Mercury retrograde 1936

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.2% of 1936. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

21 days · retreats 15.73°

23 January → 13 February 1936 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde 23 Jan 1936, 00:53 UTC at 18.49° Aquarius
Stations direct 13 Feb 1936, 01:54 UTC at 2.76° Aquarius
Shadow opens 7 Jan 1936 (16 days before)
Shadow closes 4 Mar 1936 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

24 days · retreats 8.56°

19 May → 12 June 1936 in Gemini

Stations retrograde 19 May 1936, 19:11 UTC at 14.94° Gemini
Stations direct 12 Jun 1936, 16:34 UTC at 6.38° Gemini
Shadow opens 5 May 1936 (15 days before)
Shadow closes 27 Jun 1936 (15 days after)
Full window including shadows 54 days

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

22 days · retreats 15.09°

18 September → 10 October 1936 in Libra

Stations retrograde 18 Sep 1936, 05:18 UTC at 17.35° Libra
Stations direct 10 Oct 1936, 00:15 UTC at 2.26° Libra
Shadow opens 28 Aug 1936 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 25 Oct 1936 (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 1936

Previous

1935 Ended 27 October 1935 after 21 days, moving back 15.6° through the zodiac.

Next

1937 Begins 5 January 1937 and runs 20 days.

Gap across 1936

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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