♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 21♎︎14 – 9♏︎05May 9Mar 15May 31Jun 29⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉May 9 conjunction with the Sun18♉︎03 · hidden in the Sun’s glareNov 30 ♎︎ enters LibraJan 10 shadow begins21♎︎14Jan 14 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square22♎︎40 · high at dawnJan 31 ♏︎ enters ScorpioMar 15 stations retrograde9♏︎05Apr 21 opposition0♏︎56 · up all nightApr 23 ♎︎ re-enters Libramoving backwardMay 31 stations direct21♎︎14Jul 10 ♏︎ enters ScorpioJul 30 shadow ends9♏︎05Aug 4 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square11♏︎21 · high at duskSep 4 ♐︎ enters SagittariusJun 29 conjunction with the Sun6♋︎56 · the next cycle begins
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  2. ♎︎→♍︎
  3. ♏︎→♎︎
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  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. ♏︎→♎︎
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