♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 11♍︎34 – 0♎︎53Feb 20Jan 31Apr 21May 2⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Feb 20 conjunction with the Sun2♓︎01 · hidden in the Sun’s glareNov 3 ♍︎ enters VirgoNov 26 shadow begins11♍︎34Dec 9 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square17♍︎35 · high at dawnJan 19 ♎︎ enters LibraJan 31 stations retrograde0♎︎53Feb 12 ♍︎ re-enters Virgomoving backwardMar 11 opposition21♍︎35 · up all nightApr 21 stations direct11♍︎34Jun 16 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square26♍︎01 · high at duskJun 25 ♎︎ enters LibraJun 26 shadow ends0♎︎53Aug 17 ♏︎ enters ScorpioMay 2 conjunction with the Sun12♉︎27 · 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. ♎︎→♍︎