Mars is currently in Cancer located at 29 Can 00' 43"

Planetary Aspects

(out 5 Days)

Mars is currently Trine Mercury

Mars is currently Trine Saturn

   Ends on Wednesday, 16 April, 2025

Mars is currently Trine Neptune

Mars is Square The Sun

   Starts on Tuesday, 15 April, 2025

Mars is in Opposition Pluto

   Starts on Thursday, 17 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

15.04.2025 at 18:06:57 UTC

chart wheel
PlanetLongitude
The Sun26 Ari 00' 57"
The Moon25 Sco 46' 41"
Mercury29 Pis 39' 37"
Venus24 Pis 46' 08"
Mars29 Can 00' 43"
Jupiter18 Gem 27' 34"
Saturn26 Pis 12' 40"
Uranus25 Tau 29' 00"
Neptune00 Ari 35' 31"
Pluto03 Aqu 44' 03"

Solar Status

BZ Status:6
Proton Density:46.16
Proton Speed:509.4 k/sec
KP Status:2.00
TypeApr 15Apr 16Apr 17
Active30%25%30%
Minor15%15%30%
Moderate5%35%15%
Strong1%20%10%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT1.674.004.33
03-06UT2.333.004.33
06-09UT2.675.004.00
09-12UT2.334.003.67
12-15UT2.676.004.33
15-18UT2.004.003.00
18-21UT3.005.002.67
21-00UT3.674.334.00
Solar Activity
Solar activity reached moderate levels with an M1.5 flare at 15/1020 UTC from old Region 4055 (N07, L=237), which has rotated beyond the west limb. It appeared to be growing before moving out of sight but is impossible to classify at this stage. Region 4061 (N18W36, Bxo/beta) had a brief period of flux emergence forming a ring-like structure before quickly dissipating. Region 4060 (N08E01, Dai/beta-gamma) saw an increase in spot count but has been quiet. New Region 4062 (N02E76, Dao/beta) was numbered and appears to be contributing to a slightly rising background level.
Solar Wind
Solar Wind
Minor enhancements remain in the solar wind parameters due to continued influence from the negative polarity CH HSS. Total field (Bt) remained around 5-8 nT with the north-south (Bz) component between +2/-6 nT. Wind speeds were between 400-450 km/s with the phi angle remaining mostly in the negative (towards the Sun) orientation. higher activity resulting in a slight chance to reach G3 (Strong) storm levels during this time.
Energetic Particle
The geoeffective positioning of the high speed stream (HSS) associated with the negative polarity coronal hole (CH) in the southern hemisphere has maintained high electron flux at geostationary orbit for multiple days. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at the GOES-19 satellite position saw a peak flux of 1460 pfu.