Mercury retrograde dates in 1974
Mercury turns retrograde 3 times in 1974.
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 1974
Turns retrograde
Friday 15 February 1974, 21:42
Pisces 11°
Turns direct
Sunday 10 March 1974, 00:16
Aquarius 27°
Turns retrograde
Tuesday 18 June 1974, 00:46
Cancer 13°
Turns direct
Friday 12 July 1974, 03:49
Cancer 4°
Turns retrograde
Sunday 13 October 1974, 21:51
Scorpio 10°
Turns direct
Sunday 3 November 1974, 14:50
Libra 24°
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.