When Was Mars Last in Pisces?
Updated October 5, 2026
As of October 2026, the last time was 2026: Mars was in Pisces from 2 March 2026 to 9 April 2026. Next: Mars enters Pisces on 10 February 2028 and stays until 19 March 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 Pisces, 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 Pisces | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December 2001 | 18 January 2002 | 5.9 weeks | once |
| 17 June 2003 | 16 December 2003 | 6.0 months | once |
| 1 May 2005 | 12 June 2005 | 6.0 weeks | once |
| 6 April 2007 | 15 May 2007 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 15 March 2009 | 22 April 2009 | 5.5 weeks | once |
| 23 February 2011 | 2 April 2011 | 5.5 weeks | once |
| 2 February 2013 | 12 March 2013 | 5.5 weeks | once |
| 12 January 2015 | 20 February 2015 | 5.5 weeks | once |
| 19 December 2016 | 28 January 2017 | 5.7 weeks | once |
| 15 November 2018 | 1 January 2019 | 6.6 weeks | once |
| 13 May 2020 | 28 June 2020 | 6.6 weeks | once |
| 15 April 2022 | 24 May 2022 | 5.7 weeks | once |
| 22 March 2024 | 30 April 2024 | 5.5 weeks | once |
| 2 March 2026 | 9 April 2026 | 5.5 weeks | once |
| 10 February 2028 | 19 March 2028 | 5.4 weeks | once |
| 20 January 2030 | 27 February 2030 | 5.5 weeks | once |
| 29 December 2031 | 6 February 2032 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 1 December 2033 | 12 January 2034 | 6.0 weeks | once |
| 30 May 2035 | 1 December 2035 | 6.1 months | once |
| 24 April 2037 | 4 June 2037 | 5.8 weeks | once |
| 1 April 2039 | 10 May 2039 | 5.6 weeks | once |
| 10 March 2041 | 17 April 2041 | 5.5 weeks | once |
| 18 February 2043 | 28 March 2043 | 5.4 weeks | once |
| 28 January 2045 | 7 March 2045 | 5.5 weeks | once |
| 7 January 2047 | 14 February 2047 | 5.5 weeks | once |
| 13 December 2048 | 22 January 2049 | 5.8 weeks | once |
| 31 October 2050 | 23 December 2050 | 7.5 weeks | once |
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Mars retrograde in Pisces, 2001–2051
Retrograde periods with at least one station in Pisces: the date Mars stood still and turned retrograde, and the date it turned direct again.
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct |
|---|---|
| 29 July 2003 10°08′ Pisces | 27 September 2003 0°07′ Pisces |
| 15 August 2035 28°26′ Pisces | 15 October 2035 17°45′ Pisces |
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 Pisces
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.