♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 8♉︎14 – 23♉︎22Sep 15Oct 1Dec 10Oct 23⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Sep 15 conjunction with the Sun23♍︎02 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJul 13 □︎ opening square with the Sun20♈︎43 · high at dawnJul 28 ♉︎ enters TaurusAug 12 shadow begins8♉︎14Oct 1 stations retrograde23♉︎22Nov 7 opposition15♉︎00 · up all nightDec 10 stations direct8♉︎14Feb 3 shadow ends23♉︎22Feb 17 ♊︎ enters GeminiFeb 19 □︎ closing square with the Sun0♊︎50 · high at duskOct 23 conjunction with the Sun29♎︎44 · the next cycle begins
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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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