♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 6♑︎58 – 18♑︎53Jul 15Jun 5Aug 9Aug 22⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jul 15 conjunction with the Sun22♋︎24 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMar 10 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square18♐︎28 · high at dawnApr 1 ♑︎ enters CapricornApr 17 shadow begins6♑︎58Jun 5 stations retrograde18♑︎53Jul 6 opposition13♑︎23 · up all nightAug 9 stations direct6♑︎58Sep 22 shadow ends18♑︎53Oct 13 ♒︎ enters AquariusNov 11 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square18♒︎16 · high at duskAug 22 conjunction with the Sun28♌︎43 · the next cycle begins
  1. ♎︎→♍︎
  2. ♏︎
  3. ♑︎
  4. ♈︎→♓︎
  5. ♊︎→♉︎

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. ♒︎