When Was Mars Last in Aquarius?
Updated October 5, 2026
As of October 2026, the last time was 2026: Mars was in Aquarius from 23 January 2026 to 2 March 2026. Next: Mars enters Aquarius on 3 January 2028 and stays until 10 February 2028.
Each bar runs from first entry to final exit. Stretches marked with a neighbouring sign are times it crossed back over the boundary before returning.
Mars in Aquarius, 2001–2051
Dates are in UTC and the Gregorian calendar; in a time zone far from Greenwich an ingress can fall on the neighbouring calendar day.
| First entry | Final exit | Time in Aquarius | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 October 2001 | 8 December 2001 | 6.0 weeks | once |
| 21 April 2003 | 17 June 2003 | 8.0 weeks | once |
| 20 March 2005 | 1 May 2005 | 5.9 weeks | once |
| 26 February 2007 | 6 April 2007 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 4 February 2009 | 15 March 2009 | 5.5 weeks | once |
| 15 January 2011 | 23 February 2011 | 5.4 weeks | once |
| 26 December 2012 | 2 February 2013 | 5.4 weeks | once |
| 4 December 2014 | 12 January 2015 | 5.5 weeks | once |
| 9 November 2016 | 19 December 2016 | 5.7 weeks | once |
| 16 May 2018 | 15 November 2018 | 5.1 months | 2 times |
| In Aquarius: 16 May 2018 – 13 Aug 2018 · 11 Sept 2018 – 15 Nov 2018 | |||
| 30 March 2020 | 13 May 2020 | 6.2 weeks | once |
| 6 March 2022 | 15 April 2022 | 5.7 weeks | once |
| 13 February 2024 | 22 March 2024 | 5.5 weeks | once |
| 23 January 2026 | 2 March 2026 | 5.5 weeks | once |
| 3 January 2028 | 10 February 2028 | 5.4 weeks | once |
| 13 December 2029 | 20 January 2030 | 5.5 weeks | once |
| 20 November 2031 | 29 December 2031 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 17 October 2033 | 1 December 2033 | 6.4 weeks | once |
| 12 April 2035 | 30 May 2035 | 6.9 weeks | once |
| 14 March 2037 | 24 April 2037 | 5.8 weeks | once |
| 21 February 2039 | 1 April 2039 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 30 January 2041 | 10 March 2041 | 5.5 weeks | once |
| 11 January 2043 | 18 February 2043 | 5.4 weeks | once |
| 21 December 2044 | 28 January 2045 | 5.4 weeks | once |
| 29 November 2046 | 7 January 2047 | 5.5 weeks | once |
| 1 November 2048 | 13 December 2048 | 5.9 weeks | once |
| 29 April 2050 | 31 October 2050 | 6.1 months | once |
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Mars retrograde in Aquarius, 2001–2051
Retrograde periods with at least one station in Aquarius: the date Mars stood still and turned retrograde, and the date it turned direct again.
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct |
|---|---|
| 26 June 2018 9°13′ Aquarius | 27 August 2018 28°36′ Capricorn |
| 15 July 2050 26°42′ Aquarius | 13 September 2050 16°42′ Aquarius |
How Mars moves through the zodiac
Across 1950–2075, Mars spent about 5.4 weeks to 7.1 months in a sign on each pass, not counting retrograde dips out of it, and it returned to the same sign about every 23 months. 8% of passes included at least one retrograde dip back over a sign boundary.
Mars in other signs
Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces
Other planets in Aquarius
Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Chiron · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto
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How these dates were found
With Horoskopos's sky search: Mars's geocentric, apparent, tropical ecliptic longitude, computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library, with each sign boundary found to the minute. Sample ingresses agree with NASA JPL's Horizons ephemeris to within half an hour. Data generated 2026-10-04; page built 2026-10-05.