Upcoming, 80.4 days

Mars retrograde, February 2029

Mars stations retrograde on Wednesday 14 February 2029, 08:16 UTC at 13°55′ Libra and turns direct on Saturday 5 May 2029, 19:00 UTC at 24°56′ Virgo, having slipped back from Libra into Virgo. The shadow period runs from 10 December 2028 to 9 July 2029.

Mars retrograde turns this year from Libra back into Virgo. The red planet stations retrograde on 14 February 2029 at 13°55' Libra and stations direct on 5 May 2029 at 24°56' Virgo, after 80.4 days of apparent backward motion across the two signs. Its shadow opens on 10 December 2028 and closes on 9 July 2029.

The tradition links Mars with drive, effort and conflict. In Libra those themes meet questions of partnership and fairness; in Virgo they turn toward work, routine, daily habits and craft. Astrologers read this retrograde as a period for reworking rather than starting fresh: reconsidering how effort is shared, then refining everyday methods. A modest suggestion is to finish or repair one stalled task before beginning another.

By sign

Which house it walks through

	House	Mars's retrograde (Virgo and Libra) falls on
Aries	sixth	daily work, routines, health
Taurus	fifth	romance, play, children, creative work
Gemini	fourth	home, family, roots
Cancer	third	conversations, siblings, short trips
Leo	second	money, possessions, values
Virgo	first	self, body, how you come across
Libra	twelfth	rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes
Scorpio	eleventh	friends, groups, plans
Sagittarius	tenth	career and public role
Capricorn	ninth	travel, study, beliefs
Aquarius	eighth	shared money, intimacy, endings
Pisces	seventh	partners and one-to-one relationships

Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.

The retrograde starts one sign later, in Libra: add one house for the first part.