♂ Mars rules drive, courage & conflict. In 2028 it makes 10 notable moves, entering Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo. 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 | ||||||
| Tue4Jan | Mars | Combust begins | Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha · 3 | ☀ Combust | Mars slips into the Sun's glare — its themes dim and turn erratic for a while. |
| February | ||||||
| Thu3Feb | Mars | Sign change | ♑︎ Capricorn♒︎ Aquarius | Dhanishtha · 3 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Capricorn for Aquarius. |
| March | ||||||
| Sun12Mar | Mars | Sign change | ♒︎ Aquarius♓︎ Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada · 4 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Aquarius for Pisces. |
| April | ||||||
| Thu20Apr | Mars | Sign change | ♓︎ Pisces♈︎ Aries | Ashwini · 1 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Pisces for Aries. |
| May | ||||||
| Wed31May | Mars | Sign change | ♈︎ Aries♉︎ Taurus | Krittika · 2 | ☀ Combust | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Aries for Taurus. |
| June | ||||||
| Mon5Jun | Mars | Combust clears | Taurus | Krittika · 3 | — | Mars steps clear of the Sun — its light, and its significations, return. |
| July | ||||||
| Wed12Jul | Mars | Sign change | ♉︎ Taurus♊︎ Gemini | Mrigashira · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Taurus for Gemini. |
| August | ||||||
| Sat26Aug | Mars | Sign change | ♊︎ Gemini♋︎ Cancer | Punarvasu · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Gemini for Cancer. |
| October | ||||||
| Sat14Oct | Mars | Sign change | ♋︎ Cancer♌︎ Leo | Magha · 1 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Cancer for Leo. |
| December | ||||||
| Fri8Dec | Mars | Sign change | ♌︎ Leo♍︎ Virgo | Uttara Phalguni · 2 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Leo for Virgo. |
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 Aquarius on 2028-02-03; enters Pisces on 2028-03-12; enters Aries on 2028-04-20; enters Taurus on 2028-05-31; enters Gemini on 2028-07-12; enters Cancer on 2028-08-26; enters Leo on 2028-10-14; enters Virgo on 2028-12-08.
Mars does not station retrograde in 2028 in this scan (nodes are always retrograde by nature).
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.