Mercury retrograde 1921

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 1921. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

22 days · retreats 14.29°

21 February → 16 March 1921 in Pisces

Stations retrograde 21 Feb 1921, 23:09 UTC at 18.85° Pisces
Stations direct 16 Mar 1921, 08:48 UTC at 4.57° Pisces
Shadow opens 7 Feb 1921 (14 days before)
Shadow closes 5 Apr 1921 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

24 days · retreats 9.7°

25 June → 19 July 1921 in Cancer

Stations retrograde 25 Jun 1921, 00:33 UTC at 21.95° Cancer
Stations direct 19 Jul 1921, 05:20 UTC at 12.25° Cancer
Shadow opens 8 Jun 1921 (16 days before)
Shadow closes 2 Aug 1921 (14 days after)
Full window including shadows 55 days

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

20 days · retreats 15.89°

19 October → 9 November 1921 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde 19 Oct 1921, 23:54 UTC at 17.38° Scorpio
Stations direct 9 Nov 1921, 11:09 UTC at 1.49° Scorpio
Shadow opens 29 Sep 1921 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 25 Nov 1921 (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 1921

Previous

1920 Ended 25 November 1920 after 20 days, moving back 16.12° through the zodiac.

Next

1922 Begins 5 February 1922 and runs 22 days.

Gap across 1921

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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