♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 29♓︎52 – 11♈︎27Aug 25Aug 26Oct 28Sep 29⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Aug 25 conjunction with the Sun1♍︎36 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMay 17 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square27♒︎07 · high at dawnMay 22 ♓︎ enters PiscesJul 13 shadow begins29♓︎52Jul 13 ♈︎ enters AriesAug 26 stations retrograde11♈︎27Sep 28 opposition5♈︎13 · up all nightOct 24 ♓︎ re-enters Piscesmoving backwardOct 28 stations direct29♓︎52Nov 1 ♈︎ enters AriesDec 13 shadow ends11♈︎27Jan 19 ♉︎ enters TaurusJan 21 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square0♉︎56 · high at duskSep 29 conjunction with the Sun6♎︎38 · the next cycle begins
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  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. ♉︎→♈︎