♂ Mars rules drive, courage & conflict. In 2033 it makes 6 notable moves, entering 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 | ||||||
| Thu27Jan | Mars | Sign change | ♎︎ Libra♏︎ Scorpio | Vishakha · 4 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Libra for Scorpio. |
| March | ||||||
| Thu24Mar | Mars | Sign change | ♏︎ Scorpio♐︎ Sagittarius | Mula · 1 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Scorpio for Sagittarius. |
| May | ||||||
| Fri27May | Mars | Retrograde | Sagittarius | Purva Ashadha · 2 | ℞ Retro | Mars turns retrograde — a spell to revisit and refine drive, courage & conflict, not to begin. |
| August | ||||||
| Mon1Aug | Mars | Direct | Sagittarius | Mula · 2 | — | Mars turns direct — drive, courage & conflict picks the thread back up and moves forward. |
| October | ||||||
| Sat8Oct | Mars | Sign change | ♐︎ Sagittarius♑︎ Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha · 2 | — | A fresh chapter for drive, courage & conflict — Mars leaves Sagittarius for Capricorn. |
| November | ||||||
| Wed23Nov | 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 Scorpio on 2033-01-27; enters Sagittarius on 2033-03-24; enters Capricorn on 2033-10-08; enters Aquarius on 2033-11-23.
Yes — Mars turns retrograde and later direct in 2033; 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.