♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 16♉︎34 – 2♊︎32Sep 21Oct 10Dec 20Oct 30⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Sep 21 conjunction with the Sun28♍︎20 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJul 21 ♉︎ enters TaurusJul 27 □︎ opening square with the Sun3♉︎48 · high at dawnAug 18 shadow begins16♉︎34Sep 21 ♊︎ enters GeminiOct 10 stations retrograde2♊︎32Oct 29 ♉︎ re-enters Taurusmoving backwardNov 16 opposition23♉︎44 · up all nightDec 20 stations direct16♉︎34Feb 10 ♊︎ enters GeminiFeb 16 shadow ends2♊︎32Feb 26 □︎ closing square with the Sun7♊︎29 · high at duskApr 10 ♋︎ enters CancerOct 30 conjunction with the Sun5♏︎53 · 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. ♊︎