♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 17♓︎45 – 28♓︎26Aug 19Aug 15Oct 15Sep 23⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Aug 19 conjunction with the Sun26♌︎21 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMay 4 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square13♒︎54 · high at dawnMay 30 ♓︎ enters PiscesJul 3 shadow begins17♓︎45Aug 15 stations retrograde28♓︎26Sep 15 opposition22♓︎48 · up all nightOct 15 stations direct17♓︎45Nov 28 shadow ends28♓︎26Dec 1 ♈︎ enters AriesJan 12 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square21♈︎55 · high at duskSep 23 conjunction with the Sun1♎︎14 · 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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