♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 19♍︎36 – 8♎︎45Mar 9Feb 9Apr 29May 15⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Mar 9 conjunction with the Sun18♓︎51 · hidden in the Sun’s glareOct 28 ♍︎ enters VirgoDec 4 shadow begins19♍︎36Dec 17 □︎ opening square with the Sun25♍︎10 · high at dawnDec 29 ♎︎ enters LibraFeb 9 stations retrograde8♎︎45Mar 18 ♍︎ re-enters Virgomoving backwardMar 19 opposition29♍︎38 · up all nightApr 29 stations direct19♍︎36Jun 14 ♎︎ enters LibraJun 25 □︎ closing square with the Sun4♎︎38 · high at duskJul 4 shadow ends8♎︎45Aug 11 ♏︎ enters ScorpioMay 15 conjunction with the Sun25♉︎41 · 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. ♎︎→♍︎