Mars Transit Dates and Time 2016
In 2016 Mars enters 6 signs. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Scorpio on 20 February at 16:43; the last, into Aquarius, comes on 11 December at 18:59. Mars is exalted in Capricorn from 1 November to 11 December 2016, and in its own sign Aries or Scorpio from 20 February to 17 June 2016 and from 12 July to 18 September 2016. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mars Transit 2016 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Libra | 58 days | ||
| ScorpioOwn | 118 days | ||
| Libra R | 24 days | ||
| ScorpioOwn | 67 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 44 days | ||
| CapricornExalt. | 40 days | ||
| Aquarius | 39 days | ||
R Enters While Retrograde
Mars Transit Own Sign (Aries and Scorpio)2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Scorpio | 118 days | ||
| Scorpio | 67 days | ||
Mars Transit Exalted Sign (Capricorn)2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Capricorn | 40 days | ||
Mars Transit Debility Sign (Cancer)2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Mars does not enter Cancer in 2016. | |||
Mars Nakshatra Transit 2016 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Chitra | Mars | 23 days | ||
| Swati | Rahu | 25 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 29 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 96 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 51 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 30 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 22 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 20 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 19 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 18 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 17 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 17 days | ||
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 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 2016: Common Questions
In 2016, Mars enters Scorpio on 20 February at 16:43, Libra on 17 June at 23:34, Scorpio on 12 July at 14:28, Sagittarius on 18 September at 07:48, Capricorn on 1 November at 08:42 and Aquarius on 11 December at 18:59.
Mars is exalted in Capricorn from 1 November to 11 December 2016.
Mars does not enter Cancer, its sign of debilitation, in 2016.
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.
