When Was Mars Last in Taurus?
Updated October 5, 2026
As of October 2026, the last time was 2026: Mars was in Taurus from 18 May 2026 to 28 June 2026. Next: Mars enters Taurus on 27 April 2028 and stays until 7 June 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 Taurus, 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 Taurus | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 March 2002 | 13 April 2002 | 6.2 weeks | once |
| 3 February 2004 | 21 March 2004 | 6.7 weeks | once |
| 28 July 2005 | 17 February 2006 | 6.7 months | once |
| 24 June 2007 | 7 August 2007 | 6.2 weeks | once |
| 31 May 2009 | 12 July 2009 | 5.9 weeks | once |
| 11 May 2011 | 21 June 2011 | 5.8 weeks | once |
| 20 April 2013 | 31 May 2013 | 5.9 weeks | once |
| 31 March 2015 | 12 May 2015 | 5.9 weeks | once |
| 10 March 2017 | 21 April 2017 | 6.1 weeks | once |
| 14 February 2019 | 31 March 2019 | 6.4 weeks | once |
| 6 January 2021 | 4 March 2021 | 8.0 weeks | once |
| 5 July 2022 | 20 August 2022 | 6.6 weeks | once |
| 9 June 2024 | 20 July 2024 | 6.0 weeks | once |
| 18 May 2026 | 28 June 2026 | 5.8 weeks | once |
| 27 April 2028 | 7 June 2028 | 5.8 weeks | once |
| 8 April 2030 | 19 May 2030 | 5.9 weeks | once |
| 18 March 2032 | 28 April 2032 | 6.0 weeks | once |
| 23 February 2034 | 8 April 2034 | 6.2 weeks | once |
| 26 January 2036 | 15 March 2036 | 7.0 weeks | once |
| 17 July 2037 | 5 February 2038 | 4.6 months | 2 times |
| In Taurus: 17 Jul 2037 – 11 Sept 2037 · 12 Nov 2037 – 5 Feb 2038 | |||
| 18 June 2039 | 31 July 2039 | 6.1 weeks | once |
| 26 May 2041 | 6 July 2041 | 5.9 weeks | once |
| 6 May 2043 | 16 June 2043 | 5.8 weeks | once |
| 15 April 2045 | 26 May 2045 | 5.9 weeks | once |
| 26 March 2047 | 7 May 2047 | 5.9 weeks | once |
| 4 March 2049 | 16 April 2049 | 6.1 weeks | once |
| 7 February 2051 | 25 March 2051 | 6.5 weeks | once |
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Mars retrograde in Taurus, 2001–2051
Retrograde periods with at least one station in Taurus: the date Mars stood still and turned retrograde, and the date it turned direct again.
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct |
|---|---|
| 1 October 2005 23°22′ Taurus | 10 December 2005 8°14′ Taurus |
| 12 October 2037 6°15′ Gemini | 23 December 2037 20°07′ Taurus |
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 Taurus
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.