♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 28♑︎36 – 9♒︎13Jul 27Jun 26Aug 27Sep 2⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♑︎♒︎♓︎♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎Jul 27 conjunction with the Sun4♌︎12 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMar 17 ♑︎ enters CapricornMar 24 □︎ opening square with the Sun3♑︎57 · high at dawnMay 12 shadow begins28♑︎36May 16 ♒︎ enters AquariusJun 26 stations retrograde9♒︎13Jul 27 opposition4♒︎08 · up all nightAug 13 ♑︎ re-enters Capricornmoving backwardAug 27 stations direct28♑︎36Sep 10 ♒︎ enters AquariusOct 8 shadow ends9♒︎13Nov 15 ♓︎ enters PiscesDec 3 □︎ closing square with the Sun10♓︎48 · high at duskSep 2 conjunction with the Sun9♍︎42 · the next cycle begins
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  2. ♐︎→♏︎
  3. ♒︎→♑︎
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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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  3. ♒︎→♑︎
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