Mercury retrograde 1961

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.3% of 1961. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

22 days · retreats 14.84°

12 February → 6 March 1961 in Pisces

Stations retrograde 12 Feb 1961, 23:21 UTC at 9.72° Pisces
Stations direct 6 Mar 1961, 23:09 UTC at 24.88° Aquarius
Shadow opens 29 Jan 1961 (15 days before)
Shadow closes 26 Mar 1961 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

24 days · retreats 9.11°

14 June → 8 July 1961 in Cancer

Stations retrograde 14 Jun 1961, 16:48 UTC at 11° Cancer
Stations direct 8 Jul 1961, 19:40 UTC at 1.89° Cancer
Shadow opens 29 May 1961 (16 days before)
Shadow closes 23 Jul 1961 (14 days after)
Full window including shadows 54 days

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

21 days · retreats 15.71°

10 October → 31 October 1961 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde 10 Oct 1961, 22:24 UTC at 8.56° Scorpio
Stations direct 31 Oct 1961, 17:56 UTC at 22.85° Libra
Shadow opens 20 Sep 1961 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 16 Nov 1961 (16 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 1961

Previous

1960 Ended 16 November 1960 after 20 days, moving back 16.01° through the zodiac.

Next

1962 Begins 27 January 1962 and runs 21 days.

Gap across 1961

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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