♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 13♍︎50 – 3♎︎03Feb 28Feb 3Apr 25May 9⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Feb 28 conjunction with the Sun9♓︎45 · hidden in the Sun’s glareNov 2 ♍︎ enters VirgoNov 29 shadow begins13♍︎50Dec 12 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square19♍︎36 · high at dawnJan 11 ♎︎ enters LibraFeb 3 stations retrograde3♎︎03Feb 25 ♍︎ re-enters Virgomoving backwardMar 15 opposition23♍︎52 · up all nightApr 25 stations direct13♍︎50Jun 20 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square28♍︎38 · high at duskJun 23 ♎︎ enters LibraJun 30 shadow ends3♎︎03Aug 17 ♏︎ enters ScorpioMay 9 conjunction with the Sun18♉︎03 · 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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