Mars is currently in Cancer located at 23 Can 11' 09"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

Mars is currently Square The Sun

   Ends on Saturday, 19 October, 2024

Mars is Sextile Uranus

   Starts on Saturday, 19 October, 2024

Mars is Trine Neptune

   Starts on Monday, 21 October, 2024

Upcoming Retrogrades

PlanetStationary (retrograde)Stationary (direct)In Sign
mars2024-12-06 23:34:00 UTC2025-02-24 02:00:00 UTCLeo

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

18.10.2024 at 01:43:19 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun25 Lib 10' 28"
The Moon03 Tau 37' 04"
Mercury06 Sco 44' 30"
Venus00 Sag 18' 53"
Mars23 Can 11' 09"
Jupiter21 Gem 12' 31" R
Saturn13 Pis 22' 57" R
Uranus26 Tau 24' 47" R
Neptune27 Pis 48' 04" R
Pluto29 Cap 39' 02"

Solar Status

BZ Status:7
Proton Density:8.25
Proton Speed:391.0 k/sec
KP Status:2.00
TypeOct 18Oct 19Oct 20
Active45%45%40%
Minor10%10%5%
Moderate1%1%1%
Strong1%1%1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT2.674.003.67
03-06UT3.003.673.33
06-09UT2.003.333.00
09-12UT2.002.673.00
12-15UT3.002.002.00
15-18UT3.332.002.00
18-21UT3.672.671.67
21-00UT4.003.001.67
Solar Activity
Solar activity was at moderate levels with M-class (R1-Minor) flare activity observed from two separate regions. Region 3852 (S13W65, Cao/beta) produced an M2.4 flare at 17/0505UTC, while Region 3856 (N10W19, Dac/beta-gamma-delta) produced an M1.0 flare at 17/0222 UTC. This region also produced numerous C-class flares. Region 3852 indicated little change, while Region 3856 showed some intermediate spot growth. Region 3857 (S07E25, Dao/beta-gamma) showed growth in its leader spots. New Region 3860 (S07E15, Dai/beta) emerged this period and produced C-class flare activity.
Solar Wind
Solar wind parameters were slightly enhanced due to CH HSS effects. Total magnetic field reached 7 nT while the Bz component remained variable between +/- 6 nT. Wind speeds slowly decreased through the period from a high near 450 km/s to a low of about 360 km/s. The phi angle was steady in a positive sector.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at normal to moderate levels. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux remained near background levels. .Forecast... The greater than 2 MeV electron flux is expected to be at normal to moderate levels through 18 Oct with a potential to increase to high levels on 19-20 Oct due to influence from a positive polarity coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS). The greater than 10 MeV proton flux is expected to remain at background levels with a slight chance for a solar radiation storm event through 20 Oct as Regions 3852 and 3854 transit the western limb.