · 3°01′ CancerSep 12Nov 7Jan 2Feb 27Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com

Mars crosses the 18.73° between 3°01′ Cancer and 21°45′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (61 days), back while retrograde (78 days), forward again in the post-shadow (66 days).

Mars retrograde in Cancer

Mars retrograde in Cancer turns frustration inward and toward home. Family tensions surface, household projects stall and anger comes out indirectly. It suits addressing emotional grievances openly and repairing the home rather than starting new battles.

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Aquarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Leo — Nov 23 to Feb 9, 2040 (78 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Taurus — Nov 23 to Jan 11, 2040 (48 days of overlap)
  • Jupiter in Libra — Jan 16 to Feb 9, 2040 (24 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Libra — Jan 21 to Feb 9, 2040 (19 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2040

Previous

2037 Ended December 23, 2037 after 71 days, moving back 16.14° through the zodiac.

Next

2041 Begins December 28, 2041 and runs 81 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 2040

Mars through the zodiac in 2040

Every sign Mars occupies during 2040, 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 Cancer From Jan 1 – May 2
Mars in Leo May 2 – Jun 26
Mars in Virgo Jun 26 – Aug 14
Mars in Libra Aug 14 – Sep 29
Mars in Scorpio Sep 29 – Nov 11
Mars in Sagittarius Nov 11 – Dec 22
Mars in Capricorn Dec 22 – Dec 31 and beyond

7 segments in 2040. Dates from JPL orbital elements, good to about a day at sign changes.

2040 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2040

Neptune in Taurus Aug 6, 2039 – Jan 11, 2040 · 158 days
Uranus in Leo Nov 8, 2039 – Apr 5, 2040 · 149 days
Jupiter in Libra Jan 16, 2040 – May 18, 2040 · 123 days
Saturn in Libra Jan 21, 2040 – Jun 6, 2040 · 138 days
Mercury in Pisces Feb 12, 2040 – Mar 5, 2040 · 22 days
Pluto in Aquarius May 27, 2040 – Nov 7, 2040 · 164 days
Mercury in Cancer Jun 13, 2040 – Jul 7, 2040 · 24 days
Neptune in Taurus Aug 8, 2040 – Jan 12, 2041 · 157 days
Mercury in Scorpio Oct 9, 2040 – Oct 30, 2040 · 21 days
Uranus in Leo Nov 12, 2040 – Apr 10, 2041 · 149 days
← 2039 Mars retrograde in 2039. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2041 → Mars retrograde in 2041.

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AstroHot. “Mars Retrograde 2040 Dates: Until Feb 9.” Accessed October 29, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mars/2040/

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