Mercury retrograde 1973: 3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 1973. Mercury turned retrograde at 12:58 PM UTC on March 4 at 28°35′ Pisces and turned direct at 8:19 AM UTC on March 27 at 15°00′ Pisces. The other four stations are in the table below.
Turns retrograde
Mar 4 12:58 PM UTC
Loops in 1973
3 retrograde periods
Retrograde in 1973
67 days 18.4% of the year
Signs
Pisces, Leo, Scorpio last loop retreats 16.05°
Mercury’s path through 1973, day by day
Apparent position of Mercury against the zodiac, 1973
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Mercury starts 1973 at 24°14′ Sagittarius and ends it at 4°55′ Capricorn — a full lap of the zodiac plus 10.7°: 410.7° forward, 40.1° given back. Its three loops retrace 13.58°, 10.49° and 16.05° (23, 24 and 20 days). Fastest day: May 21, 2.19° forward; fastest backward: Nov 10, 1.33°. Counting the shadows, 169 days of 1973 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Mercury retrograde 1973: exact times in your city
Mercury turned retrograde at 12:58 PM UTC on March 4, 1973 at 28°35′ Pisces — 9:58 AM in Santiago, 7:58 AM in New York, 12:58 PM in London and 9:58 PM in Tokyo.
City
Turns retrograde · Mar 4
Turns direct · Mar 27
Turns retrograde · Jul 6
Turns direct · Jul 30
Turns retrograde · Oct 30
Turns direct · Nov 19
UTC
Sun, Mar 4 · 28°35′ Pisces
Tue, Mar 27 · 15°00′ Pisces
Fri, Jul 6 · 3°21′ Leo
Mon, Jul 30 · 22°51′ Cancer
Tue, Oct 30 · 26°36′ Scorpio
Mon, Nov 19 · 10°33′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States
2:58 AM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC−10
10:19 PM Mon, Mar 26 · UTC−10
7:00 AM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC−10
11:47 AM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC−10
12:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC−10
4:14 AM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
2:58 AM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC−10
10:19 PM Mon, Mar 26 · UTC−10
8:00 AM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC−9
12:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC−9
12:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC−10
4:14 AM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC−10
Los Angeles United States
4:58 AM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC−8
12:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC−8
10:00 AM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC−7
2:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC−7
2:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC−8
6:14 AM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States
5:58 AM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC−7
1:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC−7
10:00 AM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC−7
2:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC−7
3:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC−7
7:14 AM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC−7
Denver United States
5:58 AM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC−7
1:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC−7
11:00 AM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC−6
3:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC−6
3:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC−7
7:14 AM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC−7
Chicago United States
6:58 AM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC−6
2:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC−6
12:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC−5
4:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC−5
4:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC−6
8:14 AM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico
6:58 AM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC−6
2:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC−6
11:00 AM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC−6
3:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC−6
4:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC−6
8:14 AM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC−6
New York United States
7:58 AM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC−5
3:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC−5
1:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC−4
5:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC−4
5:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC−5
9:14 AM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada
7:58 AM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC−5
3:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC−5
1:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC−4
5:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC−4
5:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC−5
9:14 AM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia
7:58 AM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC−5
3:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC−5
12:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC−5
4:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC−5
5:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC−5
9:14 AM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
7:58 AM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC−5
3:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC−5
12:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC−5
4:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC−5
5:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC−5
9:14 AM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
8:58 AM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC−4
4:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC−4
1:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC−4
5:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC−4
6:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC−4
10:14 AM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile
9:58 AM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC−3
4:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC−4
1:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC−4
5:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC−4
7:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC−3
11:14 AM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina
9:58 AM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC−3
5:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC−3
2:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC−3
6:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC−3
7:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC−3
11:14 AM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
9:58 AM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC−3
5:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC−3
2:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC−3
6:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC−3
7:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC−3
11:14 AM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
12:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC
8:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC
5:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC
9:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC
10:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC
2:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC
London United Kingdom
12:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC
9:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+1
6:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC+1
10:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC+1
10:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC
2:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria
1:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+1
9:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+1
6:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC+1
10:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC+1
11:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+1
3:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+1
Paris France
1:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+1
9:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+1
6:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC+1
10:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC+1
11:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+1
3:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany
1:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+1
9:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+1
6:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC+1
10:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC+1
11:29 AM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+1
3:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa
2:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+2
10:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+2
7:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC+2
11:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC+2
12:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+2
4:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
2:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+2
10:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+2
8:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC+3
12:47 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+3
12:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+2
4:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
2:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+2
10:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+2
7:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC+2
11:47 PM Mon, Jul 30 · UTC+2
12:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+2
4:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey
2:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+2
10:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+2
8:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC+3
12:47 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+3
1:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+3
4:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia
3:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+3
11:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+3
8:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC+3
12:47 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+3
1:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+3
5:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
3:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+3
11:19 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+3
8:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC+3
12:47 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+3
1:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+3
5:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
4:28 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+3:30
11:49 AM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+3:30
8:30 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC+3:30
1:17 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+3:30
1:59 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+3:30
5:44 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
4:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+4
12:19 PM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+4
9:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC+4
1:47 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+4
2:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+4
6:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
5:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+5
1:19 PM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+5
10:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC+5
2:47 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+5
3:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+5
7:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
6:28 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+5:30
1:49 PM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+5:30
10:30 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC+5:30
3:17 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+5:30
3:59 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+5:30
7:44 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
6:28 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+5:30
1:49 PM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+5:30
10:30 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC+5:30
3:17 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+5:30
3:59 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+5:30
7:44 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+5:30
Dhaka Bangladesh
6:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+6
2:19 PM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+6
11:00 PM Fri, Jul 6 · UTC+6
3:47 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+6
4:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+6
8:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
7:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+7
3:19 PM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+7
12:00 AM Sat, Jul 7 · UTC+7
4:47 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+7
5:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+7
9:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
7:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+7
3:19 PM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+7
12:00 AM Sat, Jul 7 · UTC+7
4:47 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+7
5:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+7
9:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+7
Singapore
8:28 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+7:30
3:49 PM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+7:30
12:30 AM Sat, Jul 7 · UTC+7:30
5:17 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+7:30
5:59 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+7:30
9:44 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+7:30
Beijing China
8:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+8
4:19 PM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+8
1:00 AM Sat, Jul 7 · UTC+8
5:47 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+8
6:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+8
10:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
8:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+8
4:19 PM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+8
1:00 AM Sat, Jul 7 · UTC+8
5:47 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+8
6:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+8
10:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
8:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+8
4:19 PM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+8
1:00 AM Sat, Jul 7 · UTC+8
5:47 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+8
6:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+8
10:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
9:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+9
5:19 PM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+9
2:00 AM Sat, Jul 7 · UTC+9
6:47 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+9
7:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+9
11:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
9:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+9
5:19 PM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+9
2:00 AM Sat, Jul 7 · UTC+9
6:47 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+9
7:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+9
11:14 PM Mon, Nov 19 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
10:28 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+9:30
5:49 PM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+9:30
2:30 AM Sat, Jul 7 · UTC+9:30
7:17 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+9:30
8:59 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+10:30
12:44 AM Tue, Nov 20 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia
10:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+10
6:19 PM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+10
3:00 AM Sat, Jul 7 · UTC+10
7:47 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+10
8:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+10
12:14 AM Tue, Nov 20 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
10:58 PM Sun, Mar 4 · UTC+10
6:19 PM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+10
3:00 AM Sat, Jul 7 · UTC+10
7:47 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+10
9:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+11
1:14 AM Tue, Nov 20 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand
12:58 AM Mon, Mar 5 · UTC+12
8:19 PM Tue, Mar 27 · UTC+12
5:00 AM Sat, Jul 7 · UTC+12
9:47 AM Tue, Jul 31 · UTC+12
10:29 PM Tue, Oct 30 · UTC+12
2:14 AM Tue, Nov 20 · 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 13.58°
March 4 → March 27, 1973 in Pisces
Stations retrograde
Mar 4, 1973, 12:58 PM UTC at
28°35′ Pisces
Stations direct
Mar 27, 1973, 8:19 AM UTC at
15°00′ Pisces
Shadow opens
Feb 18, 1973, 8:44 AM UTC
(14 days before)
Shadow closes
Apr 15, 1973, 5:49 PM UTC
(19 days after)
Full window including shadows56 days
The March loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 13.58° between 15°00′ Pisces and 28°35′ Pisces 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 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 Libra —
Mar 4 to Mar 27, 1973 (23 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Libra —
Mar 4 to Mar 27, 1973 (23 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Sagittarius —
Mar 9 to Mar 27, 1973 (18 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Jul 6, 1973, 5:00 PM UTC at
3°21′ Leo
Stations direct
Jul 30, 1973, 9:47 PM UTC at
22°51′ Cancer
Shadow opens
Jun 19, 1973, 11:39 AM UTC
(17 days before)
Shadow closes
Aug 14, 1973, 12:45 AM UTC
(14 days after)
Full window including shadows56 days
The July loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 10.49° between 22°51′ Cancer and 3°21′ 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 Aquarius —
Jul 6 to Jul 30, 1973 (24 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Sagittarius —
Jul 6 to Jul 30, 1973 (24 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Oct 30, 1973, 10:29 AM UTC at
26°36′ Scorpio
Stations direct
Nov 19, 1973, 2:14 PM UTC at
10°33′ Scorpio
Shadow opens
Oct 10, 1973, 5:23 PM UTC
(20 days before)
Shadow closes
Dec 6, 1973, 12:34 PM UTC
(17 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The October loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 16.05° between 10°33′ Scorpio and 26°36′ 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.
Also retrograde at the same time
Mars
in Taurus —
Oct 30 to Nov 19, 1973 (20 days of overlap)
Saturn
in Cancer —
Oct 30 to Nov 19, 1973 (20 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 1973
Mercury through the zodiac in 1973
Every sign Mercury occupies during 1973, 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 1973 Dates: Mar 4, Jul 6, Oct 30.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mercury/1973/
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