♂ Mars rules drive, courage & conflict. In 2031 it makes 7 notable moves, entering Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius. 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 | ||||||
| Sat4Jan | Mars | Sign change | ♍︎ Virgo♎︎ Libra | Chitra · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Virgo for Libra. |
| March | ||||||
| Sat29Mar | Mars | Retrograde | Libra | Vishakha · 3 | ℞ Retro | Mars turns retrograde — a spell to revisit and refine drive, courage & conflict, not to begin. |
| June | ||||||
| Fri13Jun | Mars | Direct | Libra | Swati · 2 | — | Mars turns direct — drive, courage & conflict picks the thread back up and moves forward. |
| August | ||||||
| Fri15Aug | Mars | Sign change | ♎︎ Libra♏︎ Scorpio | Vishakha · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Libra for Scorpio. |
| October | ||||||
| Thu2Oct | Mars | Sign change | ♏︎ Scorpio♐︎ Sagittarius | Mula · 1 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Scorpio for Sagittarius. |
| November | ||||||
| Thu13Nov | Mars | Sign change | ♐︎ Sagittarius♑︎ Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha · 2 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Sagittarius for Capricorn. |
| December | ||||||
| Mon22Dec | Mars | Sign change | ♑︎ Capricorn♒︎ Aquarius | Dhanishtha · 3 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Capricorn for Aquarius. |
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 Libra on 2031-01-04; enters Scorpio on 2031-08-15; enters Sagittarius on 2031-10-02; enters Capricorn on 2031-11-13; enters Aquarius on 2031-12-22.
Yes — Mars turns retrograde and later direct in 2031; 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.