♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 11♑︎25 – 23♑︎06Jul 18Jun 8Aug 12Aug 25⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jul 18 conjunction with the Sun25♋︎27 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMar 12 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square21♐︎58 · high at dawnMar 28 ♑︎ enters CapricornApr 21 shadow begins11♑︎25Jun 8 stations retrograde23♑︎06Jul 10 opposition17♑︎40 · up all nightAug 12 stations direct11♑︎25Sep 25 shadow ends23♑︎06Oct 9 ♒︎ enters AquariusNov 15 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square23♒︎06 · high at duskAug 25 conjunction with the Sun1♍︎36 · the next cycle begins
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  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.

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