Mercury retrograde 1956

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.2% of 1956. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

21 days · retreats 15.86°

18 January → 8 February 1956 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde 18 Jan 1956, 15:39 UTC at 14.06° Aquarius
Stations direct 8 Feb 1956, 12:13 UTC at 28.2° Capricorn
Shadow opens 2 Jan 1956 (16 days before)
Shadow closes 28 Feb 1956 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

24 days · retreats 8.64°

14 May → 7 June 1956 in Gemini

Stations retrograde 14 May 1956, 11:56 UTC at 9.48° Gemini
Stations direct 7 Jun 1956, 08:40 UTC at 0.84° Gemini
Shadow opens 30 Apr 1956 (14 days before)
Shadow closes 22 Jun 1956 (15 days after)
Full window including shadows 54 days

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

22 days · retreats 14.91°

13 September → 5 October 1956 in Libra

Stations retrograde 13 Sep 1956, 13:55 UTC at 12.78° Libra
Stations direct 5 Oct 1956, 14:17 UTC at 27.87° Virgo
Shadow opens 24 Aug 1956 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 20 Oct 1956 (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 1956

Previous

1955 Ended 22 October 1955 after 21 days, moving back 15.48° through the zodiac.

Next

1957 Begins 1 January 1957 and runs 20 days.

Gap across 1956

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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