Also, during retrograde motion, Mars strays farther from the ecliptic plane than any other planet except Venus. Because Mars’ distance to Earth is closer than 1 astronomical unit (distance from Earth to the sun), we may experience the problem of being overly subjective or “too close” to issues and signification ruled over by the red planet, such as impulsive actions, motivation, competition, aggression, assertiveness, and defending or breaking through boundaries and limits. And yet in the middle of the retrograde, it comes closer to the sun than Earth-penetrating the heart-space of our system. Mars is classified as a “superior” planet, meaning that it is generally farther from the sun than Earth. It’s been 32 years (1988) since the last Mars retrograde that was mostly in Aries, and it will be 47 years before it happens again in 2067. This faster motion means the signs near Pisces have the least frequent occurrence of Mars retrogrades. Because Mars’ perihelion (meaning closest approach to the sun) is currently in Pisces, it travels through the signs near Pisces faster (due to being closer to its gravitational anchor, the sun). And because of Mars’ eccentric orbit, the red planet shows decided preference to retrograde less often in some signs than others. The last Mars retrograde was in the summer of 2018, and so it’s more than two years between retrograde stations. More time elapses between Mars retrogrades than for any other planet. Mars will station retrograde on Septemat 28☀9’ Aries and will station direct on Novemat 15☁4’ Aries.
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