♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 12♎︎04 – 0♏︎30Apr 21Mar 3May 22Jun 17⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Apr 21 conjunction with the Sun2♉︎19 · hidden in the Sun’s glareDec 4 ♎︎ enters LibraDec 28 shadow begins12♎︎04Jan 4 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square15♎︎21 · high at dawnFeb 22 ♏︎ enters ScorpioMar 3 stations retrograde0♏︎30Mar 12 ♎︎ re-enters Libramoving backwardApr 11 opposition21♎︎58 · up all nightMay 22 stations direct12♎︎04Jul 21 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square29♎︎49 · high at duskJul 22 ♏︎ enters ScorpioJul 23 shadow ends0♏︎30Sep 11 ♐︎ enters SagittariusJun 17 conjunction with the Sun26♊︎38 · the next cycle begins
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  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.

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