♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 1♊︎07 – 18♊︎04Oct 1Oct 23Jan 4Nov 10⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Oct 1 conjunction with the Sun9♎︎34 · hidden in the Sun’s glareAug 16 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square23♉︎58 · high at dawnAug 27 ♊︎ enters GeminiAug 29 shadow begins1♊︎07Oct 23 stations retrograde18♊︎04Nov 30 opposition8♊︎47 · up all nightJan 4 stations direct1♊︎07Mar 6 shadow ends18♊︎04Mar 10 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square19♊︎59 · high at duskMar 30 ♋︎ enters CancerNov 10 conjunction with the Sun18♏︎42 · the next cycle begins
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  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.

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