Mars is currently in Virgo located at 14 Vir 18' 45"

Planetary Aspects

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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

12.07.2025 at 04:02:21 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun20 Can 04' 57"
The Moon05 Aqu 48' 51"
Mercury14 Leo 08' 57"
Venus08 Gem 21' 27"
Mars14 Vir 18' 45"
Jupiter07 Can 20' 47"
Saturn01 Ari 56' 01"
Uranus00 Gem 12' 37"
Neptune02 Ari 09' 41" R
Pluto02 Aqu 53' 43" R

Solar Status

BZ Status:4
Proton Density:3.72
Proton Speed:466.8 k/sec
KP Status:2.67
TypeJul 12Jul 13Jul 14
Active35%30%30%
Minor20%35%20%
Moderate5%20%5%
Strong1%5%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT3.332.671.67
03-06UT3.673.672.67
06-09UT2.674.673.00
09-12UT2.671.672.67
12-15UT2.332.672.00
15-18UT2.002.001.67
18-21UT2.001.672.33
21-00UT2.672.672.67
Solar Activity
Solar activity was at low levels with only C-class flares observed. New Region 4140 (S15E73, Cao/beta) produced the majority of the C-class activity this period, the largest of which was a C8.0 flare at 11/1711 UTC. Region 4138 (N28W13, Dai/beta) grew rapidly this period while minor growth was noted in Region 4136 (N19E40, Dai/beta-gamma-delta). No Earth-directed CMEs were detected in available imagery.
Solar Wind
Solar wind parameters became elevated after ~11/0030 UTC in response to the onset of a CIR preceding positive polarity CH HSS influence. Total field strength reached 14 nT and the Bz component reached as far south as -11 nT. Solar wind speeds increased from a low of ~330 km/s to a peak near 500 km/s after ~11/0440 UTC. Phi angle was positive throughout the period.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux reached high levels with a peak flux of 1,670 pfu observed at 11/0025 UTC. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at background levels.