Mercury retrograde 1960: 3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.3% of 1960. Mercury turned retrograde at 3:11 PM UTC on March 1 at 25°52′ Pisces and turned direct at 8:05 AM UTC on March 24 at 12°06′ Pisces. The other four stations are in the table below.
Turns retrograde
Mar 1 3:11 PM UTC
Loops in 1960
3 retrograde periods
Retrograde in 1960
67 days 18.3% of the year
Signs
Pisces, Leo, Scorpio last loop retreats 16.01°
Mercury’s path through 1960, day by day
Apparent position of Mercury against the zodiac, 1960
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Mercury starts 1960 at 24°24′ Sagittarius and ends it at 6°52′ Capricorn — a full lap of the zodiac plus 12.5°: 412.5° forward, 40° given back. Its three loops retrace 13.77°, 10.28° and 16.01° (23, 24 and 20 days). Fastest day: May 19, 2.19° forward; fastest backward: Nov 7, 1.32°. Counting the shadows, 169 days of 1960 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Mercury retrograde 1960: exact times in your city
Mercury turned retrograde at 3:11 PM UTC on March 1, 1960 at 25°52′ Pisces — 11:11 AM in Santiago, 10:11 AM in New York, 3:11 PM in London and 12:11 AM on March 2 in Tokyo.
City
Turns retrograde · Mar 1
Turns direct · Mar 24
Turns retrograde · Jul 3
Turns direct · Jul 27
Turns retrograde · Oct 27
Turns direct · Nov 16
UTC
Tue, Mar 1 · 25°52′ Pisces
Thu, Mar 24 · 12°06′ Pisces
Sun, Jul 3 · 0°14′ Leo
Wed, Jul 27 · 19°57′ Cancer
Thu, Oct 27 · 24°01′ Scorpio
Wed, Nov 16 · 8°00′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States
5:11 AM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC−10
10:05 PM Wed, Mar 23 · UTC−10
3:16 AM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC−10
8:25 AM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC−10
4:03 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC−10
9:27 AM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
5:11 AM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC−10
10:05 PM Wed, Mar 23 · UTC−10
3:16 AM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC−10
8:25 AM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC−10
4:03 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC−10
9:27 AM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States
7:11 AM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC−8
12:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC−8
6:16 AM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC−7
11:25 AM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC−7
6:03 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC−8
11:27 AM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States
8:11 AM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC−7
1:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC−7
6:16 AM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC−7
11:25 AM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC−7
7:03 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC−7
12:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC−7
Denver United States
8:11 AM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC−7
1:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC−7
6:16 AM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC−7
11:25 AM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC−7
7:03 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC−7
12:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC−7
Chicago United States
9:11 AM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC−6
2:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC−6
8:16 AM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC−5
1:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC−5
9:03 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC−5
1:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico
9:11 AM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC−6
2:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC−6
7:16 AM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC−6
12:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC−6
8:03 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC−6
1:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC−6
New York United States
10:11 AM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC−5
3:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC−5
9:16 AM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC−4
2:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC−4
10:03 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC−4
2:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada
10:11 AM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC−5
3:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC−5
9:16 AM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC−4
2:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC−4
10:03 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC−4
2:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia
10:11 AM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC−5
3:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC−5
8:16 AM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC−5
1:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC−5
9:03 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC−5
2:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
10:11 AM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC−5
3:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC−5
8:16 AM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC−5
1:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC−5
9:03 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC−5
2:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
10:41 AM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC−4:30
3:35 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC−4:30
8:46 AM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC−4:30
1:55 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC−4:30
9:33 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC−4:30
2:57 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile
11:11 AM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC−4
4:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC−4
9:16 AM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC−4
2:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC−4
10:03 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC−4
3:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC−4
Buenos Aires Argentina
12:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC−3
5:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC−3
10:16 AM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC−3
3:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC−3
11:03 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC−3
4:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
12:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC−3
5:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC−3
10:16 AM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC−3
3:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC−3
11:03 AM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC−3
4:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
2:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC−1
7:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC−1
1:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC
6:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC
1:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC−1
6:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC−1
London United Kingdom
3:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC
8:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC
2:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+1
7:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC+1
2:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC
7:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria
4:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+1
9:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+1
2:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+1
7:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC+1
3:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+1
8:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC+1
Paris France
4:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+1
9:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+1
2:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+1
7:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC+1
3:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+1
8:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany
4:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+1
9:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+1
2:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+1
7:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC+1
3:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+1
8:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa
5:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+2
10:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+2
3:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+2
8:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC+2
4:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+2
9:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
5:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+2
10:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+2
4:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+3
9:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC+3
4:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+2
9:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
5:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+2
10:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+2
3:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+2
8:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC+2
4:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+2
9:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey
5:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+2
10:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+2
3:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+2
8:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC+2
4:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+2
9:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia
6:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+3
11:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+3
4:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+3
9:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC+3
5:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+3
10:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
6:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+3
11:05 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+3
4:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+3
9:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC+3
5:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+3
10:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
6:41 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+3:30
11:35 AM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+3:30
4:46 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+3:30
9:55 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC+3:30
5:33 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+3:30
10:57 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
7:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+4
12:05 PM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+4
5:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+4
10:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC+4
6:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+4
11:27 PM Wed, Nov 16 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
8:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+5
1:05 PM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+5
6:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+5
11:25 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC+5
7:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+5
12:27 AM Thu, Nov 17 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
8:41 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+5:30
1:35 PM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+5:30
6:46 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+5:30
11:55 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC+5:30
7:33 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+5:30
12:57 AM Thu, Nov 17 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
8:41 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+5:30
1:35 PM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+5:30
6:46 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+5:30
11:55 PM Wed, Jul 27 · UTC+5:30
7:33 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+5:30
12:57 AM Thu, Nov 17 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh
9:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+6
2:05 PM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+6
7:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+6
12:25 AM Thu, Jul 28 · UTC+6
8:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+6
1:27 AM Thu, Nov 17 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
10:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+7
3:05 PM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+7
8:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+7
1:25 AM Thu, Jul 28 · UTC+7
9:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+7
2:27 AM Thu, Nov 17 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
10:41 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+7:30
3:35 PM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+7:30
8:46 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+7:30
1:55 AM Thu, Jul 28 · UTC+7:30
9:33 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+7:30
2:57 AM Thu, Nov 17 · UTC+7:30
Singapore
10:41 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+7:30
3:35 PM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+7:30
8:46 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+7:30
1:55 AM Thu, Jul 28 · UTC+7:30
9:33 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+7:30
2:57 AM Thu, Nov 17 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China
11:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+8
4:05 PM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+8
9:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+8
2:25 AM Thu, Jul 28 · UTC+8
10:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+8
3:27 AM Thu, Nov 17 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
11:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+8
4:05 PM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+8
9:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+8
2:25 AM Thu, Jul 28 · UTC+8
10:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+8
3:27 AM Thu, Nov 17 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
11:11 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+8
4:05 PM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+8
9:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+8
2:25 AM Thu, Jul 28 · UTC+8
10:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+8
3:27 AM Thu, Nov 17 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
11:41 PM Tue, Mar 1 · UTC+8:30
4:35 PM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+8:30
10:46 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+9:30
3:55 AM Thu, Jul 28 · UTC+9:30
10:33 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+8:30
3:57 AM Thu, Nov 17 · UTC+8:30
Tokyo Japan
12:11 AM Wed, Mar 2 · UTC+9
5:05 PM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+9
10:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+9
3:25 AM Thu, Jul 28 · UTC+9
11:03 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+9
4:27 AM Thu, Nov 17 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
12:41 AM Wed, Mar 2 · UTC+9:30
5:35 PM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+9:30
10:46 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+9:30
3:55 AM Thu, Jul 28 · UTC+9:30
11:33 PM Thu, Oct 27 · UTC+9:30
4:57 AM Thu, Nov 17 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia
1:11 AM Wed, Mar 2 · UTC+10
6:05 PM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+10
11:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+10
4:25 AM Thu, Jul 28 · UTC+10
12:03 AM Fri, Oct 28 · UTC+10
5:27 AM Thu, Nov 17 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
1:11 AM Wed, Mar 2 · UTC+10
6:05 PM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+10
11:16 PM Sun, Jul 3 · UTC+10
4:25 AM Thu, Jul 28 · UTC+10
12:03 AM Fri, Oct 28 · UTC+10
5:27 AM Thu, Nov 17 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand
3:11 AM Wed, Mar 2 · UTC+12
8:05 PM Thu, Mar 24 · UTC+12
1:16 AM Mon, Jul 4 · UTC+12
6:25 AM Thu, Jul 28 · UTC+12
2:03 AM Fri, Oct 28 · UTC+12
7:27 AM Thu, Nov 17 · UTC+12
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 13.77°
March 1 → March 24, 1960 in Pisces
Stations retrograde
Mar 1, 1960, 3:11 PM UTC at
25°52′ Pisces
Stations direct
Mar 24, 1960, 8:05 AM UTC at
12°06′ Pisces
Shadow opens
Feb 16, 1960, 9:25 AM UTC
(14 days before)
Shadow closes
Apr 12, 1960, 8:17 PM UTC
(20 days after)
Full window including shadows56 days
The March loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 13.77° between 12°06′ Pisces and 25°52′ Pisces three times: forward in the pre-shadow (14 days), back while retrograde (23 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.
It begins in Pisces season and ends in
Aries season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Uranus
in Leo —
Mar 1 to Mar 24, 1960 (23 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Scorpio —
Mar 1 to Mar 24, 1960 (23 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Virgo —
Mar 1 to Mar 24, 1960 (23 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Jul 3, 1960, 1:16 PM UTC at
0°14′ Leo
Stations direct
Jul 27, 1960, 6:25 PM UTC at
19°57′ Cancer
Shadow opens
Jun 16, 1960, 12:34 PM UTC
(17 days before)
Shadow closes
Aug 10, 1960, 9:59 PM UTC
(14 days after)
Full window including shadows55 days
The July loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 10.28° between 19°57′ Cancer and 0°14′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (17 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.
…and back into 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 Cancer season and ends in
Leo season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Jupiter
in Capricorn —
Jul 3 to Jul 27, 1960 (24 days of overlap)
Saturn
in Capricorn —
Jul 3 to Jul 27, 1960 (24 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Scorpio —
Jul 3 to Jul 18, 1960 (15 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Oct 27, 1960, 2:03 PM UTC at
24°01′ Scorpio
Stations direct
Nov 16, 1960, 7:27 PM UTC at
8°00′ Scorpio
Shadow opens
Oct 7, 1960, 7:02 PM UTC
(20 days before)
Shadow closes
Dec 3, 1960, 2:52 PM UTC
(17 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The October loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 16.01° between 8°00′ Scorpio and 24°01′ Scorpio three times: forward in the pre-shadow (20 days), back while retrograde (20 days), forward again in the post-shadow (17 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.
It begins and ends within Scorpio season.
No other planet is retrograde during this period, which is unusual.
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 1960
Mercury through the zodiac in 1960
Every sign Mercury occupies during 1960, 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 1960 Dates: Mar 1, Jul 3, Oct 27.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mercury/1960/
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