# Kālakriyāpāda III.20–21 — direct and retrograde motion, as seen in the sky
# The śīghra correction is what produces the apparent backward loop near opposition.
# Date is set to the 2026–27 Mars opposition; change date.set for a different loop.
reset
view.chart-ecliptic
observer.city Ujjain
show.ecliptic
show.ecliptic-zodiac
wait 1

show.bodies
show.body-labels
hide.body-mercury
hide.body-venus
hide.body-jupiter
hide.body-saturn
hide.body-moon
show.body-sun
show.body-mars
wait 1

view.lock Mars
date.set 2026-12-01
overlay.show Following Mars against the stars — normally it drifts eastward (direct)
speed.days-per-sec 1
wait 40
overlay.show Near opposition it slows, halts, and loops backward — apparent (śīghra) retrograde
wait 45
playback.pause
speed.real-time
view.unlock
overlay.clear