♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 4♈︎16 – 16♈︎06Aug 27Aug 31Nov 2Oct 1⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Aug 27 conjunction with the Sun4♍︎29 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMay 23 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square2♓︎02 · high at dawnJul 8 ♈︎ enters AriesJul 17 shadow begins4♈︎16Aug 31 stations retrograde16♈︎06Oct 2 opposition9♈︎42 · up all nightNov 2 stations direct4♈︎16Dec 19 shadow ends16♈︎06Jan 16 ♉︎ enters TaurusJan 24 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square4♉︎36 · high at duskOct 1 conjunction with the Sun9♎︎34 · the next cycle begins
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  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.

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