When Was Mars Last in Sagittarius?
Updated October 5, 2026
As of October 2026, the last time was 2025: Mars was in Sagittarius from 4 November 2025 to 15 December 2025. Next: Mars enters Sagittarius on 15 October 2027 and stays until 25 November 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 Sagittarius, 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 Sagittarius | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 January 2003 | 4 March 2003 | 6.7 weeks | once |
| 25 December 2004 | 6 February 2005 | 6.2 weeks | once |
| 6 December 2006 | 16 January 2007 | 6.0 weeks | once |
| 16 November 2008 | 27 December 2008 | 5.9 weeks | once |
| 28 October 2010 | 7 December 2010 | 5.8 weeks | once |
| 7 October 2012 | 17 November 2012 | 5.9 weeks | once |
| 13 September 2014 | 26 October 2014 | 6.1 weeks | once |
| 6 March 2016 | 27 September 2016 | 4.5 months | 2 times |
| In Sagittarius: 6 Mar 2016 – 27 May 2016 · 2 Aug 2016 – 27 Sept 2016 | |||
| 26 January 2018 | 17 March 2018 | 7.2 weeks | once |
| 3 January 2020 | 16 February 2020 | 6.3 weeks | once |
| 13 December 2021 | 24 January 2022 | 6.0 weeks | once |
| 24 November 2023 | 4 January 2024 | 5.9 weeks | once |
| 4 November 2025 | 15 December 2025 | 5.8 weeks | once |
| 15 October 2027 | 25 November 2027 | 5.8 weeks | once |
| 23 September 2029 | 4 November 2029 | 6.0 weeks | once |
| 25 August 2031 | 10 October 2031 | 6.6 weeks | once |
| 6 February 2033 | 7 August 2033 | 2.3 months | 2 times |
| In Sagittarius: 6 Feb 2033 – 6 Apr 2033 · 27 Jul 2033 – 7 Aug 2033 | |||
| 11 January 2035 | 26 February 2035 | 6.5 weeks | once |
| 20 December 2036 | 1 February 2037 | 6.1 weeks | once |
| 1 December 2038 | 12 January 2039 | 5.9 weeks | once |
| 11 November 2040 | 22 December 2040 | 5.8 weeks | once |
| 23 October 2042 | 3 December 2042 | 5.8 weeks | once |
| 1 October 2044 | 12 November 2044 | 5.9 weeks | once |
| 7 September 2046 | 20 October 2046 | 6.2 weeks | once |
| 21 February 2048 | 17 September 2048 | 6.9 months | once |
| 20 January 2050 | 9 March 2050 | 6.8 weeks | once |
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Mars retrograde in Sagittarius, 2001–2051
Retrograde periods with at least one station in Sagittarius: the date Mars stood still and turned retrograde, and the date it turned direct again.
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct |
|---|---|
| 17 April 2016 8°54′ Sagittarius | 29 June 2016 23°03′ Scorpio |
| 26 May 2033 12°30′ Capricorn | 1 August 2033 29°47′ Sagittarius |
| 30 April 2048 20°22′ Sagittarius | 10 July 2048 5°31′ 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 Sagittarius
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.