Mercury retrograde 1908: 3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.3% of 1908. Mercury turned retrograde at 2:22 AM UTC on February 20 at 15°03′ Pisces and turned direct at 9:32 AM UTC on March 13 at 0°37′ Pisces. The other four stations are in the table below.
Turns retrograde
Feb 20 2:22 AM UTC
Loops in 1908
3 retrograde periods
Retrograde in 1908
67 days 18.3% of the year
Signs
Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio last loop retreats 15.85°
Mercury’s path through 1908, day by day
Apparent position of Mercury against the zodiac, 1908
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Mercury starts 1908 at 0°01′ Capricorn and ends it at 13°16′ Capricorn — a full lap of the zodiac plus 13.3°: 413.1° forward, 39.8° given back. Its three loops retrace 14.44°, 9.53° and 15.85° (22, 24 and 21 days). Fastest day: May 9, 2.18° forward; fastest backward: Oct 28, 1.28°. Counting the shadows, 168 days of 1908 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Mercury retrograde 1908: exact times in your city
Mercury turned retrograde at 2:22 AM UTC on February 20, 1908 at 15°03′ Pisces — 9:39 PM on February 19 in Santiago, 9:22 PM on February 19 in New York, 2:22 AM in London and 11:22 AM in Tokyo.
Stations from the NASA JPL DE440 ephemeris. Swiss Ephemeris agrees on every Mercury station 1900–2050: all within a minute. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.
22 days · retreats 14.44°
February 20 → March 13, 1908 in Pisces
Stations retrograde
Feb 20, 1908, 2:22 AM UTC at
15°03′ Pisces
Stations direct
Mar 13, 1908, 9:32 AM UTC at
0°37′ Pisces
Shadow opens
Feb 5, 1908, 1:30 PM UTC
(15 days before)
Shadow closes
Apr 2, 1908, 5:50 AM UTC
(20 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The February loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 14.44° between 0°37′ Pisces and 15°03′ Pisces three times: forward in the pre-shadow (15 days), back while retrograde (22 days), forward again in the post-shadow (20 days).
Mercury retrograde in Pisces
In Pisces the retrograde blurs details and heightens intuition. Instructions are misread, dates are forgotten and communication relies on feeling rather than fact. It favors rest, creative reflection and double-checking anything that must be exact.
It begins and ends within Pisces season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Jupiter
in Leo —
Feb 20 to Mar 13, 1908 (22 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Cancer —
Feb 20 to Mar 13, 1908 (22 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Gemini —
Feb 20 to Mar 7, 1908 (16 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Jun 21, 1908, 7:46 PM UTC at
17°41′ Cancer
Stations direct
Jul 16, 1908, 12:23 AM UTC at
8°10′ Cancer
Shadow opens
Jun 5, 1908, 12:59 PM UTC
(16 days before)
Shadow closes
Jul 30, 1908, 7:08 AM UTC
(14 days after)
Full window including shadows55 days
The June loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 9.53° between 8°10′ Cancer and 17°41′ Cancer three times: forward in the pre-shadow (16 days), back while retrograde (24 days), forward again in the post-shadow (14 days).
Mercury retrograde in Cancer
In Cancer the retrograde turns toward home, family and memory. Old family conversations resurface, house moves hit snags, and people revisit the past more than usual. It suits sorting photographs, repairing the home and having the talk you postponed with a relative.
It begins in Gemini season and ends in
Cancer season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Venus
in Cancer —
Jun 21 to Jul 16, 1908 (24 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Capricorn —
Jun 21 to Jul 16, 1908 (24 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Oct 17, 1908, 3:10 AM UTC at
13°42′ Scorpio
Stations direct
Nov 6, 1908, 4:32 PM UTC at
27°51′ Libra
Shadow opens
Sep 27, 1908, 1:21 AM UTC
(20 days before)
Shadow closes
Nov 23, 1908, 12:09 AM UTC
(16 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The October loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 15.85° between 27°51′ Libra and 13°42′ Scorpio three times: forward in the pre-shadow (20 days), back while retrograde (21 days), forward again in the post-shadow (16 days).
Mercury retrograde in Scorpio
In Scorpio the retrograde goes digging. Secrets surface, shared finances need re-examining, and conversations turn intense. It suits research, therapy and honest reckonings, and it punishes suspicion that runs ahead of the facts.
…and back into Libra
In Libra the retrograde centers on relationships, agreements and contracts. Negotiations stall or reopen, misunderstandings arise in partnerships, and people from the past reappear. It favors renegotiating terms and clarifying what was assumed rather than signing new deals.
It begins in Libra season and ends in
Scorpio season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Saturn
in Aries —
Oct 17 to Nov 6, 1908 (21 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Gemini —
Oct 17 to Nov 6, 1908 (21 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Cancer —
Oct 20 to Nov 6, 1908 (17 days of overlap)
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.
Computed for 1908
Mercury through the zodiac in 1908
Every sign Mercury occupies during 1908, with the dates it enters and leaves. A sign that
appears twice means the planet backed into the previous sign during a retrograde and crossed again.
AstroHot. “Mercury Retrograde 1908 Dates: Feb 20, Jun 21, Oct 17.” Accessed November 1, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mercury/1908/
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