♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 15♑︎55 – 27♑︎23Jul 20Jun 12Aug 15Aug 27⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jul 20 conjunction with the Sun28♋︎29 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMar 15 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square25♐︎29 · high at dawnMar 23 ♑︎ enters CapricornApr 26 shadow begins15♑︎55Jun 12 stations retrograde27♑︎23Jul 13 opposition22♑︎02 · up all nightAug 15 stations direct15♑︎55Sep 28 shadow ends27♑︎23Oct 3 ♒︎ enters AquariusNov 19 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square27♒︎52 · high at duskAug 27 conjunction with the Sun4♍︎29 · 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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