Mars (Mangal) Nakshatra Transit 2026
Mars governs energy, courage, property and conflict. It stays about six weeks in a sign and turns retrograde roughly every two years, when it can cross the same sign boundary more than once.
Each sign holds two and a quarter nakshatras (13°20' each). A nakshatra transit is the moment a graha moves from one lunar mansion into the next, a finer timing layer than the sign change that is used in muhurta, Panchang and event timing. The Mars spends about 45 days in each sign. Times below are exact to the minute, calculated with the sidereal Lahiri ayanamsa.
Each sign holds two and a quarter nakshatras (13°20' each). A nakshatra transit is the moment a graha moves from one lunar mansion into the next, a finer timing layer than the sign change that is used in muhurta, Panchang and event timing. The Mars spends about 45 days in each sign. Times below are exact to the minute, calculated with the sidereal Lahiri ayanamsa.
All times shown in: Asia/Kolkata
| Date | Time | Mars Nakshatra Transition | Action |
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| 11-Jan-2026 Sunday | 09:10 PM | Purva Ashadha → Uttara Ashadha |
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| 29-Jan-2026 Thursday | 12:38 AM | Uttara Ashadha → Shravana |
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| 15-Feb-2026 Sunday | 12:38 AM | Shravana → Dhanishta |
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| 03-Mar-2026 Tuesday | 10:54 PM | Dhanishta → Shatabhisha |
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| 20-Mar-2026 Friday | 09:21 PM | Shatabhisha → Purva Bhadrapada |
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| 06-Apr-2026 Monday | 09:56 PM | Purva Bhadrapada → Uttara Bhadrapada |
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| 24-Apr-2026 Friday | 02:21 AM | Uttara Bhadrapada → Revati |
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| 11-May-2026 Monday | 12:38 PM | Revati → Ashwini |
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| 29-May-2026 Friday | 06:25 AM | Ashwini → Bharani |
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| 16-Jun-2026 Tuesday | 09:32 AM | Bharani → Krittika |
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| 04-Jul-2026 Saturday | 11:54 PM | Krittika → Rohini |
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| 24-Jul-2026 Friday | 03:21 AM | Rohini → Mrigashira |
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| 12-Aug-2026 Wednesday | 10:34 PM | Mrigashira → Ardra |
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| 02-Sep-2026 Wednesday | 01:16 PM | Ardra → Punarvasu |
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| 24-Sep-2026 Thursday | 05:41 AM | Punarvasu → Pushya |
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| 17-Oct-2026 Saturday | 12:46 PM | Pushya → Ashlesha |
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| 12-Nov-2026 Thursday | 08:18 PM | Ashlesha → Magha |
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| 19-Dec-2026 Saturday | 10:20 AM | Magha → Purva Phalguni |
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Rows marked Retrograde are crossings made while Mars is moving backward, so it can appear to re-enter the same nakshatra more than once.
Note: positions are calculated with the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa using the Swiss Ephemeris. Other Panchang sources use slightly different ayanamsa values, so their times can differ from these by a few minutes for the Sun and Moon, and by more for slower planets such as Jupiter and Saturn.