Mercury retrograde 1901

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 1901. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

23 days · retreats 13.97°

26 February → 21 March 1901 in Pisces

Stations retrograde 26 Feb 1901, 12:08 UTC at 23.47° Pisces
Stations direct 21 Mar 1901, 02:32 UTC at 9.49° Pisces
Shadow opens 12 Feb 1901 (14 days before)
Shadow closes 9 Apr 1901 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

24 days · retreats 10.06°

30 June → 24 July 1901 in Cancer

Stations retrograde 30 Jun 1901, 02:56 UTC at 27.37° Cancer
Stations direct 24 Jul 1901, 08:07 UTC at 17.32° Cancer
Shadow opens 13 Jun 1901 (17 days before)
Shadow closes 7 Aug 1901 (14 days after)
Full window including shadows 55 days

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

20 days · retreats 15.97°

24 October → 13 November 1901 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde 24 Oct 1901, 12:03 UTC at 21.77° Scorpio
Stations direct 13 Nov 1901, 19:43 UTC at 5.81° Scorpio
Shadow opens 4 Oct 1901 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 30 Nov 1901 (17 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mercury retrogrades either side of 1901

Previous

1900 Ended 29 November 1900 after 20 days, moving back 16.17° through the zodiac.

Next

1902 Begins 9 February 1902 and runs 22 days.

Gap across 1901

1.2 years between the two — long enough for a whole calendar year to fall inside it with nothing to report.

Both dates are computed from the planet’s apparent motion, not taken from a table. A retrograde begins the moment its daily movement against the stars turns negative, and that moment is findable to the hour.

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