♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 27♍︎26 – 16♎︎17Mar 30Feb 18May 9May 30⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Mar 30 conjunction with the Sun8♈︎23 · hidden in the Sun’s glareOct 23 ♍︎ enters VirgoDec 14 shadow begins27♍︎26Dec 20 ♎︎ enters LibraDec 24 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square2♎︎01 · high at dawnFeb 18 stations retrograde16♎︎17Mar 29 opposition7♎︎26 · up all nightApr 19 ♍︎ re-enters Virgomoving backwardMay 9 stations direct27♍︎26May 30 ♎︎ enters LibraJul 6 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square13♎︎36 · high at duskJul 12 shadow ends16♎︎17Aug 6 ♏︎ enters ScorpioMay 30 conjunction with the Sun8♊︎50 · the next cycle begins
  1. ♍︎→♌︎
  2. ♎︎→♍︎
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  4. ♑︎

Every 32 years, Mars turns retrograde again near the same spot: 8–18° further along the zodiac, and about eleven days later in the year.

  1. ♎︎→♍︎
  2. ♎︎
  3. ♏︎→♎︎