October 22, 2009
- Mars enters Leo, direct: October 16 (00 Leo 00’) – Dec 19, 2009 (19 Leo 41’)
- Retrograde: December 19, 2009 (19 Leo 42’) – March 9, 2010 (00 Leo 18’)
- Direct: Mar 10 (00 Leo 18’) – June 6, 2010 (29 Leo 21’)
The retrograde period exactly corresponds to the degrees between my Venus and Sun. The trines that Mars will give to all of my Aries planets in the 8th house make me think that the next 8 months will be a crash course in ironing out relationship issues- especially with Mars dipping into my 12th house, digging up any unacknowledged problems.
Update: I ended up splitting from my partner of 11 years in July 2010, about 9 months after I wrote this. So my assessment and timing were both correct.
