♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 17♋︎00 – 6♌︎10Nov 18Dec 6Feb 24Jan 9⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Nov 18 conjunction with the Sun25♏︎37 · hidden in the Sun’s glareSep 4 ♋︎ enters CancerOct 5 shadow begins17♋︎00Oct 14 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square21♋︎29 · high at dawnNov 4 ♌︎ enters LeoDec 6 stations retrograde6♌︎10Jan 6 ♋︎ re-enters Cancermoving backwardJan 16 opposition26♋︎12 · up all nightFeb 24 stations direct17♋︎00Apr 18 ♌︎ enters LeoApr 21 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square1♌︎12 · high at duskMay 2 shadow ends6♌︎10Jun 17 ♍︎ enters VirgoJan 9 conjunction with the Sun19♑︎13 · the next cycle begins
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  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.

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  3. ♌︎→♋︎
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