Mercury retrograde 1959: 3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 1959. Mercury turned retrograde at 6:35 PM UTC on March 19 at 13°01′ Aries and turned direct at 1:54 AM UTC on April 12 at 0°38′ Aries. The other four stations are in the table below.
Turns retrograde
Mar 19 6:35 PM UTC
Loops in 1959
3 retrograde periods
Retrograde in 1959
67 days 18.4% of the year
Signs
Aries, Leo, Sagittarius last loop retreats 16.2°
Mercury’s path through 1959, day by day
Apparent position of Mercury against the zodiac, 1959
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Mercury starts 1959 at 17°02′ Sagittarius and ends it at 24°24′ Sagittarius — a full lap of the zodiac plus 7.4°: 407.6° forward, 40.3° given back. Its three loops retrace 12.39°, 11.69° and 16.2° (23, 24 and 20 days). Fastest day: Jun 3, 2.2° forward; fastest backward: Nov 24, 1.37°. Counting the shadows, 175 days of 1959 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Mercury retrograde 1959: exact times in your city
Mercury turned retrograde at 6:35 PM UTC on March 19, 1959 at 13°01′ Aries — 2:35 PM in Santiago, 1:35 PM in New York, 6:35 PM in London and 3:35 AM on March 20 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.
23 days · retreats 12.39°
March 19 → April 12, 1959 in Aries
Stations retrograde
Mar 19, 1959, 6:35 PM UTC at
13°01′ Aries
Stations direct
Apr 12, 1959, 1:54 AM UTC at
0°38′ Aries
Shadow opens
Mar 5, 1959, 9:23 PM UTC
(14 days before)
Shadow closes
Apr 30, 1959, 5:36 PM UTC
(19 days after)
Full window including shadows56 days
The March loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 12.39° between 0°38′ Aries and 13°01′ Aries three times: forward in the pre-shadow (14 days), back while retrograde (23 days), forward again in the post-shadow (19 days).
Mercury retrograde in Aries
In Aries the retrograde tends to show up as hasty words and rushed decisions coming back for review. Messages sent in anger, plans launched without checking and arguments started on impulse are the classic material. The useful version is slower starts: finish the draft, reread it, then press send.
It begins in Pisces season and ends in
Aries season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Jupiter
in Sagittarius —
Mar 19 to Apr 12, 1959 (23 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Leo —
Mar 19 to Apr 12, 1959 (23 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Scorpio —
Mar 19 to Apr 12, 1959 (23 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Virgo —
Mar 19 to Apr 12, 1959 (23 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Jul 22, 1959, 9:03 PM UTC at
19°22′ Leo
Stations direct
Aug 15, 1959, 10:06 PM UTC at
7°40′ Leo
Shadow opens
Jul 4, 1959, 3:12 PM UTC
(18 days before)
Shadow closes
Aug 29, 1959, 11:09 PM UTC
(14 days after)
Full window including shadows56 days
The July loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 11.69° between 7°40′ Leo and 19°22′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (18 days), back while retrograde (24 days), forward again in the post-shadow (14 days).
Mercury retrograde in Leo
In Leo the retrograde touches creative projects, self-expression and romance. Work you shelved asks to be finished, performances need rehearsing again, and an old flame may reappear. It is a good window for revising creative work rather than launching it.
It begins in Cancer season and ends in
Leo season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Saturn
in Capricorn —
Jul 22 to Aug 15, 1959 (24 days of overlap)
Venus
in Virgo —
Aug 10 to Aug 15, 1959 (5 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Nov 14, 1959, 12:37 AM UTC at
9°53′ Sagittarius
Stations direct
Dec 3, 1959, 9:26 PM UTC at
23°42′ Scorpio
Shadow opens
Oct 25, 1959, 9:06 PM UTC
(19 days before)
Shadow closes
Dec 21, 1959, 1:01 PM UTC
(18 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The November loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 16.2° between 23°42′ Scorpio and 9°53′ Sagittarius three times: forward in the pre-shadow (19 days), back while retrograde (20 days), forward again in the post-shadow (18 days).
Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius the retrograde affects travel, study and beliefs. Journeys are delayed, paperwork for visas or courses gets stuck, and opinions stated too confidently need walking back. It suits revisiting plans for the bigger picture before committing to them.
…and back into 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.
It begins in Scorpio season and ends in
Sagittarius season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Uranus
in Leo —
Nov 27 to Dec 3, 1959 (7 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 1959
Mercury through the zodiac in 1959
Every sign Mercury occupies during 1959, 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 1959 Dates: Mar 19, Jul 22, Nov 14.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mercury/1959/
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