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Mercury retrograde dates in 1968

Mercury turns retrograde 3 times in 1968.

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 1968

  • Turns retrograde

    Tuesday 6 February 1968, 18:38

    Pisces 2°

  • Turns direct

    Wednesday 28 February 1968, 10:37

    Aquarius 17°

  • Turns retrograde

    Thursday 6 June 1968, 07:14

    Cancer 2°

  • Turns direct

    Sunday 30 June 1968, 08:12

    Gemini 23°

  • Turns retrograde

    Thursday 3 October 1968, 13:41

    Scorpio 1°

  • Turns direct

    Thursday 24 October 1968, 16:16

    Libra 15°

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.