When Was Mars Last in Libra?
Updated October 5, 2026
As of October 2026, the last time was 2025: Mars was in Libra from 6 August 2025 to 22 September 2025. Next: Mars enters Libra on 15 July 2027 and stays until 2 September 2027.
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 Libra, 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 Libra | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 October 2002 | 1 December 2002 | 6.7 weeks | once |
| 26 September 2004 | 11 November 2004 | 6.5 weeks | once |
| 8 September 2006 | 23 October 2006 | 6.5 weeks | once |
| 19 August 2008 | 4 October 2008 | 6.5 weeks | once |
| 29 July 2010 | 14 September 2010 | 6.7 weeks | once |
| 3 July 2012 | 23 August 2012 | 7.3 weeks | once |
| 7 December 2013 | 26 July 2014 | 7.6 months | once |
| 12 November 2015 | 3 January 2016 | 7.4 weeks | once |
| 22 October 2017 | 9 December 2017 | 6.8 weeks | once |
| 4 October 2019 | 19 November 2019 | 6.6 weeks | once |
| 15 September 2021 | 30 October 2021 | 6.5 weeks | once |
| 27 August 2023 | 12 October 2023 | 6.5 weeks | once |
| 6 August 2025 | 22 September 2025 | 6.6 weeks | once |
| 15 July 2027 | 2 September 2027 | 7.0 weeks | once |
| 21 December 2028 | 7 August 2029 | 5.6 months | 2 times |
| In Libra: 21 Dec 2028 – 7 Apr 2029 · 5 Jun 2029 – 7 Aug 2029 | |||
| 21 November 2030 | 15 January 2031 | 7.9 weeks | once |
| 30 October 2032 | 17 December 2032 | 7.0 weeks | once |
| 11 October 2034 | 26 November 2034 | 6.7 weeks | once |
| 21 September 2036 | 6 November 2036 | 6.5 weeks | once |
| 3 September 2038 | 19 October 2038 | 6.5 weeks | once |
| 14 August 2040 | 29 September 2040 | 6.6 weeks | once |
| 24 July 2042 | 9 September 2042 | 6.8 weeks | once |
| 19 January 2044 | 17 August 2044 | 2.5 months | 2 times |
| In Libra: 19 Jan 2044 – 12 Feb 2044 · 25 Jun 2044 – 17 Aug 2044 | |||
| 30 November 2045 | 15 July 2046 | 5.2 months | 2 times |
| In Libra: 30 Nov 2045 – 4 Feb 2046 · 12 Apr 2046 – 15 Jul 2046 | |||
| 7 November 2047 | 27 December 2047 | 7.2 weeks | once |
| 17 October 2049 | 4 December 2049 | 6.7 weeks | once |
| 29 September 2051 | 14 November 2051 | 6.6 weeks | once |
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Mars retrograde in Libra, 2001–2051
Retrograde periods with at least one station in Libra: the date Mars stood still and turned retrograde, and the date it turned direct again.
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct |
|---|---|
| 1 March 2014 27°32′ Libra | 20 May 2014 9°01′ Libra |
| 14 February 2029 13°55′ Libra | 5 May 2029 24°55′ Virgo |
| 31 January 2044 0°52′ Libra | 21 April 2044 11°34′ Virgo |
| 11 March 2046 6°13′ Scorpio | 28 May 2046 18°06′ Libra |
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 Libra
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.