♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 23♏︎03 – 8♐︎54Jun 14Apr 17Jun 29Jul 27⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jun 14 conjunction with the Sun23♊︎17 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJan 3 ♏︎ enters ScorpioFeb 7 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square18♏︎08 · high at dawnFeb 18 shadow begins23♏︎03Mar 6 ♐︎ enters SagittariusApr 17 stations retrograde8♐︎54May 22 opposition1♐︎47 · up all nightMay 27 ♏︎ re-enters Scorpiomoving backwardJun 29 stations direct23♏︎03Aug 2 ♐︎ enters SagittariusAug 22 shadow ends8♐︎54Sep 13 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square21♐︎30 · high at duskSep 27 ♑︎ enters CapricornJul 27 conjunction with the Sun4♌︎12 · 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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