Mars Transit 1987 Dates: 8 Sign Changes and Nakshatras

All 8 Mars sign changes in 1987 with date, time and nakshatra.

Mars was in Pisces (Meena) when 1987 started and was in Scorpio (Vrishchika) when the year ended. This page gives planetary transit data of Mars for the Year 1987. View all changes in Zodiac Signs and Nakshatras, combustion, and retrograde phases below.

Mars changed sign 8 times in 1987: Feb 11 into Aries (Mesha) · Mar 27 into Taurus (Vrishabha) · May 11 into Gemini (Mithuna) · Jun 27 into Cancer (Karka) · Aug 13 into Leo (Simha) · Sep 29 into Virgo (Kanya) · Nov 14 into Libra (Tula) · Dec 30 into Scorpio (Vrishchika)

Mars Combustion in 1987

Every Mars combustion period in 1987, with positions

Mars Transit Dates in 1987

DateZodiacNakshatraCombustRetrograde
1987-01-01Pisces (Meena)Purva Bhadrapada (1)NoNo
1987-01-04Pisces (Meena)Uttara Bhadrapada (1)NoNo
1987-01-23Pisces (Meena)Revati (1)NoNo
1987-02-11Aries (Mesha)Ashwini (1)NoNo
1987-03-03Aries (Mesha)Bharani (1)NoNo
1987-03-22Aries (Mesha)Krittika (1)NoNo
1987-03-27Taurus (Vrishabha)Krittika (2)NoNo
1987-04-11Taurus (Vrishabha)Rohini (1)NoNo
1987-05-01Taurus (Vrishabha)Mrigashira (1)NoNo
1987-05-11Gemini (Mithuna)Mrigashira (3)NoNo
1987-05-21Gemini (Mithuna)Ardra (1)NoNo
1987-06-11Gemini (Mithuna)Punarvasu (1)NoNo
1987-06-27Cancer (Karka)Punarvasu (4)NoNo
1987-07-02Cancer (Karka)Pushya (1)NoNo
1987-07-03Cancer (Karka)Pushya (1)YesNo
1987-07-23Cancer (Karka)Ashlesha (1)YesNo
1987-08-13Leo (Simha)Magha (1)YesNo
1987-09-03Leo (Simha)Purva Phalguni (1)YesNo
1987-09-23Leo (Simha)Uttara Phalguni (1)YesNo
1987-09-29Virgo (Kanya)Uttara Phalguni (2)YesNo
1987-10-14Virgo (Kanya)Hasta (1)NoNo
1987-11-04Virgo (Kanya)Chitra (1)NoNo
1987-11-14Libra (Tula)Chitra (3)NoNo
1987-11-24Libra (Tula)Swati (1)NoNo
1987-12-15Libra (Tula)Vishakha (1)NoNo
1987-12-30Scorpio (Vrishchika)Vishakha (4)NoNo

Questions about Mars in 1987

Which sign is Mars in during 1987?

Mars begins 1987 in Pisces (Meena) and ends the year in Scorpio (Vrishchika). The table on this page lists every sign and nakshatra change.

How are these Mars transit dates calculated?

Positions are sidereal, using the Lahiri ayanamsa, read at Kathmandu in Nepal Time (GMT +5:45). Every ingress and station is computed to the minute.

What does combustion mean for Mars?

A planet is combust when it sits close enough to the Sun to lose its visibility and, in Vedic astrology, some of its strength. The orbs follow Brihat Jataka.