♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 25♈︎18 – 9♉︎16Sep 7Sep 19Nov 26Oct 14⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Sep 7 conjunction with the Sun14♍︎54 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJun 20 ♈︎ enters AriesJun 23 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square1♈︎23 · high at dawnAug 2 shadow begins25♈︎18Aug 12 ♉︎ enters TaurusSep 19 stations retrograde9♉︎16Oct 25 opposition1♉︎34 · up all nightOct 29 ♈︎ re-enters Ariesmoving backwardNov 26 stations direct25♈︎18Dec 24 ♉︎ enters TaurusJan 17 shadow ends9♉︎16Feb 9 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square20♉︎25 · high at duskFeb 27 ♊︎ enters GeminiOct 14 conjunction with the Sun20♎︎48 · 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. ♉︎
  5. ♊︎→♉︎