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Mercury retrograde dates in 1903

Mercury turns retrograde 3 times in 1903.

Mercury is the fastest planet and turns retrograde more often than any other, about three times a year. Each retrograde lasts between 20 and 24 days, and the start of one comes 108 to 125 days after the start of the last.

Mercury stays near the Sun in the sky, and its retrograde happens when it passes between the Earth and the Sun. In tradition Mercury stands for thinking, speech and travel, and astrologers who follow retrogrades read a Mercury retrograde as a time to revisit them. That is a tradition of interpretation, not a measured effect.

Stations in 1903

  • Turns retrograde

    Saturday 24 January 1903, 17:27

    Aquarius 19°

  • Turns direct

    Saturday 14 February 1903, 20:34

    Aquarius 3°

  • Turns retrograde

    Friday 22 May 1903, 21:48

    Gemini 16°

  • Turns direct

    Monday 15 June 1903, 19:41

    Gemini 7°

  • Turns retrograde

    Monday 21 September 1903, 00:32

    Libra 18°

  • Turns direct

    Monday 12 October 1903, 16:55

    Libra 2°

Stations are found by Astrely's own code from the planets' positions and are shown in Nicosia time. Mercury's stations are checked against NASA/JPL Horizons to within four minutes; the outer planets move so slowly around a station that their times are best read to the day. The method page has the details.

Astrology is a tradition of interpretation. What is written here is traditional, offered for reflection and entertainment, not advice and not a prediction.