Mars in Aries: Meaning and Every Date, 2000 to 2035
The short answer
Mars makes 20 visits to Aries between 2000 and 2035, 964 days in all. The first stretch runs 12 February 2000 to 23 March 2000 and the last 1 December 2035 to 26 January 2036.
What Mars in Aries means
Mars describes your drive, and where you're willing to push. In Aries, a fire sign of the cardinal modality ruled by Mars, that side of you runs on directness, speed, courage and a low tolerance for waiting.
Mars rules Aries, so this is one of its home signs: it works plainly here, without having to adapt to the sign.
Between 2000 and 2035, Mars is in Aries 20 separate times, 964 days in all, and turns retrograde there once. Anyone born during one of the stretches listed below has Mars in Aries in their birth chart.
Mars in Aries at a glance
- Aries is a fire sign of the cardinal modality, ruled by Mars.
- Dignity of Mars in Aries (traditional table): rulership (home sign).
- Visits between 2000 and 2035: 20, 964 days in all, with 1 retrograde spell.
- A visit to one sign lasts about 2 months on average (shortest about 38 days, longest about 8 months).
Every date Mars is in Aries, 2000 to 2035
| Enters Aries | Leaves Aries | Days | Retrograde in Aries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 February 2000 | 23 March 2000 | 40 | No |
| 18 January 2002 | 1 March 2002 | 42 | No |
| 16 December 2003 | 3 February 2004 | 49 | No |
| 12 June 2005 | 28 July 2005 | 46 | No |
| 15 May 2007 | 24 June 2007 | 40 | No |
| 22 April 2009 | 31 May 2009 | 39 | No |
| 2 April 2011 | 11 May 2011 | 39 | No |
| 12 March 2013 | 20 April 2013 | 39 | No |
| 20 February 2015 | 31 March 2015 | 40 | No |
| 28 January 2017 | 10 March 2017 | 41 | No |
| 1 January 2019 | 14 February 2019 | 44 | No |
| 28 June 2020 | 6 January 2021 | 193 | 9 September 2020 to 14 November 2020 |
| 24 May 2022 | 5 July 2022 | 41 | No |
| 30 April 2024 | 9 June 2024 | 40 | No |
| 9 April 2026 | 18 May 2026 | 39 | No |
| 19 March 2028 | 27 April 2028 | 39 | No |
| 27 February 2030 | 8 April 2030 | 39 | No |
| 6 February 2032 | 18 March 2032 | 40 | No |
| 12 January 2034 | 23 February 2034 | 42 | No |
| 1 December 2035 | 26 January 2036 | 56 | No |
Before 2000 and after 2035
Before 2000, Mars was last in Aries 4 March 1998 to 13 April 1998. After 2035, Mars is next in Aries 4 June 2037 to 17 July 2037.
Where these dates come from
Every date on this page is read from the site's ephemeris, the same one behind the daily horoscopes and birth charts. Positions are charted at 12:00 UTC each day from 1950 to 2045, and every five days further out for Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Each sign change is placed where the planet's path between two neighbouring days crosses the sign boundary, which lands within minutes of the true moment. Dates are UTC, so a change late in the day can fall on the next date in Australia or Asia. Retrograde spells run from the day the planet appears to stop and turn back to the day it turns forward again. Positions are geocentric, in the tropical zodiac.
Mars in the other signs and houses
Mars in Taurus · Mars in Gemini · Mars in Cancer · Mars in Leo · Mars in Virgo · Mars in Libra · Mars in Scorpio · Mars in Sagittarius · Mars in Capricorn · Mars in Aquarius · Mars in Pisces
Mars by house: 1st house · 2nd house · 3rd house · 4th house · 5th house · 6th house · 7th house · 8th house · 9th house · 10th house · 11th house · 12th house
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