Mercury retrograde 2023

4 periods, 83 days inside the year — 22.8% of 2023. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

20 days · retreats 16.22° · crosses the year boundary

29 December → 18 January 2023 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde 29 Dec 2022, 09:22 UTC at 24.04° Capricorn
Stations direct 18 Jan 2023, 13:17 UTC at 7.82° Capricorn
Shadow opens 12 Dec 2022 (17 days before)
Shadow closes 7 Feb 2023 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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24 days · retreats 9.77°

21 April → 15 May 2023 in Taurus

Stations retrograde 21 Apr 2023, 08:20 UTC at 15.3° Taurus
Stations direct 15 May 2023, 03:22 UTC at 5.53° Taurus
Shadow opens 7 Apr 2023 (14 days before)
Shadow closes 31 May 2023 (17 days after)
Full window including shadows 54 days

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23 days · retreats 13.85°

23 August → 15 September 2023 in Virgo

Stations retrograde 23 Aug 2023, 19:47 UTC at 21.52° Virgo
Stations direct 15 Sep 2023, 20:18 UTC at 7.67° Virgo
Shadow opens 3 Aug 2023 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 30 Sep 2023 (14 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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20 days · retreats 16.31° · crosses the year boundary

13 December → 2 January 2024 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde 13 Dec 2023, 06:54 UTC at 8.16° Capricorn
Stations direct 2 Jan 2024, 03:06 UTC at 21.85° Sagittarius
Shadow opens 25 Nov 2023 (18 days before)
Shadow closes 21 Jan 2024 (19 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

Read against Capricorn, and see that sign’s horoscope for the period.

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