Mars Transit in Purva Ashadha
Mars in Purva Ashadha nakshatra. Times are Nepal Time (GMT +5:45).
- Next entry
- 5 Dec 2027, 23:39, leaves 23 Dec 2027, 06:35
- Last stay
- 25 Dec 2025 to 11 Jan 2026
- Typical stay
- 18 days (median of 22 stays)
Mars in Purva Ashadha: every entry and exit
Mars returns to Purva Ashadha about every 2 years. That makes 23 stays between 2006 and 2046, each one below to the minute.
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2025, 12:31 | 11 Jan 2026, 21:26 | 17 days | 2025 |
| 5 Dec 2027, 23:39 | 23 Dec 2027, 06:35 | 17 days | 2027 |
| 14 Nov 2029, 09:00 | 1 Dec 2029, 19:11 | 17 days | 2029 |
Show the other 20 stays, 2006 to 2046
| Enters | Leaves | Duration | Year page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2007, 23:52 | 13 Feb 2007, 20:54 | 18 days | 2007 |
| 6 Jan 2009, 06:38 | 23 Jan 2009, 18:38 | 18 days | 2009 |
| 17 Dec 2010, 21:38 | 4 Jan 2011, 05:20 | 17 days | 2010 |
| 27 Nov 2012, 01:24 | 14 Dec 2012, 08:45 | 17 days | 2012 |
| 5 Nov 2014, 15:05 | 23 Nov 2014, 05:04 | 18 days | 2014 |
| 8 Oct 2016, 16:35 | 27 Oct 2016, 17:45 | 19 days | 2016 |
| 31 Mar 2018, 03:31 | 25 Apr 2018, 15:36 | 26 days | 2018 |
| 27 Feb 2020, 13:26 | 17 Mar 2020, 19:44 | 19 days | 2020 |
| 4 Feb 2022, 01:34 | 22 Feb 2022, 04:17 | 18 days | 2022 |
| 14 Jan 2024, 22:13 | 1 Feb 2024, 13:09 | 18 days | 2024 |
| 21 Oct 2031, 12:30 | 8 Nov 2031, 16:15 | 18 days | 2031 |
| 27 Apr 2033, 11:20 | 25 Jun 2033, 03:01 (retrograde, re-enters) | 59 days | 2033 |
| 6 Sep 2033, 06:52 | 3 Oct 2033, 03:09 | 27 days | 2033 |
| 9 Mar 2035, 23:15 | 30 Mar 2035, 06:26 | 20 days | 2035 |
| 12 Feb 2037, 10:57 | 2 Mar 2037, 21:16 | 18 days | 2037 |
| 22 Jan 2039, 17:14 | 9 Feb 2039, 11:48 | 18 days | 2039 |
| 2 Jan 2041, 03:25 | 19 Jan 2041, 14:15 | 17 days | 2041 |
| 13 Dec 2042, 17:21 | 31 Dec 2042, 00:38 | 17 days | 2042 |
| 22 Nov 2044, 16:18 | 10 Dec 2044, 00:18 | 17 days | 2044 |
| 31 Oct 2046, 13:59 | 18 Nov 2046, 07:32 | 18 days | 2046 |
What Mars in Purva Ashadha nakshatra means
Purva Ashadha belongs to Venus, with Apas, the waters, as its deity and a fan or a winnowing basket as its symbol. It lies in Sagittarius, Jupiter's sign. Venus is neutral toward Mars and Jupiter is a friend, so the field is fair and the graha works freely. The name means the early victory, the one that cannot be prevented.
The stay is just over two weeks. Purva Ashadha's themes are conquest by argument, purification, popularity, and the pride that comes with winning early. Mars supplies the push. Debates are won, rivals are outrun, and declarations are made in public that later have to be kept.
The winnowing basket separates grain from chaff, and under Mars the separation is quick and sometimes careless. The thighs and hips are the body areas, and fever from overheating is common when fire enters the nakshatra of the waters. Boasting is the moral hazard.
- Libra, Cancer and Aquarius Moons and lagnas have Mars in the third, sixth and eleventh, Phaladeepika's favourable houses, and win what they contest.
- Sagittarius Moons carry the graha on the self and speak before they think.
- Virgo and Gemini Moons have Mars in the fourth and seventh, and home and partnership take the strain of the argument.
- Taurus Moons meet Mars in the eighth and should keep away from deep water and borrowed money.
What the person does after a win is the lesson of Purva Ashadha. Apas cleanses, and the question is whether victory leaves the person cleaner or more proud. Mars makes the answer visible within days.
Offer water at a river or a well and honour Apas by wasting none of it. Worship Hanuman on Tuesday, recite Om Angarakaya Namah, and give red lentils or copper, the dana Parashara names for Mars. A gift on Friday acknowledges Venus, the lord, and softens the tongue that Mars sharpens here.