Mercury retrograde 1903

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.3% of 1903. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

21 days · retreats 15.67°

24 January → 14 February 1903 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde 24 Jan 1903, 15:05 UTC at 20.52° Aquarius
Stations direct 14 Feb 1903, 18:14 UTC at 4.85° Aquarius
Shadow opens 9 Jan 1903 (16 days before)
Shadow closes 6 Mar 1903 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

24 days · retreats 8.55°

22 May → 15 June 1903 in Gemini

Stations retrograde 22 May 1903, 19:29 UTC at 17.44° Gemini
Stations direct 15 Jun 1903, 17:16 UTC at 8.89° Gemini
Shadow opens 8 May 1903 (15 days before)
Shadow closes 30 Jun 1903 (15 days after)
Full window including shadows 54 days

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

22 days · retreats 15.16°

20 September → 12 October 1903 in Libra

Stations retrograde 20 Sep 1903, 22:06 UTC at 19.41° Libra
Stations direct 12 Oct 1903, 14:35 UTC at 4.24° Libra
Shadow opens 31 Aug 1903 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 27 Oct 1903 (15 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mercury retrogrades either side of 1903

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1902 Ended 28 October 1902 after 21 days, moving back 15.65° through the zodiac.

Next

1904 Begins 8 January 1904 and runs 20 days.

Gap across 1903

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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