Mercury retrograde dates in 2071
Mercury turns retrograde 3 times in 2071.
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 2071
Turns retrograde
Monday 16 March 2071, 14:22
Aries 10°
Turns direct
Wednesday 8 April 2071, 19:53
Pisces 27°
Turns retrograde
Sunday 19 July 2071, 13:39
Leo 16°
Turns direct
Wednesday 12 August 2071, 16:30
Leo 5°
Turns retrograde
Wednesday 11 November 2071, 02:07
Sagittarius 7°
Turns direct
Tuesday 1 December 2071, 00:37
Scorpio 21°
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.