♂ Mars rules drive, courage & conflict. In 2024 it makes 9 notable moves, entering Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer. Every date, the nakshatra it lands in, and whether it's still retrograde or combust is below.
| Date | Planet | Transit | Rāśi (sign) | Nakshatra · pada | Status | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ||||||
| Tue16Jan | Mars | Combust clears | Sagittarius | Purva Ashadha · 1 | — | Mars steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| February | ||||||
| Mon5Feb | Mars | Sign change | ♐︎ Sagittarius♑︎ Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha · 2 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Sagittarius for Capricorn. |
| March | ||||||
| Fri15Mar | Mars | Sign change | ♑︎ Capricorn♒︎ Aquarius | Dhanishtha · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Capricorn for Aquarius. |
| April | ||||||
| Tue23Apr | Mars | Sign change | ♒︎ Aquarius♓︎ Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Aquarius for Pisces. |
| June | ||||||
| Sat1Jun | Mars | Sign change | ♓︎ Pisces♈︎ Aries | Ashwini · 1 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Pisces for Aries. |
| July | ||||||
| Fri12Jul | Mars | Sign change | ♈︎ Aries♉︎ Taurus | Krittika · 2 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Aries for Taurus. |
| August | ||||||
| Mon26Aug | Mars | Sign change | ♉︎ Taurus♊︎ Gemini | Mrigashira · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Taurus for Gemini. |
| October | ||||||
| Sun20Oct | Mars | Sign change | ♊︎ Gemini♋︎ Cancer | Punarvasu · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Gemini for Cancer. |
| December | ||||||
| Sat7Dec | Mars | Retrograde | Cancer | Pushya · 3 | ℞ Retro | Mars turns retrograde — a spell to revisit and refine drive, courage & conflict, not to begin. |
Every ingress (from → to), retrograde/direct station and combustion begin/end — computed from full-precision VSOP87B ephemerides with the Lahiri ayanamsa. The Status column carries a planet's ongoing retrograde / combustion until it changes. Dates are IST and may shift a day for your timezone.
The live transit board shows where every planet — the Moon included — is right now, on a gochar chart, and lets you step to any month or year.
Open the live transit board →Mars enters Capricorn on 2024-02-05; enters Aquarius on 2024-03-15; enters Pisces on 2024-04-23; enters Aries on 2024-06-01; enters Taurus on 2024-07-12; enters Gemini on 2024-08-26; enters Cancer on 2024-10-20.
Yes — Mars turns retrograde and later direct in 2024; the exact station dates are in the table, and the Status column shows how long it stays retrograde.
A transit is where a planet is in the sky now versus at your birth. Vedic astrology reads these live positions — sign, nakshatra, retrograde and combustion — to time events.