Mars in Capricorn: Meaning and Every Date, 2000 to 2035
The short answer
Mars makes 19 visits to Capricorn between 2000 and 2035, 979 days in all. The first stretch runs 8 September 2001 to 27 October 2001 and the last 26 February 2035 to 12 April 2035.
What Mars in Capricorn means
Mars describes your drive, and where you're willing to push. In Capricorn, an earth sign of the cardinal modality ruled by Saturn, that side of you runs on structure, ambition, responsibility and a long view of time.
Capricorn is the exaltation of Mars in traditional astrology, a sign where its qualities are honoured and tend to show at their most refined.
Between 2000 and 2035, Mars is in Capricorn 19 separate times, 979 days in all, and turns retrograde there 2 times. Anyone born during one of the stretches listed below has Mars in Capricorn in their birth chart.
Mars in Capricorn at a glance
- Capricorn is an earth sign of the cardinal modality, ruled by Saturn.
- Dignity of Mars in Capricorn (traditional table): exaltation.
- Visits between 2000 and 2035: 19, 979 days in all, with 2 retrograde spells.
- A visit to one sign lasts about 2 months on average (shortest about 38 days, longest about 8 months).
Every date Mars is in Capricorn, 2000 to 2035
| Enters Capricorn | Leaves Capricorn | Days | Retrograde in Capricorn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2001 | 27 October 2001 | 49 | No |
| 4 March 2003 | 21 April 2003 | 48 | No |
| 6 February 2005 | 20 March 2005 | 42 | No |
| 16 January 2007 | 26 February 2007 | 40 | No |
| 27 December 2008 | 4 February 2009 | 39 | No |
| 7 December 2010 | 15 January 2011 | 39 | No |
| 17 November 2012 | 26 December 2012 | 39 | No |
| 26 October 2014 | 4 December 2014 | 40 | No |
| 27 September 2016 | 9 November 2016 | 43 | No |
| 17 March 2018 | 16 May 2018 | 60 | No |
| 13 August 2018 | 11 September 2018 | 29 | 13 August 2018 to 27 August 2018 |
| 16 February 2020 | 30 March 2020 | 43 | No |
| 24 January 2022 | 6 March 2022 | 41 | No |
| 4 January 2024 | 13 February 2024 | 40 | No |
| 15 December 2025 | 23 January 2026 | 39 | No |
| 25 November 2027 | 3 January 2028 | 39 | No |
| 4 November 2029 | 13 December 2029 | 39 | No |
| 10 October 2031 | 20 November 2031 | 41 | No |
| 6 April 2033 | 27 July 2033 | 112 | 26 May 2033 to 27 July 2033 |
| 7 August 2033 | 17 October 2033 | 72 | No |
| 26 February 2035 | 12 April 2035 | 46 | No |
Before 2000 and after 2035
Before 2000, Mars was last in Capricorn 17 October 1999 to 26 November 1999. After 2035, Mars is next in Capricorn 1 February 2037 to 14 March 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 Aries · 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 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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