Mercury retrograde 1902

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.3% of 1902. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

22 days · retreats 14.99°

9 February → 3 March 1902 in Pisces

Stations retrograde 9 Feb 1902, 22:06 UTC at 6.83° Pisces
Stations direct 3 Mar 1902, 18:52 UTC at 21.85° Aquarius
Shadow opens 26 Jan 1902 (15 days before)
Shadow closes 23 Mar 1902 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

24 days · retreats 8.96°

11 June → 5 July 1902 in Cancer

Stations retrograde 11 Jun 1902, 04:26 UTC at 7.5° Cancer
Stations direct 5 Jul 1902, 06:32 UTC at 28.54° Gemini
Shadow opens 26 May 1902 (16 days before)
Shadow closes 19 Jul 1902 (14 days after)
Full window including shadows 54 days

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

21 days · retreats 15.65°

7 October → 28 October 1902 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde 7 Oct 1902, 19:46 UTC at 5.73° Scorpio
Stations direct 28 Oct 1902, 18:05 UTC at 20.08° Libra
Shadow opens 17 Sep 1902 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 13 Nov 1902 (16 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 1902

Previous

1901 Ended 13 November 1901 after 20 days, moving back 15.97° through the zodiac.

Next

1903 Begins 24 January 1903 and runs 21 days.

Gap across 1902

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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