♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 26♏︎42 – 12♐︎22Jun 17Apr 21Jul 3Jul 29⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jun 17 conjunction with the Sun26♊︎38 · hidden in the Sun’s glareDec 31 ♏︎ enters ScorpioFeb 9 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square21♏︎11 · high at dawnFeb 21 shadow begins26♏︎42Mar 1 ♐︎ enters SagittariusApr 21 stations retrograde12♐︎22May 26 opposition5♐︎20 · up all nightJun 11 ♏︎ re-enters Scorpiomoving backwardJul 3 stations direct26♏︎42Jul 26 ♐︎ enters SagittariusAug 25 shadow ends12♐︎22Sep 18 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square25♐︎49 · high at duskSep 25 ♑︎ enters CapricornJul 29 conjunction with the Sun7♌︎11 · 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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