♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 3♋︎01 – 21♋︎45Nov 1Nov 23Feb 9Dec 17⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Nov 1 conjunction with the Sun9♏︎00 · hidden in the Sun’s glareSep 18 ♋︎ enters CancerSep 24 shadow begins3♋︎01Sep 28 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square5♋︎17 · high at dawnNov 23 stations retrograde21♋︎45Jan 2 opposition11♋︎49 · up all nightFeb 9 stations direct3♋︎01Apr 7 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square18♋︎09 · high at duskApr 15 shadow ends21♋︎45May 2 ♌︎ enters LeoDec 17 conjunction with the Sun26♐︎15 · 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. ♌︎→♋︎