Mars Retrograde 2025: Exact Dates & Times
The short answer
Mars stations retrograde in Leo on 23:35 UTC on 6 December 2024 (retrograde) to 02:01 UTC on 24 February 2025 (direct).
Mars stations retrograde in Leo on 23:35 UTC on 6 December 2024 (retrograde) to 02:01 UTC on 24 February 2025 (direct).
Mars retrograde in Leo and Cancer
Stations retrograde: 23:35 UTC on 6 December 2024, at 6.17° Leo (23:35 UTC on 6 December 2024).
| City | Local time |
|---|---|
| Sydney | 10:35 AM GMT+11, Dec 7 |
| London | 11:35 PM GMT, Dec 6 |
| New York | 6:35 PM EST, Dec 6 |
| Los Angeles | 3:35 PM PST, Dec 6 |
| Mumbai | 5:05 AM GMT+5:30, Dec 7 |
| Tokyo | 8:35 AM GMT+9, Dec 7 |
Stations direct: 02:01 UTC on 24 February 2025, at 17.02° Cancer (02:01 UTC on 24 February 2025).
| City | Local time |
|---|---|
| Sydney | 1:01 PM GMT+11, Feb 24 |
| London | 2:01 AM GMT, Feb 24 |
| New York | 9:01 PM EST, Feb 23 |
| Los Angeles | 6:01 PM PST, Feb 23 |
| Mumbai | 7:31 AM GMT+5:30, Feb 24 |
| Tokyo | 11:01 AM GMT+9, Feb 24 |
Shadow begins: 04:42 UTC on 5 October 2024. Mars first reaches, moving forward, the degree it will later retrograde back to.
Shadow clears: 06:08 UTC on 2 May 2025. Mars moves past the degree where it originally turned retrograde.
Which house this touches by rising sign
| Rising sign | House(es) |
|---|---|
| Aries | 4th | & 5th
| Taurus | 3rd | & 4th
| Gemini | 2nd | & 3th
| Cancer | 1st | & 2th
| Leo | 1st | & 12th
| Virgo | 11th | & 12th
| Libra | 10th | & 11th
| Scorpio | 9th | & 10th
| Sagittarius | 8th | & 9th
| Capricorn | 7th | & 8th
| Aquarius | 6th | & 7th
| Pisces | 5th | & 6th
Where these times come from
Every station is the exact moment Mars's apparent motion changes direction, found by scanning the real ephemeris and bisecting to the minute, the same engine that powers current transits and daily horoscopes. Positions are geocentric and tropical. Shadow dates mark when Mars first reaches (and later clears) the degree range it retraces.
What this means for your chart
The house table above uses whole-sign counting from your rising sign. For an exact reading of how this retrograde lands against your own placements, cast your free birth chart first.