Mars in Scorpio: Meaning and Every Date, 2000 to 2035
The short answer
Mars makes 19 visits to Scorpio between 2000 and 2035, 1,130 days in all. The first stretch runs 23 December 2000 to 14 February 2001 and the last 26 November 2034 to 11 January 2035.
What Mars in Scorpio means
Mars describes your drive, and where you're willing to push. In Scorpio, a water sign of the fixed modality ruled by Pluto, that side of you runs on depth, privacy, loyalty and all-or-nothing commitment.
Mars rules Scorpio, 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 Scorpio 19 separate times, 1130 days in all, and turns retrograde there 2 times. Anyone born during one of the stretches listed below has Mars in Scorpio in their birth chart.
Mars in Scorpio at a glance
- Scorpio is a water sign of the fixed modality, ruled by Pluto.
- Dignity of Mars in Scorpio (traditional table): rulership (home sign).
- Visits between 2000 and 2035: 19, 1,130 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 Scorpio, 2000 to 2035
| Enters Scorpio | Leaves Scorpio | Days | Retrograde in Scorpio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 December 2000 | 14 February 2001 | 53 | No |
| 1 December 2002 | 17 January 2003 | 47 | No |
| 11 November 2004 | 25 December 2004 | 45 | No |
| 23 October 2006 | 6 December 2006 | 44 | No |
| 4 October 2008 | 16 November 2008 | 43 | No |
| 14 September 2010 | 28 October 2010 | 43 | No |
| 23 August 2012 | 7 October 2012 | 45 | No |
| 26 July 2014 | 13 September 2014 | 50 | No |
| 3 January 2016 | 6 March 2016 | 63 | No |
| 27 May 2016 | 2 August 2016 | 67 | 27 May 2016 to 29 June 2016 |
| 9 December 2017 | 26 January 2018 | 48 | No |
| 19 November 2019 | 3 January 2020 | 45 | No |
| 30 October 2021 | 13 December 2021 | 44 | No |
| 12 October 2023 | 24 November 2023 | 43 | No |
| 22 September 2025 | 4 November 2025 | 43 | No |
| 2 September 2027 | 15 October 2027 | 44 | No |
| 7 August 2029 | 23 September 2029 | 47 | No |
| 15 January 2031 | 25 August 2031 | 221 | 29 March 2031 to 13 June 2031 |
| 17 December 2032 | 6 February 2033 | 51 | No |
| 26 November 2034 | 11 January 2035 | 46 | No |
Before 2000 and after 2035
Before 2000, Mars was last in Scorpio 26 January 1999 to 2 September 1999. After 2035, Mars is next in Scorpio 6 November 2036 to 20 December 2036.
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 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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