♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 23♑︎55 – 4♒︎42Jul 24Jun 22Aug 23Aug 30⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jul 24 conjunction with the Sun1♌︎13 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMar 21 ♑︎ enters CapricornMar 21 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square0♑︎15 · high at dawnMay 8 shadow begins23♑︎55May 25 ♒︎ enters AquariusJun 22 stations retrograde4♒︎42Jul 21 ♑︎ re-enters Capricornmoving backwardJul 23 opposition29♑︎34 · up all nightAug 23 stations direct23♑︎55Sep 24 ♒︎ enters AquariusOct 5 shadow ends4♒︎42Nov 19 ♓︎ enters PiscesNov 29 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square6♓︎12 · high at duskAug 30 conjunction with the Sun6♍︎49 · the next cycle begins
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  2. ♐︎→♏︎
  3. ♒︎→♑︎
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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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  2. ♒︎→♑︎
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