♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 14♋︎06 – 3♌︎13Nov 14Dec 4Feb 21Jan 6⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Nov 14 conjunction with the Sun22♏︎19 · hidden in the Sun’s glareSep 7 ♋︎ enters CancerOct 3 shadow begins14♋︎06Oct 12 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square18♋︎22 · high at dawnNov 11 ♌︎ enters LeoDec 4 stations retrograde3♌︎13Dec 26 ♋︎ re-enters Cancermoving backwardJan 14 opposition23♋︎15 · up all nightFeb 21 stations direct14♋︎06Apr 19 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square28♋︎22 · high at duskApr 22 ♌︎ enters LeoApr 29 shadow ends3♌︎13Jun 20 ♍︎ enters VirgoJan 6 conjunction with the Sun15♑︎10 · the next cycle begins
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  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.

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  2. ♌︎→♋︎
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