Mercury retrograde dates in 2070
Mercury turns retrograde 3 times in 2070 and is already retrograde on 1 January.
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 2070
Turns direct
Thursday 2 January 2070, 10:13
Sagittarius 23°
Turns retrograde
Thursday 3 April 2070, 07:10
Aries 28°
Turns direct
Saturday 26 April 2070, 21:57
Aries 17°
Turns retrograde
Wednesday 6 August 2070, 13:53
Virgo 5°
Turns direct
Saturday 30 August 2070, 05:45
Leo 22°
Turns retrograde
Thursday 27 November 2070, 09:41
Sagittarius 23°
Turns direct
Wednesday 17 December 2070, 04:01
Sagittarius 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.