Mars Transit in Ardra
Mars in Ardra nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Next entry
- 22 Jul 2028, 10:50, leaves 11 Aug 2028, 11:16
- Last stay
- 12 Aug 2026 to 2 Sep 2026
- Typical stay
- 21 days (median of 22 stays)
Mars in Ardra: every entry and exit
Mars returns to Ardra about every 2 years. That makes 24 stays between 2006 and 2046, each one below to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 2026, 22:50 | 2 Sep 2026, 13:32 | 21 days | 2026 |
| 22 Jul 2028, 10:50 | 11 Aug 2028, 11:16 | 20 days | 2028 |
| 3 Jul 2030, 06:57 | 23 Jul 2030, 05:25 | 20 days | 2030 |
Show the other 21 stays, 2006 to 2046
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2006, 08:09 | 8 May 2006, 03:21 | 23 days | 2006 |
| 30 Sep 2007, 15:14 | 30 Dec 2007, 04:26 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 3 months | 2007 |
| 6 Mar 2008, 15:23 | 8 Apr 2008, 08:39 | 33 days | 2008 |
| 27 Aug 2009, 00:02 | 17 Sep 2009, 17:51 | 22 days | 2009 |
| 4 Aug 2011, 15:53 | 24 Aug 2011, 22:36 | 20 days | 2011 |
| 14 Jul 2013, 20:31 | 3 Aug 2013, 19:22 | 20 days | 2013 |
| 25 Jun 2015, 21:40 | 15 Jul 2015, 21:11 | 20 days | 2015 |
| 6 Jun 2017, 01:38 | 26 Jun 2017, 06:55 | 20 days | 2017 |
| 17 May 2019, 14:15 | 7 Jun 2019, 07:55 | 21 days | 2019 |
| 25 Apr 2021, 01:54 | 16 May 2021, 23:23 | 22 days | 2021 |
| 27 Mar 2023, 11:17 | 22 Apr 2023, 09:02 | 26 days | 2023 |
| 6 Sep 2024, 12:05 | 30 Sep 2024, 00:15 | 24 days | 2024 |
| 13 Jun 2032, 11:59 | 3 Jul 2032, 14:22 | 20 days | 2032 |
| 25 May 2034, 08:59 | 14 Jun 2034, 20:47 | 20 days | 2034 |
| 3 May 2036, 22:00 | 25 May 2036, 05:33 | 21 days | 2036 |
| 9 Apr 2038, 08:24 | 2 May 2038, 21:51 | 24 days | 2038 |
| 20 Sep 2039, 13:23 | 19 Oct 2039, 13:39 | 29 days | 2039 |
| 27 Dec 2039, 08:48 | 29 Mar 2040, 14:21 | about 3 months | 2039 |
| 21 Aug 2041, 19:00 | 11 Sep 2041, 23:39 | 21 days | 2041 |
| 31 Jul 2043, 06:39 | 20 Aug 2043, 10:16 | 20 days | 2043 |
| 10 Jul 2045, 17:40 | 30 Jul 2045, 16:01 | 20 days | 2045 |
What Mars in Ardra nakshatra means
Rudra presides over Ardra, Rahu is its lord, and a teardrop is its symbol. It lies in Gemini, Mercury's sign. Mercury is Mars's enemy, and Rahu opposes Mars in the usual lists, so the graha finds no ally here. Rudra is Shiva in his fierce form, the destroyer who removes what is finished.
Mars stays about three weeks. The themes are sudden events, storms, sharp arguments, machinery that breaks, and grief that has been held back. Effort is intense and often misdirected. Technology and electrical work fall in Ardra's field, and Mars brings faults and repairs.
Speech is the main hazard. Gemini rules the tongue, Rahu amplifies, and Mars makes it cutting. The nerves, arms and lungs are the body areas under strain. Accidents involving vehicles and electricity are the classical warnings for Mars in a Rahu nakshatra.
Destruction is what Ardra deals in, and the person's way of meeting it comes into view. Rudra removes what has decayed, and Mars in Ardra tests whether the person can let it go without a fight. Grief that is acknowledged passes sooner.
Rudra is honoured with the Rudram, or a simple abhisheka of Shiva on Monday. Hanuman worship on Tuesday, Om Angarakaya Namah and a dana of red lentils or copper follow Parashara's remedies for Mars. Delay any argument by a day.
Aries, Capricorn and Leo Moons and lagnas have Mars in the third, sixth and eleventh and turn the pressure into gains at work. Gemini Moons have Mars on the lagna and should expect a sharp, restless three weeks. Pisces, Sagittarius and Scorpio Moons, with Mars in the fourth, seventh and eighth, should take particular care.