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Mars retrograde 2042

Mars retrograde 2042: 1 period, 77 days inside the year — 21% of 2042. Mars turns direct at 7:51 PM UTC on March 18 at 8°10′ Leo.

Turns direct
Mar 18 7:51 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2042
77 days 21% of the year
Sign
Leo retreats 19.47°
Mars Retrograde 2042 Dates: Until Mar 18

Mars’s path through 2042, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Dec 22, 2041 – Dec 31, 2042
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Dec 22, 2041 – Dec 31, 2042. Mars starts 2042 at 27°33′ Leo and ends it at 22°04′ Capricorn — 144.5° of net progress: 163.9° forward, 19.4° given back. The loop retraces 19.47° in 81 days, from 27°39′ Leo on Dec 28 back to 8°10′ Leo on Mar 18 2042. Fastest day: Dec 25, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Feb 3, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 145 days of 2042 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 24, 2041 – Dec 28, 2041Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 18, 2042 – May 25, 2042Retrograde: Dec 28, 2041 – Mar 18, 2042LeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricorn2042Stations retrograde Dec 28, 2041, 5:39 AM UTC, 27°38′ LeoR Dec 28Stations direct Mar 18, 2042, 7:51 PM UTC, 8°10′ LeoD Mar 18JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, Dec 22, 2041 – Dec 31, 2042. Mars starts 2042 at 27°33′ Leo and ends it at 22°04′ Capricorn — 144.5° of net progress: 163.9° forward, 19.4° given back. The loop retraces 19.47° in 81 days, from 27°39′ Leo on Dec 28 back to 8°10′ Leo on Mar 18 2042. Fastest day: Dec 25, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Feb 3, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 145 days of 2042 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 24, 2041 – Dec 28, 2041Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 18, 2042 – May 25, 2042Retrograde: Dec 28, 2041 – Mar 18, 2042LeoVirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricorn2042Stations retrograde Dec 28, 2041, 5:39 AM UTC, 27°38′ LeoR Dec 28Stations direct Mar 18, 2042, 7:51 PM UTC, 8°10′ LeoD Mar 18JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 2042 at 27°33′ Leo and ends it at 22°04′ Capricorn — 144.5° of net progress: 163.9° forward, 19.4° given back. The loop retraces 19.47° in 81 days, from 27°39′ Leo on Dec 28 back to 8°10′ Leo on Mar 18 2042. Fastest day: Dec 25, 0.78° forward; fastest backward: Feb 3, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 145 days of 2042 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 2042: exact times in your city

Mars turns direct at 7:51 PM UTC on March 18, 2042 at 8°10′ Leo — 4:51 PM in Santiago, 3:51 PM in New York, 7:51 PM in London and 4:51 AM on March 19 in Tokyo.

City Turns direct
UTC Tue, Mar 18 · 8°10′ Leo
Honolulu United States 9:51 AM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 11:51 AM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 12:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 12:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC−7
Denver United States 1:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 2:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 1:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC−6
New York United States 3:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 3:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 2:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 2:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 3:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 4:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina 4:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 4:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 7:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC
London United Kingdom 7:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria 8:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC+1
Paris France 8:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany 8:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa 9:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 9:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 9:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey 10:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 10:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 10:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 11:21 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 11:51 PM Tue, Mar 18 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 12:51 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 1:21 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 1:36 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 1:51 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 2:51 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 2:51 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+7
Singapore 3:51 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+8
Beijing China 3:51 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 3:51 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 3:51 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 4:51 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 4:51 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 6:21 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia 5:51 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 6:51 AM Wed, Mar 19 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand 8:51 AM Wed, Mar 19 · 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.

81 days · retreats 19.47° · crosses the year boundary

December 28, 2041 → March 18, 2042 in Leo

Stations retrograde Dec 28, 2041, 5:39 AM UTC at 27°38′ Leo
Stations direct Mar 18, 2042, 7:51 PM UTC at 8°10′ Leo
Shadow opens Oct 24, 2041, 5:55 AM UTC (65 days before)
Shadow closes May 25, 2042, 3:02 PM UTC (68 days after)
Full window including shadows 213 days
The December loop up close, shadow to shadow
The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.47° between 8°10′ Leo and 27°38′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (65 days), back while retrograde (81 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 24, 2041 – Dec 28, 2041Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 18, 2042 – May 25, 2042Retrograde: Dec 28, 2041 – Mar 18, 20420° Leo10° Leo20° Leo0° VirgoStations retrograde Dec 28, 2041, 5:39 AM UTC, 27°38′ LeoR Dec 28 · 27°38′ LeoStations direct Mar 18, 2042, 7:51 PM UTC, 8°10′ LeoD Mar 18 · 8°10′ LeoNov 4Dec 2Dec 30Jan 27Feb 24Mar 24Apr 21May 19Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com The December loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.47° between 8°10′ Leo and 27°38′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (65 days), back while retrograde (81 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Oct 24, 2041 – Dec 28, 2041Post-retrograde shadow: Mar 18, 2042 – May 25, 2042Retrograde: Dec 28, 2041 – Mar 18, 20420° Leo10° Leo20° LeoStations retrograde Dec 28, 2041, 5:39 AM UTC, 27°38′ LeoR Dec 28 · 27°38′ LeoStations direct Mar 18, 2042, 7:51 PM UTC, 8°10′ LeoD Mar 18 · 8°10′ LeoNov 4Dec 30Feb 24Apr 21Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com

Mars crosses the 19.47° between 8°10′ Leo and 27°38′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (65 days), back while retrograde (81 days), forward again in the post-shadow (68 days).

Mars retrograde in Leo

Mars retrograde in Leo tests pride, ambition and creative drive. Plans for recognition stall, conflicts with authority figures flare, and people reconsider what they are fighting for. It suits reworking creative ambitions rather than forcing them.

It begins in Capricorn season and ends in Pisces season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Leo — Dec 28 to Mar 18, 2042 (81 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Taurus — Dec 28 to Jan 15, 2042 (18 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aquarius — Jan 10 to Jan 30, 2042 (21 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Scorpio — Feb 13 to Mar 18, 2042 (33 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2042

Previous

2040 Ended February 9, 2040 after 78 days, moving back 18.73° through the zodiac.

Next

2044 Begins January 31, 2044 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 2042

Mars through the zodiac in 2042

Every sign Mars occupies during 2042, 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 Leo From Jan 1 – May 30
Mars in Virgo May 30 – Jul 24
Mars in Libra Jul 24 – Sep 9
Mars in Scorpio Sep 9 – Oct 23
Mars in Sagittarius Oct 23 – Dec 3
Mars in Capricorn Dec 3 – Dec 31 and beyond

6 segments in 2042. Dates from JPL orbital elements, good to about a day at sign changes.

2042 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2042

Neptune in Taurus Aug 10, 2041 – Jan 15, 2042 · 157 days
Uranus in Leo Nov 17, 2041 – Apr 15, 2042 · 149 days
Mercury in Aquarius Jan 10, 2042 – Jan 30, 2042 · 21 days
Saturn in Scorpio Feb 13, 2042 – Jul 2, 2042 · 139 days
Jupiter in Sagittarius Mar 18, 2042 – Jul 19, 2042 · 123 days
Mercury in Taurus May 5, 2042 – May 29, 2042 · 24 days
Pluto in Aquarius May 30, 2042 – Nov 10, 2042 · 164 days
Neptune in Taurus Aug 13, 2042 – Jan 17, 2043 · 157 days
Mercury in Libra Sep 5, 2042 – Sep 27, 2042 · 22 days
Venus in Scorpio Sep 28, 2042 – Nov 9, 2042 · 42 days
Uranus in Leo Nov 22, 2042 – Apr 20, 2043 · 149 days
Mercury in Capricorn Dec 25, 2042 – Jan 14, 2043 · 20 days
← 2041 Mars retrograde in 2041. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2043 → Mars retrograde in 2043.

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