♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 16♒︎42 – 26♒︎42Aug 4Jul 15Sep 13Sep 10⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎Aug 4 conjunction with the Sun12♌︎43 · hidden in the Sun’s glareApr 6 □︎ opening square with the Sun17♑︎11 · high at dawnApr 29 ♒︎ enters AquariusJun 2 shadow begins16♒︎42Jul 15 stations retrograde26♒︎42Aug 14 opposition21♒︎45 · up all nightSep 13 stations direct16♒︎42Oct 24 shadow ends26♒︎42Oct 31 ♓︎ enters PiscesDec 18 □︎ closing square with the Sun27♓︎12 · high at duskSep 10 conjunction with the Sun17♍︎47 · 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. ♓︎