♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 20♉︎07 – 6♊︎15Sep 23Oct 12Dec 23Nov 1⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Sep 23 conjunction with the Sun1♎︎14 · hidden in the Sun’s glareJul 17 ♉︎ enters TaurusJul 31 □︎ opening square with the Sun8♉︎20 · high at dawnAug 20 shadow begins20♉︎07Sep 11 ♊︎ enters GeminiOct 12 stations retrograde6♊︎15Nov 12 ♉︎ re-enters Taurusmoving backwardNov 19 opposition27♉︎22 · up all nightDec 23 stations direct20♉︎07Feb 4 ♊︎ enters GeminiFeb 19 shadow ends6♊︎15Mar 1 □︎ closing square with the Sun10♊︎40 · high at duskApr 7 ♋︎ enters CancerNov 1 conjunction with the Sun9♏︎00 · 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. ♊︎