♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 25♒︎19 – 5♓︎18Aug 8Jul 24Sep 22Sep 13⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Aug 8 conjunction with the Sun15♌︎12 · hidden in the Sun’s glareApr 13 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square23♑︎28 · high at dawnApr 24 ♒︎ enters AquariusJun 12 shadow begins25♒︎19Jun 24 ♓︎ enters PiscesJul 24 stations retrograde5♓︎18Aug 23 opposition0♓︎14 · up all nightAug 24 ♒︎ re-enters Aquariusmoving backwardSep 22 stations direct25♒︎19Oct 19 ♓︎ enters PiscesNov 2 shadow ends5♓︎18Dec 19 ♈︎ enters AriesDec 25 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square3♈︎56 · high at duskSep 13 conjunction with the Sun20♍︎09 · 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. ♈︎→♓︎