♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 18♌︎06 – 7♍︎36Jan 6Jan 8Mar 29Mar 17⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jan 6 conjunction with the Sun15♑︎10 · hidden in the Sun’s glareOct 1 ♌︎ enters LeoNov 3 shadow begins18♌︎06Nov 17 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square24♌︎34 · high at dawnDec 1 ♍︎ enters VirgoJan 8 stations retrograde7♍︎36Feb 12 ♌︎ re-enters Leomoving backwardFeb 17 opposition27♌︎55 · up all nightMar 29 stations direct18♌︎06May 18 ♍︎ enters VirgoMay 22 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square1♍︎40 · high at duskJun 5 shadow ends7♍︎36Jul 17 ♎︎ enters LibraMar 17 conjunction with the Sun26♓︎31 · 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. ♍︎