♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 19♐︎05 – 2♑︎48Jul 5May 14Jul 22Aug 13⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jul 5 conjunction with the Sun13♋︎17 · hidden in the Sun’s glareFeb 12 ♐︎ enters SagittariusFeb 25 □︎ opening square with the Sun7♐︎13 · high at dawnMar 21 shadow begins19♐︎05Apr 22 ♑︎ enters CapricornMay 14 stations retrograde2♑︎48Jun 5 ♐︎ re-enters Sagittariusmoving backwardJun 16 opposition26♐︎36 · up all nightJul 22 stations direct19♐︎05Sep 3 ♑︎ enters CapricornSep 9 shadow ends2♑︎48Oct 18 □︎ closing square with the Sun25♑︎45 · high at duskOct 24 ♒︎ enters AquariusAug 13 conjunction with the Sun21♌︎03 · 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. ♑︎→♐︎