Mercury retrograde dates in 2008
Mercury turns retrograde 3 times in 2008.
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 2008
Turns retrograde
Monday 28 January 2008, 22:31
Aquarius 23°
Turns direct
Tuesday 19 February 2008, 04:58
Aquarius 8°
Turns retrograde
Monday 26 May 2008, 18:41
Gemini 21°
Turns direct
Thursday 19 June 2008, 17:39
Gemini 12°
Turns retrograde
Wednesday 24 September 2008, 10:15
Libra 22°
Turns direct
Wednesday 15 October 2008, 23:07
Libra 7°
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.