Mars retrograde in Aquarius
No.
The next Mars retrograde through Aquarius runs 15 Jul – 13 Sep 2050, 26°42′ → 16°42′ Aquarius.
Dates
None from 2023 to 2035.
No Mars retrograde passes through Aquarius between 2023 and 2035. The nearest ran from 26 Jun 2018 to 27 Aug 2018, 63 days, in Aquarius 26 Jun – 13 Aug 2018, 9°13′ → 0°00′.
What it is said to stir
When Mars turns retrograde in Aquarius, its themes — drive, desire, anger, action, momentum — pass through the air register of Aquarius.
Astrological tradition reads any retrograde as a season to revisit rather than to launch. Mars rules drive, desire, anger, action, momentum, so while it appears to backtrack through Aquarius the old themes loop back for a second look.
Mars in other signs
Mars retrograde in Aquarius, answered
Is Mars retrograde in Aquarius right now?
As of 16 Oct 2026: No. The next Mars retrograde through Aquarius runs 15 Jul – 13 Sep 2050, 26°42′ → 16°42′ Aquarius.
When is Mars retrograde in Aquarius?
No Mars retrograde passes through Aquarius between 2023 and 2035. The nearest ran 26 Jun – 27 Aug 2018, in Aquarius 26 Jun – 13 Aug 2018, 9°13′ → 0°00′.
What does Mars retrograde in Aquarius mean?
When Mars turns retrograde in Aquarius, its themes — drive, desire, anger, action, momentum — pass through the air register of Aquarius. Astrological tradition reads any retrograde as a season to revisit rather than to launch. Mars rules drive, desire, anger, action, momentum, so while it appears to backtrack through Aquarius the old themes loop back for a second look.
Station alerts
A heads-up before every turn.
An email 3 days before the shadow and each station, one when it turns retrograde, and an all‑clear when it goes direct.