Retrogrades

Mars retrograde 2025

Mars is direct right now.

Periods

Stations retrogradeStations directLength
6 December 2024, 23:33 UTC
6°10′
24 February 2025, 02:01 UTC
17°00′
79 days

All times are UTC. Your local time may fall on the day before or after.

How these dates are found

The planet’s ecliptic longitude is computed for every day (astronomy-engine, VSOP87), a station is the moment its daily motion changes sign, and that moment is found to the minute by bisection. Dates are UTC; a station near midnight can be the day before or after in your time zone.

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