Mars (Mangal) Nakshatra Transit 2030

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.

All times shown in: Asia/Kolkata

Date Time Mars Nakshatra Transition Action
04-Jan-2030 Friday 10:23 PM Shravana → Dhanishta
21-Jan-2030 Monday 08:53 PM Dhanishta → Shatabhisha
07-Feb-2030 Thursday 08:19 PM Shatabhisha → Purva Bhadrapada
24-Feb-2030 Sunday 10:47 PM Purva Bhadrapada → Uttara Bhadrapada
14-Mar-2030 Thursday 06:02 AM Uttara Bhadrapada → Revati
31-Mar-2030 Sunday 07:51 PM Revati → Ashwini
18-Apr-2030 Thursday 05:26 PM Ashwini → Bharani
06-May-2030 Monday 11:56 PM Bharani → Krittika
25-May-2030 Saturday 04:07 PM Krittika → Rohini
13-Jun-2030 Thursday 06:18 PM Rohini → Mrigashira
03-Jul-2030 Wednesday 06:41 AM Mrigashira → Ardra
23-Jul-2030 Tuesday 05:09 AM Ardra → Punarvasu
12-Aug-2030 Monday 01:22 PM Punarvasu → Pushya
02-Sep-2030 Monday 07:10 AM Pushya → Ashlesha
23-Sep-2030 Monday 10:45 AM Ashlesha → Magha
15-Oct-2030 Tuesday 12:56 AM Magha → Purva Phalguni
06-Nov-2030 Wednesday 03:52 AM Purva Phalguni → Uttara Phalguni
29-Nov-2030 Friday 12:20 AM Uttara Phalguni → Hasta
23-Dec-2030 Monday 12:28 AM Hasta → Chitra

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.