Mars Transit in Cancer
Mars in Cancer (Karka). Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Next entry
- 18 Sep 2026, 16:51, leaves 26 Apr 2027, 12:03
- Last stay
- 20 Oct 2024 to 7 Jun 2025
- Typical stay
- 49 days (median of 22 stays)
Mars in Cancer: every entry and exit
Mars returns to Cancer about every 2 years. That makes 25 stays between 2006 and 2046, each one below to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 2025, 01:45 | 7 Jun 2025, 02:28 | about 2 months | 2025 |
| 18 Sep 2026, 16:51 | 12 Nov 2026, 20:34 | 55 days | 2026 |
| 10 Mar 2027, 00:29 | 26 Apr 2027, 12:03 | 47 days | 2027 |
Show the other 22 stays, 2006 to 2046
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2006, 22:42 | 13 Jul 2006, 06:18 | 49 days | 2006 |
| 28 Apr 2008, 15:02 | 21 Jun 2008, 17:13 | 54 days | 2008 |
| 5 Oct 2009, 09:36 | 26 May 2010, 16:12 | about 8 months | 2009 |
| 9 Sep 2011, 16:01 | 30 Oct 2011, 22:23 | 51 days | 2011 |
| 19 Aug 2013, 02:15 | 5 Oct 2013, 19:57 | 48 days | 2013 |
| 31 Jul 2015, 02:35 | 15 Sep 2015, 21:45 | 47 days | 2015 |
| 11 Jul 2017, 15:15 | 27 Aug 2017, 08:45 | 47 days | 2017 |
| 22 Jun 2019, 23:38 | 9 Aug 2019, 05:03 | 47 days | 2019 |
| 2 Jun 2021, 07:07 | 20 Jul 2021, 18:11 | 48 days | 2021 |
| 10 May 2023, 14:05 | 1 Jul 2023, 02:33 | 52 days | 2023 |
| 20 Oct 2024, 14:38 | 21 Jan 2025, 10:20 (retrograde, re-enters) | about 3 months | 2024 |
| 26 Aug 2028, 20:33 | 14 Oct 2028, 10:37 | 49 days | 2028 |
| 7 Aug 2030, 10:39 | 23 Sep 2030, 11:01 | 47 days | 2030 |
| 18 Jul 2032, 20:59 | 3 Sep 2032, 13:19 | 47 days | 2032 |
| 30 Jun 2034, 08:53 | 16 Aug 2034, 08:02 | 47 days | 2034 |
| 10 Jun 2036, 05:21 | 28 Jul 2036, 02:00 | 48 days | 2036 |
| 20 May 2038, 02:09 | 9 Jul 2038, 01:01 | 50 days | 2038 |
| 21 Apr 2040, 08:26 | 16 Jun 2040, 18:58 | 56 days | 2040 |
| 28 Sep 2041, 21:05 | 4 Dec 2041, 22:49 | about 2 months | 2041 |
| 19 Jan 2042, 11:27 | 18 May 2042, 20:24 | about 4 months | 2042 |
| 4 Sep 2043, 23:50 | 24 Oct 2043, 23:53 | 50 days | 2043 |
| 14 Aug 2045, 21:58 | 1 Oct 2045, 07:44 | 47 days | 2045 |
What Mars in Cancer means
Cancer belongs to the Moon, and Mars counts the Moon a friend. Mangala falls to debilitation here, deepest at twenty-eight degrees. The stay runs about fifty-two days and can stretch far longer when Mars turns retrograde. This is the weakest ground Mars stands on.
Cancer governs the chest, the mother, the home and emotional memory. A debilitated Mars turns anger inward and toward the household. Effort feels blocked, and frustration builds without a clear target. Property and home matters both draw conflict during the stay.
The nakshatras are Punarvasu, Pushya and Ashlesha. Punarvasu, under Jupiter, opens with repair. Pushya, under Saturn, is the most nourishing stretch and cools the worst of the frustration. Ashlesha, under Mercury, closes the stay with matters that need caution in speech.
Classical gochara counts Mars well in the third, sixth and eleventh from the natal Moon. Taurus, Aquarius and Virgo Moons receive it in those houses. Cancer Moons hold it in the first, where the chest and the stomach both suffer. Libra Moons carry it in the tenth and Capricorn Moons in the seventh.
A debilitated Mars shows a person the anger they have never spoken. Force that finds no outlet turns on the body and the household. Naming the frustration plainly does more than acting on it. Serve at home and keep the food cool.
- Recite the Hanuman Chalisa on Tuesday without missing a week.
- Do physical work daily so the energy has somewhere to go.
- Speak the frustration to one person before it reaches the family.