♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 1♐︎41 – 16♐︎45Jun 21Apr 27Jul 8Aug 2⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jun 21 conjunction with the Sun0♋︎17 · hidden in the Sun’s glareFeb 13 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square24♏︎15 · high at dawnFeb 25 ♐︎ enters SagittariusMar 1 shadow begins1♐︎41Apr 27 stations retrograde16♐︎45May 31 opposition9♐︎59 · up all nightJul 8 stations direct1♐︎41Aug 28 shadow ends16♐︎45Sep 21 ♑︎ enters CapricornSep 26 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square3♑︎20 · high at duskAug 2 conjunction with the Sun9♌︎46 · 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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