When Was Mars Last in Capricorn?
Updated October 5, 2026
As of October 2026, the last time was 2025–26: Mars was in Capricorn from 15 December 2025 to 23 January 2026. Next: Mars enters Capricorn on 25 November 2027 and stays until 3 January 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 Capricorn, 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 Capricorn | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 March 2003 | 21 April 2003 | 6.9 weeks | once |
| 6 February 2005 | 20 March 2005 | 6.0 weeks | once |
| 16 January 2007 | 26 February 2007 | 5.7 weeks | once |
| 27 December 2008 | 4 February 2009 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 7 December 2010 | 15 January 2011 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 17 November 2012 | 26 December 2012 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 26 October 2014 | 4 December 2014 | 5.7 weeks | once |
| 27 September 2016 | 9 November 2016 | 6.1 weeks | once |
| 17 March 2018 | 11 September 2018 | 2.9 months | 2 times |
| In Capricorn: 17 Mar 2018 – 16 May 2018 · 13 Aug 2018 – 11 Sept 2018 | |||
| 16 February 2020 | 30 March 2020 | 6.2 weeks | once |
| 24 January 2022 | 6 March 2022 | 5.8 weeks | once |
| 4 January 2024 | 13 February 2024 | 5.7 weeks | once |
| 15 December 2025 | 23 January 2026 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 25 November 2027 | 3 January 2028 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 4 November 2029 | 13 December 2029 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 10 October 2031 | 20 November 2031 | 5.8 weeks | once |
| 6 April 2033 | 17 October 2033 | 6.0 months | 2 times |
| In Capricorn: 6 Apr 2033 – 27 Jul 2033 · 7 Aug 2033 – 17 Oct 2033 | |||
| 26 February 2035 | 12 April 2035 | 6.5 weeks | once |
| 1 February 2037 | 14 March 2037 | 5.9 weeks | once |
| 12 January 2039 | 21 February 2039 | 5.7 weeks | once |
| 22 December 2040 | 30 January 2041 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 3 December 2042 | 11 January 2043 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 12 November 2044 | 21 December 2044 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 20 October 2046 | 29 November 2046 | 5.7 weeks | once |
| 17 September 2048 | 1 November 2048 | 6.5 weeks | once |
| 9 March 2050 | 29 April 2050 | 7.3 weeks | once |
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Mars retrograde in Capricorn, 2001–2051
Retrograde periods with at least one station in Capricorn: 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 |
| 26 May 2033 12°30′ Capricorn | 1 August 2033 29°47′ Sagittarius |
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 Capricorn
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.