♂ Mars

Mars retrograde

Dates in UTC

♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎shadow 3♒︎21 – 13♒︎48Jul 29Jun 30Aug 31Sep 4⊕

Morning sky to evening sky

90°opp.90°☍︎☉☉Jul 29 conjunction with the Sun7♌︎11 · hidden in the Sun’s glareMar 27 ♂︎□︎☉︎ opening square7♑︎42 · high at dawnMay 9 ♒︎ enters AquariusMay 17 shadow begins3♒︎21Jun 30 stations retrograde13♒︎48Jul 31 opposition8♒︎46 · up all nightAug 31 stations direct3♒︎21Oct 12 shadow ends13♒︎48Nov 11 ♓︎ enters PiscesDec 6 ♂︎□︎☉︎ closing square15♓︎23 · high at duskSep 4 conjunction with the Sun12♍︎34 · the next cycle begins
  1. ♏︎→♎︎
  2. ♐︎→♏︎
  3. ♒︎

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. ♒︎