Mercury retrograde 1969

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.3% of 1969. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

21 days · retreats 15.8°

20 January → 10 February 1969 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde 20 Jan 1969, 10:44 UTC at 16.48° Aquarius
Stations direct 10 Feb 1969, 09:40 UTC at 0.68° Aquarius
Shadow opens 4 Jan 1969 (16 days before)
Shadow closes 2 Mar 1969 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

24 days · retreats 8.59°

17 May → 10 June 1969 in Gemini

Stations retrograde 17 May 1969, 18:53 UTC at 12.45° Gemini
Stations direct 10 Jun 1969, 15:56 UTC at 3.86° Gemini
Shadow opens 3 May 1969 (14 days before)
Shadow closes 25 Jun 1969 (15 days after)
Full window including shadows 54 days

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

22 days · retreats 15.01°

16 September → 8 October 1969 in Libra

Stations retrograde 16 Sep 1969, 12:26 UTC at 15.28° Libra
Stations direct 8 Oct 1969, 09:52 UTC at 0.27° Libra
Shadow opens 27 Aug 1969 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 23 Oct 1969 (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 1969

Previous

1968 Ended 24 October 1968 after 21 days, moving back 15.54° through the zodiac.

Next

1970 Begins 4 January 1970 and runs 20 days.

Gap across 1969

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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