♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 24♉︎18 – 10♊︎57Sep 27Oct 18Dec 29Nov 5⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Sep 27 conjunction with the Sun3♎︎43 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJul 15 ♉︎ enters TaurusAug 9 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square15♉︎33 · high at dawnAug 24 shadow begins24♉︎18Sep 5 ♊︎ enters GeminiOct 18 stations retrograde10♊︎57Nov 25 opposition1♊︎48 · up all nightNov 30 ♉︎ re-enters Taurusmoving backwardDec 29 stations direct24♉︎18Jan 30 ♊︎ enters GeminiFeb 27 shadow ends10♊︎57Mar 4 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square13♊︎47 · high at duskApr 5 ♋︎ enters CancerNov 5 conjunction with the Sun12♏︎19 · 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. ♋︎→♊︎