♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 0♍︎51 – 20♍︎17Feb 1Jan 21Apr 12Apr 14⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Feb 1 conjunction with the Sun11♒︎10 · hidden in the Sun’s glareNov 13 ♍︎ enters VirgoNov 15 shadow begins0♍︎51Nov 29 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square7♍︎12 · high at dawnJan 21 stations retrograde20♍︎17Mar 1 opposition10♍︎49 · up all nightApr 12 stations direct0♍︎51Jun 5 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square14♍︎48 · high at duskJun 17 shadow ends20♍︎17Jul 6 ♎︎ enters LibraApr 14 conjunction with the Sun23♈︎57 · 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. ♍︎
  4. ♎︎→♍︎