♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 25♌︎52 – 15♍︎20Jan 20Jan 16Apr 6Apr 2⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jan 20 conjunction with the Sun29♑︎51 · hidden in the Sun’s glareSep 24 ♌︎ enters LeoNov 11 shadow begins25♌︎52Nov 19 ♍︎ enters VirgoNov 25 □︎ opening square with the Sun2♍︎20 · high at dawnJan 16 stations retrograde15♍︎20Feb 25 opposition5♍︎46 · up all nightMar 11 ♌︎ re-enters Leomoving backwardApr 6 stations direct25♌︎52May 4 ♍︎ enters VirgoMay 30 □︎ closing square with the Sun9♍︎37 · high at duskJun 12 shadow ends15♍︎20Jul 10 ♎︎ enters LibraApr 2 conjunction with the Sun12♈︎47 · 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. ♎︎→♍︎