Mars retrograde · 2037
Mars retrograde 2037: dates, degrees and what it means for each sign
Everything about Mars retrograde in 2037 in one place: the exact station dates and degrees, the shadow periods, which other planets are retrograde at the same time, and a reading with practical advice for each of the twelve signs.
Mars retrograde 2037 runs October 12 – December 23. Mars stations retrograde at 6°16′ Gemini, backs into Taurus on November 12 and turns direct at 20°08′ Taurus. Astrologers read it as a time to review drive, desire, anger and how you go after things. The opposition, the midpoint, falls on November 19, 2037.
Mars retrograde 2037: the dates
- October 12 – December 23, 2037 (71 days). Mars stations retrograde on October 12, 2037 at 23:09 UTC, at 6°16′ Gemini, backs into Taurus on November 12. Mars stations direct on December 23, 2037 at 06:31 UTC, at 20°08′ Taurus.
Mars is retrograde about every 26 months, for 9 to 12 weeks: about 9% of the time.
Times are UTC. Nothing reverses in space: retrograde motion is the apparent backward drift a planet shows when Earth overtakes it (or, for Mercury and Venus, when the planet overtakes Earth).
Mars retrograde Oct 12 – Dec 23, 2037: key dates
| Date (UTC) | What happens |
|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2037 | Pre-retrograde shadow begins: Mars first crosses 20°08′ Taurus, the degree where it will later turn direct |
| Oct 12, 2037, 23:09 UTC | Mars stations retrograde at 6°16′ Gemini |
| Nov 12, 2037 | Mars backs out of Gemini into Taurus |
| Nov 19, 2037 | Opposition: Mars is opposite the Sun at 27° Taurus, closest to Earth and visible all night; the midpoint of the retrograde |
| Dec 23, 2037, 06:31 UTC | Mars stations direct at 20°08′ Taurus |
| Feb 5, 2038 | Mars re-enters Gemini, moving forward |
| Feb 19, 2038 | Post-retrograde shadow ends: Mars passes 6°16′ Gemini again and covers new ground |
Computed from NASA JPL Horizons. A station in the first hours of a UTC day falls on the previous evening in the Americas.
What else is retrograde at the same time
Retrogrades overlap, and astrologers read them together. These planets are also retrograde during at least part of each period:
- Oct 12 – Dec 23, 2037: Mercury (Nov 28 – Dec 18, 2037), Venus (Dec 14, 2037 – Jan 24, 2038), Jupiter (Nov 16, 2037 – Mar 15, 2038), Uranus (Oct 30, 2037 – Mar 28, 2038), Neptune (Aug 1, 2037 – Jan 6, 2038), Pluto (May 23 – Nov 3, 2037).
The whole year is on the retrograde calendar 2037.
What Mars retrograde means in 2037
In astrology Mars stands for drive, desire, anger and how you go after things. Mars retrograde is read as energy turned inward: projects stall and need rework, old conflicts come back for a better ending, and you ask what you are actually fighting for. In Gemini the subject is information, conversation, learning and a restless mind. In Taurus the subject is money, comfort, stability and what you are building to last.
Who notices it most. For Oct 12 – Dec 23, 2037 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets from 20° Taurus to 6° Gemini, and at the matching degrees of Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces. Everyone else can read it through the house it falls in, below.
What to do
Finish, repair and rework what is already in motion, and pace your training and rest. Leave optional fights, ultimatums and ventures that depend on speed until Mars is direct. The longer guide, with the astronomy and the reading of a natal Mars retrograde, is on the Mars retrograde page.
Mars retrograde Oct 12 – Dec 23, 2037 for each sign
Read your rising sign first if you know it, since it sets the houses; then your Sun sign. Houses are counted from your sign in whole-sign style. The birthdays show whose Sun the retrograde touches directly: Mars covers 20° Taurus to 6° Gemini, and the Sun moves about one degree a day, so the dates are approximate.
Aries: 3rd house, then 2nd
Until Nov 12 (Gemini), 3rd house: communication, learning, siblings and short trips. Sharp words, arguments by message and risky haste on the road. What to do: say it later and shorter, drive and cycle with patience, and finish the paperwork you keep avoiding.
From Nov 12 (Taurus), 2nd house: money, income, possessions and self-worth. Frustration about money and effort: working hard for too little, or spending on impulse. What to do: rework how you earn rather than only working more, and wait a day before a purchase made in irritation.
Easier for Aries born around March 20–27 (Sun at 0°–6°): Mars sextiles your Sun.
Taurus: 2nd house, then 1st
Until Nov 12 (Gemini), 2nd house: money, income, possessions and self-worth. Frustration about money and effort: working hard for too little, or spending on impulse. What to do: rework how you earn rather than only working more, and wait a day before a purchase made in irritation.
From Nov 12 (Taurus), 1st house: your body, identity and how you come across. Your energy and temper are uneven, and you question how you assert yourself and what you are chasing. What to do: pace your training and rest, and decide what you actually want before you push for it.
Strongest for Taurus born around May 10–20 (Sun at 20°–29°): Mars retrogrades over your Sun.
Gemini: 1st house, then 12th
Until Nov 12 (Gemini), 1st house: your body, identity and how you come across. Your energy and temper are uneven, and you question how you assert yourself and what you are chasing. What to do: pace your training and rest, and decide what you actually want before you push for it.
From Nov 12 (Taurus), 12th house: rest, solitude, endings and what you keep private. Anger you have been swallowing, exhaustion, working against yourself. What to do: rest properly, find a physical outlet, and look honestly at what you have been avoiding.
Strongest for Gemini born around May 21–28 (Sun at 0°–6°): Mars retrogrades over your Sun.
Cancer: 12th house, then 11th
Until Nov 12 (Gemini), 12th house: rest, solitude, endings and what you keep private. Anger you have been swallowing, exhaustion, working against yourself. What to do: rest properly, find a physical outlet, and look honestly at what you have been avoiding.
From Nov 12 (Taurus), 11th house: friends, groups and long-term hopes. Tension in a group or a friendship, and goals that lose their pull. What to do: step back from a draining group, and drop one goal that was never really yours.
Easier for Cancer born around July 11–21 (Sun at 20°–29°): Mars sextiles your Sun.
Leo: 11th house, then 10th
Until Nov 12 (Gemini), 11th house: friends, groups and long-term hopes. Tension in a group or a friendship, and goals that lose their pull. What to do: step back from a draining group, and drop one goal that was never really yours.
From Nov 12 (Taurus), 10th house: career, reputation and public role. Career drive stalls or turns into conflict with a boss, and ambitions are re-evaluated. What to do: rework your strategy and your workload, and avoid resigning in anger.
Easier for Leo born around July 22–29 (Sun at 0°–6°): Mars sextiles your Sun. Strongest for Leo born around August 12–22 (Sun at 20°–29°): Mars squares your Sun.
Virgo: 10th house, then 9th
Until Nov 12 (Gemini), 10th house: career, reputation and public role. Career drive stalls or turns into conflict with a boss, and ambitions are re-evaluated. What to do: rework your strategy and your workload, and avoid resigning in anger.
From Nov 12 (Taurus), 9th house: travel, study, beliefs and publishing. Arguments about beliefs, legal or travel plans that stall, a course you stopped. What to do: return to the study or the application, and pick your battles about being right.
Strongest for Virgo born around August 23–30 (Sun at 0°–6°): Mars squares your Sun. Easier for Virgo born around September 12–22 (Sun at 20°–29°): Mars trines your Sun.
Libra: 9th house, then 8th
Until Nov 12 (Gemini), 9th house: travel, study, beliefs and publishing. Arguments about beliefs, legal or travel plans that stall, a course you stopped. What to do: return to the study or the application, and pick your battles about being right.
From Nov 12 (Taurus), 8th house: shared money, debts, intimacy and trust. Power struggles about shared money, debt or intimacy, and resentment that has been building. What to do: renegotiate a shared obligation and say what you want directly; avoid financial moves made in anger.
Easier for Libra born around September 23–30 (Sun at 0°–6°): Mars trines your Sun.
Scorpio: 8th house, then 7th
Until Nov 12 (Gemini), 8th house: shared money, debts, intimacy and trust. Power struggles about shared money, debt or intimacy, and resentment that has been building. What to do: renegotiate a shared obligation and say what you want directly; avoid financial moves made in anger.
From Nov 12 (Taurus), 7th house: partnerships, marriage and one-to-one relationships. A conflict with a partner, a rival or a client comes back for a proper ending. What to do: fight fair and listen; end an old argument instead of opening a new one.
Strongest for Scorpio born around November 12–22 (Sun at 20°–29°): Mars is opposite your Sun.
Sagittarius: 7th house, then 6th
Until Nov 12 (Gemini), 7th house: partnerships, marriage and one-to-one relationships. A conflict with a partner, a rival or a client comes back for a proper ending. What to do: fight fair and listen; end an old argument instead of opening a new one.
From Nov 12 (Taurus), 6th house: daily work, routines and health habits. Overwork, friction with colleagues and a training routine that no longer suits your body. What to do: cut the workload to what matters, redesign your exercise plan, and rest when you are run down.
Strongest for Sagittarius born around November 22–29 (Sun at 0°–6°): Mars is opposite your Sun.
Capricorn: 6th house, then 5th
Until Nov 12 (Gemini), 6th house: daily work, routines and health habits. Overwork, friction with colleagues and a training routine that no longer suits your body. What to do: cut the workload to what matters, redesign your exercise plan, and rest when you are run down.
From Nov 12 (Taurus), 5th house: romance, creativity, children and fun. Desire and pride: a lover from the past, competition, a creative project you abandoned in frustration. What to do: go back to the project and finish it, and keep rivalry playful.
Easier for Capricorn born around January 11–21 (Sun at 20°–29°): Mars trines your Sun.
Aquarius: 5th house, then 4th
Until Nov 12 (Gemini), 5th house: romance, creativity, children and fun. Desire and pride: a lover from the past, competition, a creative project you abandoned in frustration. What to do: go back to the project and finish it, and keep rivalry playful.
From Nov 12 (Taurus), 4th house: home, family, roots and where you live. Tension at home, an old family quarrel, repairs that stall. What to do: fix what is broken in the house and settle the old dispute calmly; delay a renovation you could start later.
Easier for Aquarius born around January 20–27 (Sun at 0°–6°): Mars trines your Sun. Strongest for Aquarius born around February 9–19 (Sun at 20°–29°): Mars squares your Sun.
Pisces: 4th house, then 3rd
Until Nov 12 (Gemini), 4th house: home, family, roots and where you live. Tension at home, an old family quarrel, repairs that stall. What to do: fix what is broken in the house and settle the old dispute calmly; delay a renovation you could start later.
From Nov 12 (Taurus), 3rd house: communication, learning, siblings and short trips. Sharp words, arguments by message and risky haste on the road. What to do: say it later and shorter, drive and cycle with patience, and finish the paperwork you keep avoiding.
Strongest for Pisces born around February 18–25 (Sun at 0°–6°): Mars squares your Sun. Easier for Pisces born around March 10–21 (Sun at 20°–29°): Mars sextiles your Sun.
Mars retrograde 2037: questions
When is Mars retrograde in 2037?
In 2037: October 12 – December 23 (Gemini back into Taurus). Dates are UTC.
When does Mars go direct in 2037?
Mars stations direct on December 23, 2037 at 06:31 UTC, at 20°08′ Taurus.
Which sign is Mars retrograde in during 2037?
Oct 12 – Dec 23, 2037: from 6°16′ Gemini back to 20°08′ Taurus.
When is the Mars retrograde shadow period in 2037?
For the Oct 12 – Dec 23, 2037 retrograde the pre-shadow begins on August 20, 2037 and the post-shadow ends on February 19, 2038.
When is Mars at opposition in 2037?
On November 19, 2037, at 27° Taurus. Mars is then opposite the Sun, closest to Earth for the year and visible all night; it is the midpoint of the retrograde.
Who is most affected by Mars retrograde in 2037?
For Oct 12 – Dec 23, 2037 astrologers look first at people with the Sun, Moon, rising sign or personal planets from 20° Taurus to 6° Gemini, and at the matching degrees of Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces. Others feel it through the house it falls in for their rising sign.
Is Mars retrograde in 2038?
No. There is no Mars retrograde in 2038.
Sources
The checkable facts on this page come from these external sources. The astrological interpretation is our own.
- Horizons System (planetary ephemeris service) · NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryMars in 2037, computed from JPL Horizons positions: retrograde 2037-10-12 23:09 UTC at 6°16′ Gemini, direct 2037-12-23 06:31 UTC at 20°08′ Taurus
- Mars: Facts · NASA ScienceA year on Mars lasts 687 Earth days
- What does it mean for Mercury to be in retrograde? · NASARetrograde motion is an apparent change in a planet's movement through the sky; the planet does not physically move backwards in its orbit
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