♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 5♐︎31 – 20♐︎22Jun 25Apr 30Jul 10Aug 4⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎Jun 25 conjunction with the Sun3♋︎33 · hidden in the Sun’s glareFeb 16 □︎ opening square with the Sun27♏︎24 · high at dawnFeb 21 ♐︎ enters SagittariusMar 4 shadow begins5♐︎31Apr 30 stations retrograde20♐︎22Jun 3 opposition13♐︎42 · up all nightJul 10 stations direct5♐︎31Aug 31 shadow ends20♐︎22Sep 17 ♑︎ enters CapricornSep 30 □︎ closing square with the Sun7♑︎55 · high at duskAug 4 conjunction with the Sun12♌︎43 · 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. ♑︎→♐︎