♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 4♓︎50 – 14♓︎56Aug 13Aug 2Oct 1Sep 18⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Aug 13 conjunction with the Sun21♌︎03 · hidden in the Sun’s glareApr 21 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square1♒︎57 · high at dawnJun 10 ♓︎ enters PiscesJun 21 shadow begins4♓︎50Aug 2 stations retrograde14♓︎56Sep 1 opposition9♓︎44 · up all nightOct 1 stations direct4♓︎50Nov 12 shadow ends14♓︎56Dec 12 ♈︎ enters AriesJan 2 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square12♈︎10 · high at duskSep 18 conjunction with the Sun25♍︎55 · 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. ♓︎