♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 14♎︎59 – 3♏︎11Apr 29Mar 8May 26Jun 21⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Apr 29 conjunction with the Sun8♉︎27 · hidden in the Sun’s glareDec 4 ♎︎ enters LibraJan 2 shadow begins14♎︎59Jan 8 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square17♎︎32 · high at dawnFeb 12 ♏︎ enters ScorpioMar 8 stations retrograde3♏︎11Mar 31 ♎︎ re-enters Libramoving backwardApr 15 opposition24♎︎48 · up all nightMay 26 stations direct14♎︎59Jul 19 ♏︎ enters ScorpioJul 26 shadow ends3♏︎11Jul 27 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square3♏︎40 · high at duskSep 10 ♐︎ enters SagittariusJun 21 conjunction with the Sun0♋︎17 · the next cycle begins
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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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