When Was Mars Last in Aries?
Updated October 5, 2026
As of October 2026, the last time was 2026: Mars was in Aries from 9 April 2026 to 18 May 2026. Next: Mars enters Aries on 19 March 2028 and stays until 27 April 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 Aries, 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 Aries | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 2002 | 1 March 2002 | 6.0 weeks | once |
| 16 December 2003 | 3 February 2004 | 7.0 weeks | once |
| 12 June 2005 | 28 July 2005 | 6.6 weeks | once |
| 15 May 2007 | 24 June 2007 | 5.8 weeks | once |
| 22 April 2009 | 31 May 2009 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 2 April 2011 | 11 May 2011 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 12 March 2013 | 20 April 2013 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 20 February 2015 | 31 March 2015 | 5.7 weeks | once |
| 28 January 2017 | 10 March 2017 | 5.8 weeks | once |
| 1 January 2019 | 14 February 2019 | 6.3 weeks | once |
| 28 June 2020 | 6 January 2021 | 6.3 months | once |
| 24 May 2022 | 5 July 2022 | 5.9 weeks | once |
| 30 April 2024 | 9 June 2024 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 9 April 2026 | 18 May 2026 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 19 March 2028 | 27 April 2028 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 27 February 2030 | 8 April 2030 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 6 February 2032 | 18 March 2032 | 5.7 weeks | once |
| 12 January 2034 | 23 February 2034 | 6.0 weeks | once |
| 1 December 2035 | 26 January 2036 | 7.9 weeks | once |
| 4 June 2037 | 17 July 2037 | 6.2 weeks | once |
| 10 May 2039 | 18 June 2039 | 5.7 weeks | once |
| 17 April 2041 | 26 May 2041 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 28 March 2043 | 6 May 2043 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 7 March 2045 | 15 April 2045 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 14 February 2047 | 26 March 2047 | 5.7 weeks | once |
| 22 January 2049 | 4 March 2049 | 5.9 weeks | once |
| 23 December 2050 | 7 February 2051 | 6.6 weeks | once |
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Mars retrograde in Aries, 2001–2051
Retrograde periods with at least one station in Aries: the date Mars stood still and turned retrograde, and the date it turned direct again.
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct |
|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 28°08′ Aries | 14 November 2020 15°14′ Aries |
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 Aries
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.