Mercury retrograde 1941: 3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 1941. Mercury turned retrograde at 10:58 AM UTC on February 17 at 13°27′ Pisces and turned direct at 3:53 PM UTC on March 11 at 28°52′ Aquarius. The other four stations are in the table below.
Turns retrograde
Feb 17 10:58 AM UTC
Loops in 1941
3 retrograde periods
Retrograde in 1941
67 days 18.4% of the year
Signs
Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio last loop retreats 15.81°
Mercury’s path through 1941, day by day
Apparent position of Mercury against the zodiac, 1941
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Mercury starts 1941 at 3°15′ Capricorn and ends it at 14°59′ Capricorn — a full lap of the zodiac plus 11.7°: 411.5° forward, 39.7° given back. Its three loops retrace 14.57°, 9.38° and 15.81° (22, 24 and 21 days). Fastest day: May 8, 2.17° forward; fastest backward: Oct 26, 1.27°. Counting the shadows, 168 days of 1941 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Mercury turned retrograde at 10:58 AM UTC on February 17, 1941 at 13°27′ Pisces — 6:58 AM in Santiago, 5:58 AM in New York, 11:58 AM in London and 7:58 PM 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 14.57°
February 17 → March 11, 1941 in Pisces
Stations retrograde
Feb 17, 1941, 10:58 AM UTC at
13°27′ Pisces
Stations direct
Mar 11, 1941, 3:53 PM UTC at
28°52′ Aquarius
Shadow opens
Feb 2, 1941, 8:18 PM UTC
(15 days before)
Shadow closes
Mar 31, 1941, 1:34 PM UTC
(20 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The February loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 14.57° between 28°52′ Aquarius and 13°27′ 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.
…and back into Aquarius
In Aquarius the retrograde falls on technology, groups and future plans. Software glitches, group chats full of misunderstandings and stalled community projects are typical. It suits updating systems, reconnecting with old friends and rethinking long-range ideas.
It begins in Aquarius season and ends in
Pisces season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Neptune
in Virgo —
Feb 17 to Mar 11, 1941 (22 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Leo —
Feb 17 to Mar 11, 1941 (22 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Jun 19, 1941, 9:18 PM UTC at
15°40′ Cancer
Stations direct
Jul 14, 1941, 1:16 AM UTC at
6°17′ Cancer
Shadow opens
Jun 3, 1941, 6:08 PM UTC
(16 days before)
Shadow closes
Jul 28, 1941, 9:03 AM UTC
(14 days after)
Full window including shadows55 days
The June loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 9.38° between 6°17′ Cancer and 15°40′ 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.
No other planet is retrograde during this period, which is unusual.
Stations retrograde
Oct 15, 1941, 11:31 AM UTC at
12°09′ Scorpio
Stations direct
Nov 5, 1941, 2:42 AM UTC at
26°21′ Libra
Shadow opens
Sep 25, 1941, 8:22 AM UTC
(20 days before)
Shadow closes
Nov 21, 1941, 7:54 AM UTC
(16 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The October loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 15.81° between 26°21′ Libra and 12°09′ 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
Mars
in Aries —
Oct 15 to Nov 5, 1941 (21 days of overlap)
Jupiter
in Gemini —
Oct 15 to Nov 5, 1941 (21 days of overlap)
Saturn
in Taurus —
Oct 15 to Nov 5, 1941 (21 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Gemini —
Oct 15 to Nov 5, 1941 (21 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 1941
Mercury through the zodiac in 1941
Every sign Mercury occupies during 1941, 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 1941 Dates: Feb 17, Jun 19, Oct 15.” Accessed November 1, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mercury/1941/
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