♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 27♎︎36 – 15♏︎16May 15Mar 21Jun 6Jul 5⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉May 15 conjunction with the Sun25♉︎41 · hidden in the Sun’s glareNov 24 ♎︎ enters LibraJan 16 shadow begins27♎︎36Jan 18 □︎ opening square with the Sun28♎︎26 · high at dawnJan 21 ♏︎ enters ScorpioMar 21 stations retrograde15♏︎16Apr 27 opposition7♏︎13 · up all nightMay 18 ♎︎ re-enters Libramoving backwardJun 6 stations direct27♎︎36Jun 26 ♏︎ enters ScorpioAug 4 shadow ends15♏︎16Aug 10 □︎ closing square with the Sun18♏︎27 · high at duskAug 30 ♐︎ enters SagittariusJul 5 conjunction with the Sun13♋︎17 · 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. ♏︎→♎︎