Mars Transit Dates and Time 1997

In 1997 Mars enters 6 signs. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Leo on 25 March at 04:04; the last, into Capricorn, comes on 10 December at 14:04. Mars is exalted in Capricorn from 10 December 1997 to 17 January 1998, and in its own sign Aries or Scorpio from 20 September to 1 November 1997. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).

CityNew Delhi

Year1997

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Mars transit dates: Mars moving through the twelve zodiac signs, Astromitra.com

Mars Transit 1997 (Sidereal) Times in IST
Zodiac Sign	Entry Date	Exit Date	Duration
Virgo	17 Dec 1996, 17:47	25 Mar 1997, 04:04	97 days
Leo R	25 Mar 1997, 04:04	3 Jun 1997, 20:23	70 days
Virgo	3 Jun 1997, 20:23	4 Aug 1997, 08:04	61 days
Libra	4 Aug 1997, 08:04	20 Sep 1997, 05:18	46 days
ScorpioOwn	20 Sep 1997, 05:18	1 Nov 1997, 04:45	41 days
Sagittarius	1 Nov 1997, 04:45	10 Dec 1997, 14:04	39 days
CapricornExalt.	10 Dec 1997, 14:04	17 Jan 1998, 19:14	38 days

R Enters While Retrograde

Mars Transit Own Sign (Aries and Scorpio) 1997
Zodiac Sign	Entry Date	Exit Date	Duration
Scorpio	20 Sep 1997, 05:18	1 Nov 1997, 04:45	41 days

Mars Transit Exalted Sign (Capricorn) 1997
Zodiac Sign	Entry Date	Exit Date	Duration
Capricorn	10 Dec 1997, 14:04	17 Jan 1998, 19:14	38 days

Mars Transit Debility Sign (Cancer) 1997
Zodiac Sign	Entry Date	Exit Date	Duration
Mars does not enter Cancer in 1997.

Mars Nakshatra Transit 1997 (Sidereal) Times in IST
Nakshatra	Lord	Entry Date	Exit Date	Duration
Uttara Phalguni	Sun	9 Dec 1996, 22:56	17 Jan 1997, 23:05	39 days
Hasta	Moon	17 Jan 1997, 23:05	24 Feb 1997, 08:57	37 days
Uttara Phalguni	Sun	24 Feb 1997, 08:57	3 Apr 1997, 20:29	38 days
Purva Phalguni	Venus	3 Apr 1997, 20:29	24 May 1997, 00:59	50 days
Uttara Phalguni	Sun	24 May 1997, 00:59	28 Jun 1997, 00:21	34 days
Hasta	Moon	28 Jun 1997, 00:21	23 Jul 1997, 17:42	25 days
Chitra	Mars	23 Jul 1997, 17:42	15 Aug 1997, 09:20	22 days
Swati	Rahu	15 Aug 1997, 09:20	5 Sep 1997, 07:34	20 days
Vishakha	Jupiter	5 Sep 1997, 07:34	25 Sep 1997, 01:41	19 days
Anuradha	Saturn	25 Sep 1997, 01:41	13 Oct 1997, 23:04	18 days
Jyeshtha	Mercury	13 Oct 1997, 23:04	1 Nov 1997, 04:45	18 days
Mula	Ketu	1 Nov 1997, 04:45	18 Nov 1997, 22:20	17 days
Purva Ashadha	Venus	18 Nov 1997, 22:20	6 Dec 1997, 06:58	17 days
Uttara Ashadha	Sun	6 Dec 1997, 06:58	23 Dec 1997, 09:31	17 days
Shravana	Moon	23 Dec 1997, 09:31	9 Jan 1998, 08:22	16 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.

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Mars Transit 1997: Common Questions

In 1997, Mars enters Leo on 25 March at 04:04, Virgo on 3 June at 20:23, Libra on 4 August at 08:04, Scorpio on 20 September at 05:18, Sagittarius on 1 November at 04:45 and Capricorn on 10 December at 14:04.

Mars is exalted in Capricorn from 10 December 1997 to 17 January 1998.

Mars does not enter Cancer, its sign of debilitation, in 1997.

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