Mars Transit Dates and Time 2018
In 2018 Mars enters 5 signs. The first sign change of the year is its entry into Scorpio on 17 January at 05:18; the last, into Pisces, comes on 23 December at 13:06. Mars is exalted in Capricorn from 2 May to 6 November 2018, and in its own sign Aries or Scorpio from 17 January to 7 March 2018. Times are in IST for New Delhi, in the sidereal zodiac (Lahiri).
Mars Transit 2018 (Sidereal)Times in IST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Libra | 47 days | ||
| ScorpioOwn | 49 days | ||
| Sagittarius | 55 days | ||
| CapricornExalt. | 187 days | ||
| Aquarius | 47 days | ||
| Pisces | 44 days | ||
Mars Transit Own Sign (Aries and Scorpio)2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Scorpio | 49 days | ||
Mars Transit Exalted Sign (Capricorn)2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Capricorn | 187 days | ||
Mars Transit Debility Sign (Cancer)2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zodiac Sign | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Mars does not enter Cancer in 2018. | |||
Mars Nakshatra Transit 2018 (Sidereal)Times in IST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakshatra | Lord | Entry Date | Exit Date | Duration |
| Swati | Rahu | 21 days | ||
| Vishakha | Jupiter | 21 days | ||
| Anuradha | Saturn | 21 days | ||
| Jyeshtha | Mercury | 22 days | ||
| Mula | Ketu | 23 days | ||
| Purva Ashadha | Venus | 25 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 32 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 60 days | ||
| Uttara Ashadha | Sun | 60 days | ||
| Shravana | Moon | 29 days | ||
| Dhanishtha | Mars | 22 days | ||
| Shatabhisha | Rahu | 20 days | ||
| Purva Bhadrapada | Jupiter | 20 days | ||
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Saturn | 19 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 2018: Common Questions
In 2018, Mars enters Scorpio on 17 January at 05:18, Sagittarius on 7 March at 18:35, Capricorn on 2 May at 16:27, Aquarius on 6 November at 08:33 and Pisces on 23 December at 13:06.
Mars is exalted in Capricorn from 2 May to 6 November 2018.
Mars does not enter Cancer, its sign of debilitation, in 2018.
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.
