Mercury retrograde 1947

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 1947. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

23 days · retreats 13.95°

27 February → 22 March 1947 in Pisces

Stations retrograde 27 Feb 1947, 17:28 UTC at 23.89° Pisces
Stations direct 22 Mar 1947, 08:10 UTC at 9.94° Pisces
Shadow opens 13 Feb 1947 (14 days before)
Shadow closes 10 Apr 1947 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

24 days · retreats 10.08°

1 July → 25 July 1947 in Cancer

Stations retrograde 1 Jul 1947, 09:14 UTC at 27.86° Cancer
Stations direct 25 Jul 1947, 14:25 UTC at 17.78° Cancer
Shadow opens 14 Jun 1947 (17 days before)
Shadow closes 8 Aug 1947 (14 days after)
Full window including shadows 55 days

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

20 days · retreats 15.97°

25 October → 15 November 1947 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde 25 Oct 1947, 17:17 UTC at 22.18° Scorpio
Stations direct 15 Nov 1947, 00:41 UTC at 6.21° Scorpio
Shadow opens 5 Oct 1947 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 1 Dec 1947 (17 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 1947

Previous

1946 Ended 1 December 1946 after 20 days, moving back 16.17° through the zodiac.

Next

1948 Begins 11 February 1948 and runs 22 days.

Gap across 1947

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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