Mercury retrograde dates in 1944
Mercury turns retrograde 3 times in 1944 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 1944
Turns direct
Thursday 20 January 1944, 01:17
Capricorn 8°
Turns retrograde
Saturday 22 April 1944, 02:29
Taurus 16°
Turns direct
Monday 15 May 1944, 21:42
Taurus 6°
Turns retrograde
Thursday 24 August 1944, 10:24
Virgo 22°
Turns direct
Saturday 16 September 1944, 08:46
Virgo 8°
Turns retrograde
Wednesday 13 December 1944, 18:11
Capricorn 8°
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.