♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 11♋︎35 – 0♌︎35Nov 10Dec 2Feb 18Dec 30⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Nov 10 conjunction with the Sun18♏︎42 · hidden in the Sun’s glareSep 9 ♋︎ enters CancerOct 1 shadow begins11♋︎35Oct 8 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square15♋︎14 · high at dawnNov 22 ♌︎ enters LeoDec 2 stations retrograde0♌︎35Dec 11 ♋︎ re-enters Cancermoving backwardJan 11 opposition20♋︎37 · up all nightFeb 18 stations direct11♋︎35Apr 15 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square26♋︎10 · high at duskApr 23 ♌︎ enters LeoApr 25 shadow ends0♌︎35Jun 20 ♍︎ enters VirgoDec 30 conjunction with the Sun9♑︎15 · 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. ♌︎→♋︎