♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 24♊︎04 – 12♋︎27Oct 23Nov 15Jan 30Dec 5⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Oct 23 conjunction with the Sun29♎︎44 · hidden in the Sun’s glareAug 7 ♊︎ enters GeminiSep 16 shadow begins24♊︎04Sep 17 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square24♊︎36 · high at dawnSep 28 ♋︎ enters CancerNov 15 stations retrograde12♋︎27Dec 24 opposition2♋︎36 · up all nightDec 31 ♊︎ re-enters Geminimoving backwardJan 30 stations direct24♊︎04Mar 4 ♋︎ enters CancerMar 30 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square9♋︎59 · high at duskApr 4 shadow ends12♋︎27May 9 ♌︎ enters LeoDec 5 conjunction with the Sun14♐︎10 · 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. ♌︎→♋︎