Mercury retrograde dates in 2036
Mercury turns retrograde 4 times in 2036.
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 2036
Turns retrograde
Tuesday 1 January 2036, 06:26
Capricorn 26°
Turns direct
Monday 21 January 2036, 11:39
Capricorn 10°
Turns retrograde
Wednesday 23 April 2036, 16:16
Taurus 18°
Turns direct
Saturday 17 May 2036, 11:30
Taurus 9°
Turns retrograde
Monday 25 August 2036, 22:48
Virgo 24°
Turns direct
Wednesday 17 September 2036, 20:20
Virgo 10°
Turns retrograde
Monday 15 December 2036, 04:06
Capricorn 11°
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.