♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 22♍︎00 – 11♎︎02Mar 17Feb 12May 3May 22⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Mar 17 conjunction with the Sun26♓︎31 · hidden in the Sun’s glareOct 27 ♍︎ enters VirgoDec 7 shadow begins22♍︎00Dec 19 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square27♍︎11 · high at dawnDec 26 ♎︎ enters LibraFeb 12 stations retrograde11♎︎02Mar 23 opposition2♎︎01 · up all nightMar 28 ♍︎ re-enters Virgomoving backwardMay 3 stations direct22♍︎00Jun 11 ♎︎ enters LibraJun 29 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square7♎︎28 · high at duskJul 7 shadow ends11♎︎02Aug 10 ♏︎ enters ScorpioMay 22 conjunction with the Sun0♊︎39 · 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. ♎︎