♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 16♍︎44 – 5♎︎55Mar 4Feb 6Apr 27May 12⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Mar 4 conjunction with the Sun14♓︎18 · hidden in the Sun’s glareOct 30 ♍︎ enters VirgoDec 1 shadow begins16♍︎44Dec 14 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square22♍︎23 · high at dawnJan 3 ♎︎ enters LibraFeb 6 stations retrograde5♎︎55Mar 8 ♍︎ re-enters Virgomoving backwardMar 17 opposition26♍︎46 · up all nightApr 27 stations direct16♍︎44Jun 19 ♎︎ enters LibraJun 23 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square1♎︎37 · high at duskJul 2 shadow ends5♎︎55Aug 14 ♏︎ enters ScorpioMay 12 conjunction with the Sun21♉︎53 · the next cycle begins
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  2. ♍︎→♌︎
  3. ♎︎→♍︎
  4. ♏︎→♎︎
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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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