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Mars retrograde 2044

Mars retrograde 2044: 1 period, 81 days inside the year — 22.1% of 2044. Mars turns retrograde at 11:11 PM UTC on January 31 at 0°52′ Libra and turns direct at 11:36 PM UTC on April 21 at 11°34′ Virgo.

Turns retrograde
Jan 31 11:11 PM UTC
Turns direct
Apr 21 11:36 PM UTC
Retrograde in 2044
81 days 22.1% of the year
Sign
Libra retreats 19.3°
Mars Retrograde 2044 Dates: Jan 31 – Apr 21

Mars’s path through 2044, day by day

Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2044
Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2044. Mars starts 2044 at 25°46′ Virgo and ends it at 8°31′ Aquarius — 132.8° of net progress: 152.1° forward, 19.3° given back. The loop retraces 19.3° in 81 days, from 0°53′ Libra on Jan 31 back to 11°34′ Virgo on Apr 21. Fastest day: Dec 22, 0.79° forward; fastest backward: Mar 11, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 178 days of 2044 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 26, 2043 – Jan 31, 2044Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 21, 2044 – Jun 26, 2044Retrograde: Jan 31, 2044 – Apr 21, 2044VirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusStations retrograde Jan 31, 2044, 11:11 PM UTC, 0°52′ LibraR Jan 31Stations direct Apr 21, 2044, 11:36 PM UTC, 11°34′ VirgoD Apr 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com Apparent position of Mars against the zodiac, 2044. Mars starts 2044 at 25°46′ Virgo and ends it at 8°31′ Aquarius — 132.8° of net progress: 152.1° forward, 19.3° given back. The loop retraces 19.3° in 81 days, from 0°53′ Libra on Jan 31 back to 11°34′ Virgo on Apr 21. Fastest day: Dec 22, 0.79° forward; fastest backward: Mar 11, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 178 days of 2044 sit inside a retrograde window. Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 26, 2043 – Jan 31, 2044Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 21, 2044 – Jun 26, 2044Retrograde: Jan 31, 2044 – Apr 21, 2044VirgoLibraScorpioSagittariusCapricornAquariusStations retrograde Jan 31, 2044, 11:11 PM UTC, 0°52′ LibraR Jan 31Stations direct Apr 21, 2044, 11:36 PM UTC, 11°34′ VirgoD Apr 21JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecSource: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com
Retrograde Shadow R — stations retrograde · D — stations direct

Mars starts 2044 at 25°46′ Virgo and ends it at 8°31′ Aquarius — 132.8° of net progress: 152.1° forward, 19.3° given back. The loop retraces 19.3° in 81 days, from 0°53′ Libra on Jan 31 back to 11°34′ Virgo on Apr 21. Fastest day: Dec 22, 0.79° forward; fastest backward: Mar 11, 0.4°. Counting the shadows, 178 days of 2044 sit inside a retrograde window.

Exact times

Mars retrograde 2044: exact times in your city

Mars turns retrograde at 11:11 PM UTC on January 31, 2044 at 0°52′ Libra — 8:11 PM in Santiago, 6:11 PM in New York, 11:11 PM in London and 8:11 AM on February 1 in Tokyo.

City Turns retrograde Turns direct
UTC Sun, Jan 31 · 0°52′ Libra Thu, Apr 21 · 11°34′ Virgo
Honolulu United States 1:11 PM Sun, Jan 31 · UTC−10 1:36 PM Thu, Apr 21 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States 2:11 PM Sun, Jan 31 · UTC−9 3:36 PM Thu, Apr 21 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States 3:11 PM Sun, Jan 31 · UTC−8 4:36 PM Thu, Apr 21 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States 4:11 PM Sun, Jan 31 · UTC−7 4:36 PM Thu, Apr 21 · UTC−7
Denver United States 4:11 PM Sun, Jan 31 · UTC−7 5:36 PM Thu, Apr 21 · UTC−6
Chicago United States 5:11 PM Sun, Jan 31 · UTC−6 6:36 PM Thu, Apr 21 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico 5:11 PM Sun, Jan 31 · UTC−6 5:36 PM Thu, Apr 21 · UTC−6
New York United States 6:11 PM Sun, Jan 31 · UTC−5 7:36 PM Thu, Apr 21 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada 6:11 PM Sun, Jan 31 · UTC−5 7:36 PM Thu, Apr 21 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia 6:11 PM Sun, Jan 31 · UTC−5 6:36 PM Thu, Apr 21 · UTC−5
Lima Peru 6:11 PM Sun, Jan 31 · UTC−5 6:36 PM Thu, Apr 21 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela 7:11 PM Sun, Jan 31 · UTC−4 7:36 PM Thu, Apr 21 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile 8:11 PM Sun, Jan 31 · UTC−3 7:36 PM Thu, Apr 21 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina 8:11 PM Sun, Jan 31 · UTC−3 8:36 PM Thu, Apr 21 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil 8:11 PM Sun, Jan 31 · UTC−3 8:36 PM Thu, Apr 21 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland 11:11 PM Sun, Jan 31 · UTC 11:36 PM Thu, Apr 21 · UTC
London United Kingdom 11:11 PM Sun, Jan 31 · UTC 12:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria 12:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+1 12:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+1
Paris France 12:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+1 1:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany 12:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+1 1:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa 1:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+2 1:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt 1:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+2 1:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+2
Athens Greece 1:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+2 2:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey 2:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+3 2:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia 2:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+3 2:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya 2:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+3 2:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran 2:41 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+3:30 3:06 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates 3:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+4 3:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan 4:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+5 4:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+5
New Delhi India 4:41 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+5:30 5:06 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal 4:56 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+5:45 5:21 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh 5:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+6 5:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand 6:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+7 6:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia 6:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+7 6:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+7
Singapore 7:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+8 7:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+8
Beijing China 7:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+8 7:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines 7:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+8 7:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+8
Perth Australia 7:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+8 7:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea 8:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+9 8:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan 8:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+9 8:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia 9:41 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+10:30 9:06 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia 9:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+10 9:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia 10:11 AM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+11 9:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand 12:11 PM Mon, Feb 1 · UTC+13 11:36 AM Fri, Apr 22 · 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.

81 days · retreats 19.3°

January 31 → April 21, 2044 in Libra

Stations retrograde Jan 31, 2044, 11:11 PM UTC at 0°52′ Libra
Stations direct Apr 21, 2044, 11:36 PM UTC at 11°34′ Virgo
Shadow opens Nov 26, 2043, 12:07 PM UTC (66 days before)
Shadow closes Jun 26, 2044, 11:34 PM UTC (66 days after)
Full window including shadows 213 days
The January loop up close, shadow to shadow
The January loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.3° between 11°34′ Virgo and 0°52′ Libra three times: forward in the pre-shadow (66 days), back while retrograde (81 days), forward again in the post-shadow (66 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 26, 2043 – Jan 31, 2044Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 21, 2044 – Jun 26, 2044Retrograde: Jan 31, 2044 – Apr 21, 204410° Virgo20° Virgo0° LibraStations retrograde Jan 31, 2044, 11:11 PM UTC, 0°52′ LibraR Jan 31 · 0°52′ LibraStations direct Apr 21, 2044, 11:36 PM UTC, 11°34′ VirgoD Apr 21 · 11°34′ VirgoNov 30Dec 28Jan 25Feb 22Mar 21Apr 18May 16Jun 13Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com The January loop up close, shadow to shadow. Mars crosses the 19.3° between 11°34′ Virgo and 0°52′ Libra three times: forward in the pre-shadow (66 days), back while retrograde (81 days), forward again in the post-shadow (66 days). Pre-retrograde shadow: Nov 26, 2043 – Jan 31, 2044Post-retrograde shadow: Apr 21, 2044 – Jun 26, 2044Retrograde: Jan 31, 2044 – Apr 21, 2044Stations retrograde Jan 31, 2044, 11:11 PM UTC, 0°52′ LibraR Jan 31 · 0°52′ LibraStations direct Apr 21, 2044, 11:36 PM UTC, 11°34′ VirgoD Apr 21 · 11°34′ VirgoNov 30Jan 25Mar 21May 16Source: NASA JPL DE440 ephemerisastrohot.com

Mars crosses the 19.3° between 11°34′ Virgo and 0°52′ Libra three times: forward in the pre-shadow (66 days), back while retrograde (81 days), forward again in the post-shadow (66 days).

Mars retrograde in Libra

Mars retrograde in Libra brings conflict in partnerships to the surface. Unspoken resentments emerge, legal disputes slow down and decisions stall under indecision. It suits renegotiating fairness rather than escalating disagreements.

…and back into Virgo

Mars retrograde in Virgo hits work, health and daily routines. Efficiency drops, fitness plans falter and irritation over small details rises. It suits recovery, reorganizing workloads and correcting habits rather than pushing harder.

It begins in Aquarius season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Leo — Jan 31 to Apr 21, 2044 (81 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Sagittarius — Mar 8 to Apr 21, 2044 (44 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aries — Mar 28 to Apr 20, 2044 (24 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2044

Previous

2042 Ended March 18, 2042 after 81 days, moving back 19.47° through the zodiac.

Next

2046 Begins March 11, 2046 and runs 79 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 2044

Mars through the zodiac in 2044

Every sign Mars occupies during 2044, 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 Virgo From Jan 1 – Jan 19
Mars in Libra Jan 19 – Feb 12
Mars in Virgo Feb 12 – Jun 25
Mars in Libra Jun 25 – Aug 17
Mars in Scorpio Aug 17 – Oct 1
Mars in Sagittarius Oct 1 – Nov 12
Mars in Capricorn Nov 12 – Dec 21
Mars in Aquarius Dec 21 – Dec 31 and beyond

8 segments in 2044. Dates from JPL orbital elements, good to about a day at sign changes.

2044 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2044

Neptune in Taurus Aug 15, 2043 – Jan 20, 2044 · 157 days
Uranus in Leo Nov 27, 2043 – Apr 24, 2044 · 149 days
Saturn in Sagittarius Mar 8, 2044 – Jul 27, 2044 · 140 days
Mercury in Aries Mar 28, 2044 – Apr 20, 2044 · 24 days
Venus in Gemini May 6, 2044 – Jun 18, 2044 · 43 days
Jupiter in Aquarius May 24, 2044 – Sep 22, 2044 · 121 days
Pluto in Pisces Jun 1, 2044 – Nov 13, 2044 · 164 days
Mercury in Leo Jul 31, 2044 – Aug 24, 2044 · 24 days
Neptune in Taurus Aug 17, 2044 – Jan 21, 2045 · 157 days
Mercury in Sagittarius Nov 21, 2044 – Dec 11, 2044 · 20 days
Uranus in Leo Dec 1, 2044 – Apr 29, 2045 · 149 days
← 2043 Mars retrograde in 2043. All Mars retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2045 → Mars retrograde in 2045.

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