♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 27♋︎25 – 16♌︎48Dec 3Dec 18Mar 8Feb 1⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Dec 3 conjunction with the Sun10♐︎39 · hidden in the Sun’s glareAug 28 ♋︎ enters CancerOct 15 shadow begins27♋︎25Oct 20 ♌︎ enters LeoOct 27 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square3♌︎04 · high at dawnDec 18 stations retrograde16♌︎48Jan 27 opposition6♌︎53 · up all nightFeb 16 ♋︎ re-enters Cancermoving backwardMar 8 stations direct27♋︎25Mar 30 ♌︎ enters LeoMay 2 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square11♌︎08 · high at duskMay 15 shadow ends16♌︎48Jun 10 ♍︎ enters VirgoFeb 1 conjunction with the Sun11♒︎10 · 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. ♍︎→♌︎