♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 25♐︎35 – 8♑︎31Jul 8May 23Jul 29Aug 17⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jul 8 conjunction with the Sun16♋︎23 · hidden in the Sun’s glareFeb 9 ♐︎ enters SagittariusMar 2 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square10♐︎58 · high at dawnApr 1 shadow begins25♐︎35Apr 12 ♑︎ enters CapricornMay 23 stations retrograde8♑︎31Jun 24 opposition2♑︎38 · up all nightJul 3 ♐︎ re-enters Sagittariusmoving backwardJul 29 stations direct25♐︎35Aug 24 ♑︎ enters CapricornSep 14 shadow ends8♑︎31Oct 21 ♒︎ enters AquariusOct 28 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square4♒︎35 · high at duskAug 17 conjunction with the Sun23♌︎27 · 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. ♒︎→♑︎