Mercury retrograde 1974

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.3% of 1974. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

22 days · retreats 14.7°

15 February → 9 March 1974 in Pisces

Stations retrograde 15 Feb 1974, 19:38 UTC at 12.2° Pisces
Stations direct 9 Mar 1974, 22:07 UTC at 27.5° Aquarius
Shadow opens 1 Feb 1974 (15 days before)
Shadow closes 29 Mar 1974 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

24 days · retreats 9.25°

17 June → 12 July 1974 in Cancer

Stations retrograde 17 Jun 1974, 22:20 UTC at 13.99° Cancer
Stations direct 12 Jul 1974, 01:50 UTC at 4.74° Cancer
Shadow opens 1 Jun 1974 (16 days before)
Shadow closes 26 Jul 1974 (14 days after)
Full window including shadows 54 days

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

21 days · retreats 15.77°

13 October → 3 November 1974 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde 13 Oct 1974, 19:35 UTC at 10.98° Scorpio
Stations direct 3 Nov 1974, 12:46 UTC at 25.21° Libra
Shadow opens 23 Sep 1974 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 19 Nov 1974 (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 1974

Previous

1973 Ended 19 November 1973 after 20 days, moving back 16.04° through the zodiac.

Next

1975 Begins 30 January 1975 and runs 21 days.

Gap across 1974

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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