Mars Transit 2013 Dates: 8 Sign Changes and Nakshatras

All 8 Mars sign changes in 2013 with date, time and nakshatra.

Mars was in Capricorn (Makara) when 2013 started and was in Virgo (Kanya) when the year ended. This page gives planetary transit data of Mars for the Year 2013. View all changes in Zodiac Signs and Nakshatras, combustion, and retrograde phases below.

Mars changed sign 8 times in 2013: Jan 25 into Aquarius (Kumbha) · Mar 04 into Pisces (Meena) · Apr 12 into Aries (Mesha) · May 23 into Taurus (Vrishabha) · Jul 05 into Gemini (Mithuna) · Aug 19 into Cancer (Karka) · Oct 05 into Leo (Simha) · Nov 26 into Virgo (Kanya)

Mars Combustion in 2013

Every Mars combustion period in 2013, with positions

Mars Transit Dates in 2013

DateZodiacNakshatraCombustRetrograde
2013-01-01Capricorn (Makara)Shravana (1)NoNo
2013-01-17Capricorn (Makara)Dhanishta (1)NoNo
2013-01-25Aquarius (Kumbha)Dhanishta (3)NoNo
2013-01-31Aquarius (Kumbha)Dhanishta (4)YesNo
2013-02-03Aquarius (Kumbha)Shatabhisha (1)YesNo
2013-02-20Aquarius (Kumbha)Purva Bhadrapada (1)YesNo
2013-03-04Pisces (Meena)Purva Bhadrapada (4)YesNo
2013-03-09Pisces (Meena)Uttara Bhadrapada (1)YesNo
2013-03-26Pisces (Meena)Revati (1)YesNo
2013-04-12Aries (Mesha)Ashwini (1)YesNo
2013-04-30Aries (Mesha)Bharani (1)YesNo
2013-05-18Aries (Mesha)Krittika (1)YesNo
2013-05-23Taurus (Vrishabha)Krittika (2)YesNo
2013-06-06Taurus (Vrishabha)Rohini (1)YesNo
2013-06-25Taurus (Vrishabha)Mrigashira (1)YesNo
2013-06-27Taurus (Vrishabha)Mrigashira (1)NoNo
2013-07-05Gemini (Mithuna)Mrigashira (3)NoNo
2013-07-14Gemini (Mithuna)Ardra (1)NoNo
2013-08-03Gemini (Mithuna)Punarvasu (1)NoNo
2013-08-19Cancer (Karka)Punarvasu (4)NoNo
2013-08-24Cancer (Karka)Pushya (1)NoNo
2013-09-14Cancer (Karka)Ashlesha (1)NoNo
2013-10-05Leo (Simha)Magha (1)NoNo
2013-10-28Leo (Simha)Purva Phalguni (1)NoNo
2013-11-20Leo (Simha)Uttara Phalguni (1)NoNo
2013-11-26Virgo (Kanya)Uttara Phalguni (2)NoNo
2013-12-16Virgo (Kanya)Hasta (1)NoNo

Questions about Mars in 2013

Which sign is Mars in during 2013?

Mars begins 2013 in Capricorn (Makara) and ends the year in Virgo (Kanya). 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.