♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 29♐︎47 – 12♑︎30Jul 11May 26Aug 1Aug 19⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jul 11 conjunction with the Sun19♋︎29 · hidden in the Sun’s glareFeb 6 ♐︎ enters SagittariusMar 4 □︎ opening square with the Sun14♐︎19 · high at dawnApr 5 shadow begins29♐︎47Apr 6 ♑︎ enters CapricornMay 26 stations retrograde12♑︎30Jun 28 opposition6♑︎41 · up all nightJul 27 ♐︎ re-enters Sagittariusmoving backwardAug 1 stations direct29♐︎47Aug 7 ♑︎ enters CapricornSep 16 shadow ends12♑︎30Oct 17 ♒︎ enters AquariusNov 1 □︎ closing square with the Sun9♒︎26 · high at duskAug 19 conjunction with the Sun26♌︎21 · the next cycle begins
  1. ♎︎→♍︎
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  3. ♑︎→♐︎
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  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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