♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 22♋︎16 – 11♌︎33Nov 25Dec 12Mar 2Jan 20⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Nov 25 conjunction with the Sun2♐︎54 · hidden in the Sun’s glareAug 31 ♋︎ enters CancerOct 10 shadow begins22♋︎16Oct 20 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square27♋︎25 · high at dawnOct 26 ♌︎ enters LeoDec 12 stations retrograde11♌︎33Jan 22 opposition1♌︎36 · up all nightJan 26 ♋︎ re-enters Cancermoving backwardMar 2 stations direct22♋︎16Apr 10 ♌︎ enters LeoApr 26 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square6♌︎11 · high at duskMay 8 shadow ends11♌︎33Jun 14 ♍︎ enters VirgoJan 20 conjunction with the Sun29♑︎51 · 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. ♌︎