♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 18♎︎06 – 6♏︎13May 2Mar 11May 28Jun 25⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎♈︎♉︎♊︎May 2 conjunction with the Sun12♉︎27 · hidden in the Sun’s glareNov 30 ♎︎ enters LibraJan 5 shadow begins18♎︎06Jan 10 □︎ opening square with the Sun20♎︎23 · high at dawnFeb 4 ♏︎ enters ScorpioMar 11 stations retrograde6♏︎13Apr 12 ♎︎ re-enters Libramoving backwardApr 17 opposition27♎︎54 · up all nightMay 28 stations direct18♎︎06Jul 15 ♏︎ enters ScorpioJul 28 shadow ends6♏︎13Jul 30 □︎ closing square with the Sun7♏︎04 · high at duskSep 7 ♐︎ enters SagittariusJun 25 conjunction with the Sun3♋︎33 · 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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