♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 15♌︎57 – 5♍︎28Dec 30Jan 4Mar 26Mar 9⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Dec 30 conjunction with the Sun9♑︎15 · hidden in the Sun’s glareOct 1 ♌︎ enters LeoOct 31 shadow begins15♌︎57Nov 14 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square22♌︎23 · high at dawnDec 4 ♍︎ enters VirgoJan 4 stations retrograde5♍︎28Feb 2 ♌︎ re-enters Leomoving backwardFeb 14 opposition25♌︎43 · up all nightMar 26 stations direct15♌︎57May 20 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square29♌︎29 · high at duskMay 21 ♍︎ enters VirgoJun 2 shadow ends5♍︎28Jul 18 ♎︎ enters LibraMar 9 conjunction with the Sun18♓︎51 · 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. ♍︎→♌︎