Mars goes retrograde for about 80 days, and occurs every 2 years. Once retrograde, it can appear as though your new plans backfire, lose anticipated momentum, build up too slowly, or fail to actuate at all. This isn't the most effective time for beginning actions that demand an outstanding level of aggressive effort, venturesome action, adventuresome challenge, or ceaseless and vigorous physical energy expenditure. If already vulnerable to health disorders, you may experience problems involving your vitality during this time, and often due to unrecognized temper, irritability, impatience, or frustration of drives. Complaints normally seen here involve inflammations, scrapes, burns, cuts or injuries due to sudden accidents. However this transiting phase is excellent for initiating the planning stage of any important project, or going back and reworking on previously initiated projects, finally finishing matters of the past. When used constructively this phase creates a period of opportunity to retrace your steps and reclaim something that is important to you.
Mars Will Retrograde
| September 9 – November 13, 2020 in fire-sign Aries |
| October 30, 2022 – January 12, 2023 in air-sign Gemini |
| December 6, 2024 – February 23, 2025 in air-sign Leo ends in water-sign Cancer |
| January 10, 2027 – April 1, 2027 in earth-sign Virgo, ends in fire-sign Leo |
| February 14, 2029 – March 5 2029 in air-sign Libra, ends in earth-sign Virgo |
| March 28, 2031 – June 13, 2031 in water-sign Scorpio |