♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 24♍︎55 – 13♎︎55Mar 21Feb 14May 5May 25⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Mar 21 conjunction with the Sun1♈︎01 · hidden in the Sun’s glareOct 24 ♍︎ enters VirgoDec 10 shadow begins24♍︎55Dec 21 □︎ opening square with the Sun29♍︎58 · high at dawnDec 21 ♎︎ enters LibraFeb 14 stations retrograde13♎︎55Mar 25 opposition4♎︎57 · up all nightApr 7 ♍︎ re-enters Virgomoving backwardMay 5 stations direct24♍︎55Jun 5 ♎︎ enters LibraJul 2 □︎ closing square with the Sun10♎︎32 · high at duskJul 9 shadow ends13♎︎55Aug 7 ♏︎ enters ScorpioMay 25 conjunction with the Sun4♊︎18 · the next cycle begins
  1. ♌︎→♋︎
  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. ♏︎→♎︎