When Was Mars Last in Scorpio?
Updated October 5, 2026
As of October 2026, the last time was 2025: Mars was in Scorpio from 22 September 2025 to 4 November 2025. Next: Mars enters Scorpio on 2 September 2027 and stays until 15 October 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 Scorpio, 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 Scorpio | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 December 2002 | 17 January 2003 | 6.7 weeks | once |
| 11 November 2004 | 25 December 2004 | 6.4 weeks | once |
| 23 October 2006 | 6 December 2006 | 6.2 weeks | once |
| 4 October 2008 | 16 November 2008 | 6.2 weeks | once |
| 14 September 2010 | 28 October 2010 | 6.2 weeks | once |
| 23 August 2012 | 7 October 2012 | 6.4 weeks | once |
| 26 July 2014 | 13 September 2014 | 7.1 weeks | once |
| 3 January 2016 | 2 August 2016 | 4.3 months | 2 times |
| In Scorpio: 3 Jan 2016 – 6 Mar 2016 · 27 May 2016 – 2 Aug 2016 | |||
| 9 December 2017 | 26 January 2018 | 6.9 weeks | once |
| 19 November 2019 | 3 January 2020 | 6.4 weeks | once |
| 30 October 2021 | 13 December 2021 | 6.3 weeks | once |
| 12 October 2023 | 24 November 2023 | 6.2 weeks | once |
| 22 September 2025 | 4 November 2025 | 6.2 weeks | once |
| 2 September 2027 | 15 October 2027 | 6.3 weeks | once |
| 7 August 2029 | 23 September 2029 | 6.7 weeks | once |
| 15 January 2031 | 25 August 2031 | 7.3 months | once |
| 17 December 2032 | 6 February 2033 | 7.3 weeks | once |
| 26 November 2034 | 11 January 2035 | 6.6 weeks | once |
| 6 November 2036 | 20 December 2036 | 6.3 weeks | once |
| 19 October 2038 | 1 December 2038 | 6.2 weeks | once |
| 29 September 2040 | 11 November 2040 | 6.2 weeks | once |
| 9 September 2042 | 23 October 2042 | 6.2 weeks | once |
| 17 August 2044 | 1 October 2044 | 6.4 weeks | once |
| 4 February 2046 | 7 September 2046 | 4.0 months | 2 times |
| In Scorpio: 4 Feb 2046 – 12 Apr 2046 · 15 Jul 2046 – 7 Sept 2046 | |||
| 27 December 2047 | 21 February 2048 | 8.0 weeks | once |
| 4 December 2049 | 20 January 2050 | 6.7 weeks | once |
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Mars retrograde in Scorpio, 2001–2051
Retrograde periods with at least one station in Scorpio: 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 |
| 29 March 2031 21°38′ Scorpio | 13 June 2031 4°26′ Scorpio |
| 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 Scorpio
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.