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Mercury retrograde dates in 2072

Mercury turns retrograde 3 times in 2072.

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 2072

  • Turns retrograde

    Saturday 27 February 2072, 14:06

    Pisces 23°

  • Turns direct

    Monday 21 March 2072, 03:13

    Pisces 9°

  • Turns retrograde

    Thursday 30 June 2072, 02:55

    Cancer 27°

  • Turns direct

    Sunday 24 July 2072, 08:18

    Cancer 17°

  • Turns retrograde

    Monday 24 October 2072, 15:28

    Scorpio 22°

  • Turns direct

    Sunday 13 November 2072, 22:50

    Scorpio 6°

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.