♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 24♎︎26 – 12♏︎12May 12Mar 18Jun 4Jul 1⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎May 12 conjunction with the Sun21♉︎53 · hidden in the Sun’s glareNov 27 ♎︎ enters LibraJan 13 shadow begins24♎︎26Jan 16 □︎ opening square with the Sun25♎︎32 · high at dawnJan 26 ♏︎ enters ScorpioMar 18 stations retrograde12♏︎12Apr 24 opposition4♏︎05 · up all nightMay 5 ♎︎ re-enters Libramoving backwardJun 4 stations direct24♎︎26Jul 5 ♏︎ enters ScorpioAug 2 shadow ends12♏︎12Aug 7 □︎ closing square with the Sun14♏︎52 · high at duskSep 2 ♐︎ enters SagittariusJul 1 conjunction with the Sun10♋︎07 · 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. ♐︎→♏︎