♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 8♍︎43 – 28♍︎02Feb 17Jan 28Apr 19Apr 29⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Feb 17 conjunction with the Sun27♒︎30 · hidden in the Sun’s glareNov 6 ♍︎ enters VirgoNov 23 shadow begins8♍︎43Dec 6 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square14♍︎48 · high at dawnJan 28 stations retrograde28♍︎02Mar 9 opposition18♍︎43 · up all nightApr 19 stations direct8♍︎43Jun 14 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square23♍︎05 · high at duskJun 25 shadow ends28♍︎02Jun 29 ♎︎ enters LibraApr 29 conjunction with the Sun8♉︎27 · the next cycle begins
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  4. ♏︎→♎︎
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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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  4. ♎︎→♍︎
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