Mercury retrograde dates in 2046
Mercury turns retrograde 3 times in 2046.
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 2046
Turns retrograde
Wednesday 21 February 2046, 19:58
Pisces 18°
Turns direct
Friday 16 March 2046, 04:13
Pisces 3°
Turns retrograde
Sunday 24 June 2046, 18:02
Cancer 21°
Turns direct
Wednesday 18 July 2046, 22:45
Cancer 11°
Turns retrograde
Friday 19 October 2046, 21:57
Scorpio 16°
Turns direct
Friday 9 November 2046, 09:24
Scorpio 0°
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.