Mars retrograde 2008

1 period, 30 days inside the year — 8.2% of 2008. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

70 days · retreats 18.07° · crosses the year boundary

22 November → 30 January 2008 in Cancer

Stations retrograde 22 Nov 2007, 00:00 UTC at 12.05° Cancer
Stations direct 30 Jan 2008, 22:19 UTC at 23.98° Gemini
Shadow opens 16 Sep 2007 (66 days before)
Shadow closes 4 Apr 2008 (64 days after)
Full window including shadows 200 days

Mars retrograde in Cancer

Mars retrograde in Cancer turns frustration inward and towards home. Family tensions surface, household projects stall and anger comes out indirectly. It suits addressing emotional grievances openly and repairing the home rather than starting new battles.

…and back into Gemini

Mars retrograde in Gemini scatters energy and sharpens arguments. Projects stall because attention is split, debates go in circles and travel plans are disrupted. It suits finishing half-done tasks and choosing which battles actually matter.

It begins in Scorpio season and ends in Aquarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Pisces — 22 Nov to 24 Nov 2007 (2 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Virgo — 19 Dec to 30 Jan 2008 (43 days of overlap)
  • Mercury in Aquarius — 28 Jan to 30 Jan 2008 (2 days of overlap)

Read against Cancer, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mars retrogrades either side of 2008

Previous

2007 Ended 30 January 2008 after 77 days, moving back 18.38° through the zodiac.

Next

2009 Begins 20 December 2009 and runs 51 days.

Gap across 2008

1.9 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

Both dates are computed from the planet’s apparent motion, not taken from a table. A retrograde begins the moment its daily movement against the stars turns negative, and that moment is findable to the hour.

2008 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2008

Saturn in Virgo 19 Dec 2007 – 2 May 2008 · 136 days
Mercury in Aquarius 28 Jan 2008 – 19 Feb 2008 · 21 days
Pluto in Capricorn 2 Apr 2008 – 9 Sep 2008 · 160 days
Jupiter in Capricorn 9 May 2008 – 8 Sep 2008 · 122 days
Neptune in Aquarius 26 May 2008 – 2 Nov 2008 · 160 days
Mercury in Gemini 26 May 2008 – 19 Jun 2008 · 24 days
Uranus in Pisces 26 Jun 2008 – 27 Nov 2008 · 154 days
Mercury in Libra 24 Sep 2008 – 15 Oct 2008 · 22 days
Saturn in Virgo 31 Dec 2008 – 9 Feb 2009 · 40 days
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