Mars is currently in Cancer located at 24 Can 05' 15"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

Mars is currently Trine Venus

Mars is currently Trine Saturn

Mars is currently Sextile Uranus

Mars is Trine Mercury

   Starts on Thursday, 03 April, 2025

Upcoming Retrogrades

PlanetStationary (retrograde)Stationary (direct)In Sign
mars2027-01-10 13:00:00 UTC2027-04-01 14:09:00 UTCVirgo

RetrogradeMars is another one that is understood pretty well by way of a scientific fact. Though we often talk about you know, colonies on Mars and such, these have not ended well, usually. Humanity’s been trying to get up close and personal with the red planet since about 1960 or so and often, these things fail before they even get started. In fact, in 1999, the most infamous $193 million failure was due to some confusion when well, some were using the superior metric system and others were not. Since the turn of the century, however, only 1 of 12 missions has failed but historically: there’s been about a 50/50 change something’s going to go totally sideways. Kinda what you get for naming the moons Deimos and Phobos, really- panic and fear don’t usually make for great insights.

In astrology, Mars is all things manly. Sort of. Stereotypically manly, really. Aggression, anger, war, those are all things that Mars covers. Mars rules Aries in modern astrology, and in traditional astrology, it rules Scorpio. It isn’t just those overtly aggressive things, though- and that’s why pointing out it also ruled Scorpio at one point is good. Aggression takes many forms. That said, Mars is not bad. Also representing action, desire, energy and survival- well, those things are pretty important.

When it needs someone to step up and get things done- well, that’s Mars. Confidence, personal power, sexual energy and desire- those are also Mars types of things. Starting to get why that whole comparison at the start about mission failure and moons called panic and fear might be pretty apt? Wars started that way tend to be pretty much crap, too.

Mars also rules a more instinctive sort of drive- which can often create a bit of a competitive side and can be a pretty great thing when it comes to needing to take steps towards something.

The Retrograde

Don’t reach for the horny goat weed just yet, Mars Retrograde is not going to cosmically kill your libido. It is also, unfortunately, not going to just stall out acts of aggression and war.

This cycle happens about every 25 months and will last for 80 long days- and though you might feel like kicking some serious butt: you might want to slow your roll. Quite a few of the things associated with Mars retrograde are said to make it seem as though desire is just overcoming you- or like you’re just good and mad, not going to take it anymore.

As with other retrograde cycles- it might not be an incorrect feeling but, right feeling, wrong time. Or just wrong feeling, wrong time but in either case: you might want to consider all the facts and keep considering them for a while. Things that happen may have you really smarting from the butt kicking- but, it might be a good idea to just calm down and think for a while so you don’t make a big mistake.

This is actually one of those retrogrades though, that when it is over: if you have taken those steps and you’re ready to move, you should. So if you really need a reason to act on the things you’ve been thinking about- use the retrograde to think some more, then tell everyone “Look, man, Mars station direct today, I don’t know what to tell ya.” when it’s over.

Planetary Positions

02.04.2025 at 11:15:49 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun12 Ari 57' 53"
The Moon09 Gem 00' 38"
Mercury27 Pis 58' 36" R
Venus26 Pis 52' 40" R
Mars24 Can 05' 15"
Jupiter16 Gem 12' 28"
Saturn24 Pis 39' 56"
Uranus24 Tau 49' 28"
Neptune00 Ari 06' 40"
Pluto03 Aqu 34' 33"

Solar Status

BZ Status:-3
Proton Density:12.07
Proton Speed:447.5 k/sec
KP Status:4.00
TypeApr 2Apr 3Apr 4
Active30%5%35%
Minor15%1%35%
Moderate1%1%15%
Strong1%1%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT3.331.671.00
03-06UT3.671.671.00
06-09UT2.671.332.33
09-12UT2.671.333.67
12-15UT2.331.333.33
15-18UT2.001.333.33
18-21UT2.001.673.67
21-00UT2.671.335.00
Solar Activity
Solar activity reached high levels due to an M5.6 flare at 01/0646 UTC from Region 4046 (N05E20, Cho/beta-gamma). Associated with this flare was a 195 sfu tenflare as well as additional discrete radio events. Region 4048 (S16E40, Ekc/beta-gamma-delta) continued to be the largest and most complex spot group. It was responsible for an impulsive M2.5 flare at 01/2231 UTC as well as a couple of mid-level C-class flares. Slight decay occurred in the smaller trailing spots of Region 4046. Separation was apparent in the intermediate area of Region 4048 while the leading and intermediate spots began to consolidate.
Solar Wind
Solar wind parameters became enhanced after 01/1730 UTC, possibly attributed to the 27 Mar CME. Total field increased to 15 nT while the Bz component varied between +9/-5 nT. Solar wind ranged from 353-475 km/s. Phi angle was positive.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at moderate to high levels with a peak flux of 3,240 pfu at 01/1815 UTC. The greater than 10 MeV proton event that began at 31/1105 UTC, crossed the S2 (Moderate) threshold at 01/0205 UTC, reached a peak of 147 pfu at 01/0425 UTC, and dropped below S2 levels at 01/0910 UTC.