♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 25♓︎26 – 6♈︎47Aug 22Aug 23Oct 24Sep 27⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Aug 22 conjunction with the Sun28♌︎43 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMay 13 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square22♒︎15 · high at dawnMay 25 ♓︎ enters PiscesJul 10 shadow begins25♓︎26Jul 21 ♈︎ enters AriesAug 23 stations retrograde6♈︎47Sep 24 opposition0♈︎42 · up all nightSep 27 ♓︎ re-enters Piscesmoving backwardOct 24 stations direct25♓︎26Nov 20 ♈︎ enters AriesDec 9 shadow ends6♈︎47Jan 18 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square27♈︎13 · high at duskJan 23 ♉︎ enters TaurusSep 27 conjunction with the Sun3♎︎43 · the next cycle begins
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  3. ♈︎→♓︎
  4. ♊︎→♉︎
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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.

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  3. ♉︎→♈︎