Mercury retrograde dates in 2042
Mercury turns retrograde 4 times in 2042.
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 2042
Turns retrograde
Friday 10 January 2042, 04:49
Aquarius 6°
Turns direct
Thursday 30 January 2042, 17:28
Capricorn 20°
Turns retrograde
Monday 5 May 2042, 08:20
Taurus 29°
Turns direct
Thursday 29 May 2042, 04:27
Taurus 20°
Turns retrograde
Friday 5 September 2042, 14:18
Libra 4°
Turns direct
Sunday 28 September 2042, 01:21
Virgo 20°
Turns retrograde
Thursday 25 December 2042, 02:45
Capricorn 20°
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.