♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 27♉︎45 – 14♊︎33Sep 29Oct 20Jan 1Nov 8⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Sep 29 conjunction with the Sun6♎︎38 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJul 12 ♉︎ enters TaurusAug 12 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square19♉︎47 · high at dawnAug 27 shadow begins27♉︎45Aug 31 ♊︎ enters GeminiOct 20 stations retrograde14♊︎33Nov 27 opposition5♊︎20 · up all nightDec 14 ♉︎ re-enters Taurusmoving backwardJan 1 stations direct27♉︎45Jan 21 ♊︎ enters GeminiMar 2 shadow ends14♊︎33Mar 7 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square16♊︎53 · high at duskApr 3 ♋︎ enters CancerNov 8 conjunction with the Sun15♏︎30 · 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. ♋︎→♊︎