♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 9♎︎01 – 27♎︎31Apr 18Mar 1May 20Jun 14⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Apr 18 conjunction with the Sun28♈︎09 · hidden in the Sun’s glareDec 7 ♎︎ enters LibraDec 26 shadow begins9♎︎01Jan 3 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square12♎︎32 · high at dawnMar 1 stations retrograde27♎︎31Apr 8 opposition18♎︎56 · up all nightMay 20 stations direct9♎︎01Jul 19 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square26♎︎33 · high at duskJul 21 shadow ends27♎︎31Jul 26 ♏︎ enters ScorpioJun 14 conjunction with the Sun23♊︎17 · the next cycle begins
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  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.

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  4. ♏︎→♎︎
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