Mercury retrograde dates in 1918
Mercury turns retrograde 3 times in 1918 and is already retrograde on 1 January.
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 1918
Turns direct
Monday 14 January 1918, 08:47
Capricorn 3°
Turns retrograde
Tuesday 16 April 1918, 17:37
Taurus 10°
Turns direct
Friday 10 May 1918, 12:07
Taurus 0°
Turns retrograde
Monday 19 August 1918, 10:47
Virgo 16°
Turns direct
Wednesday 11 September 1918, 14:42
Virgo 3°
Turns retrograde
Monday 9 December 1918, 04:18
Capricorn 3°
Turns direct
Saturday 28 December 1918, 23:26
Sagittarius 17°
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.