Mars Transit Dates and Time 1978
In 1978 Mars enters 7 signs. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Gemini on 16 February at 12:47; the last, into Sagittarius, comes on 4 December at 09:46. Mars is in its own sign Aries or Scorpio from 24 October to 4 December 1978, and debilitated in Cancer from 13 October 1977 to 16 February 1978 and from 17 March to 2 June 1978. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mars Transit 1978 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| CancerDebil. | 126 days | ||
| Gemini R | 29 days | ||
| CancerDebil. | 76 days | ||
| Leo | 52 days | ||
| Virgo | 47 days | ||
| Libra | 43 days | ||
| ScorpioOwn | 41 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 39 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mars Transit Own Sign (Aries and Scorpio)1978 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Scorpio | 41 days | ||
Mars Transit Exalted Sign (Capricorn)1978 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Mars does not enter Capricorn in 1978. | |||
Mars Transit Debility Sign (Cancer)1978 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Cancer | 126 days | ||
| Cancer | 76 days | ||
Mars Nakshatra Transit 1978 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Pushya | Saturn | 38 days | ||
| Punarvasu | Jupiter | 56 days | ||
| Pushya | Saturn | 35 days | ||
| Ashlesha | Mercury | 27 days | ||
| Magha | Ketu | 24 days | ||
| Purva Phalguni | Venus | 22 days | ||
| Uttara Phalguni | Sun | 21 days | ||
| Hasta | Moon | 20 days | ||
| Chitra | Mars | 20 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 19 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 18 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 18 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 18 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 17 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 17 days | ||
Mars Transit in Each Sign: Predictions
What Mars's transit of each sign brings for every Moon sign.
What the Mars Transit Means
Mars spends about a month and a half in each sign, longer when it turns retrograde. How its transits fall on your own Moon sign, what its retrograde entries mean and how to use these dates are explained on the main Mars transit dates page, and what the present transit means for each sign in the Mars transit predictions.
Other Planetary Transits
Predictions, the year's calendar and the timeline.
Mars Transit 1978: Common Questions
In 1978, Mars enters Gemini on 16 February at 12:47, Cancer on 17 March at 12:49, Leo on 2 June at 07:44, Virgo on 25 July at 02:03, Libra on 10 September at 10:18, Scorpio on 24 October at 06:06 and Sagittarius on 4 December at 09:46.
Mars does not enter Capricorn, its sign of exaltation, in 1978.
Mars is debilitated in Cancer from 13 October 1977 to 16 February 1978 and from 17 March to 2 June 1978.
Your Own Transits
See Mars's Transit From Your Own Moon and Lagna
Make your kundli once and the transit section counts Mars's sign from your Lagna and Moon sign, house by house, for today or any date you choose.
