Mercury retrograde 1929

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.3% of 1929. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

21 days · retreats 15.5°

29 January → 19 February 1929 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde 29 Jan 1929, 05:44 UTC at 25.38° Aquarius
Stations direct 19 Feb 1929, 13:59 UTC at 9.89° Aquarius
Shadow opens 13 Jan 1929 (15 days before)
Shadow closes 11 Mar 1929 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

24 days · retreats 8.58°

28 May → 21 June 1929 in Gemini

Stations retrograde 28 May 1929, 09:22 UTC at 23.44° Gemini
Stations direct 21 Jun 1929, 08:13 UTC at 14.86° Gemini
Shadow opens 13 May 1929 (15 days before)
Shadow closes 6 Jul 1929 (15 days after)
Full window including shadows 54 days

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

21 days · retreats 15.33°

25 September → 17 October 1929 in Libra

Stations retrograde 25 Sep 1929, 18:15 UTC at 24.34° Libra
Stations direct 17 Oct 1929, 05:04 UTC at 9.01° Libra
Shadow opens 5 Sep 1929 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 1 Nov 1929 (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 1929

Previous

1928 Ended 2 November 1928 after 21 days, moving back 15.76° through the zodiac.

Next

1930 Begins 13 January 1930 and runs 21 days.

Gap across 1929

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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