♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 0♎︎22 – 19♎︎10Apr 2Feb 20May 11Jun 3⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Apr 2 conjunction with the Sun12♈︎47 · hidden in the Sun’s glareDec 16 ♎︎ enters LibraDec 16 shadow begins0♎︎22Dec 26 □︎ opening square with the Sun4♎︎48 · high at dawnFeb 20 stations retrograde19♎︎10Mar 31 opposition10♎︎22 · up all nightMay 11 stations direct0♎︎22Jul 9 □︎ closing square with the Sun16♎︎44 · high at duskJul 14 shadow ends19♎︎10Aug 3 ♏︎ enters ScorpioJun 3 conjunction with the Sun12♊︎21 · 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. ♏︎→♎︎