♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 27♊︎11 – 15♋︎38Oct 25Nov 17Feb 2Dec 9⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Oct 25 conjunction with the Sun2♏︎48 · hidden in the Sun’s glareAug 4 ♊︎ enters GeminiSep 18 shadow begins27♊︎11Sep 20 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square28♊︎04 · high at dawnSep 24 ♋︎ enters CancerNov 17 stations retrograde15♋︎38Dec 27 opposition5♋︎46 · up all nightJan 12 ♊︎ re-enters Geminimoving backwardFeb 2 stations direct27♊︎11Feb 24 ♋︎ enters CancerApr 2 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square12♋︎53 · high at duskApr 8 shadow ends15♋︎38May 7 ♌︎ enters LeoDec 9 conjunction with the Sun17♐︎43 · the next cycle begins
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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.

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