Mercury retrograde 1994

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.3% of 1994. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

22 days · retreats 14.95°

11 February → 5 March 1994 in Pisces

Stations retrograde 11 Feb 1994, 08:20 UTC at 7.66° Pisces
Stations direct 5 Mar 1994, 05:50 UTC at 22.71° Aquarius
Shadow opens 27 Jan 1994 (15 days before)
Shadow closes 25 Mar 1994 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 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 favours rest, creative reflection and double-checking anything that must be exact.

…and back into Aquarius

In Aquarius the retrograde falls on technology, groups and future plans. Software glitches, group chats full of misunderstandings and stalled community projects are typical. It suits updating systems, reconnecting with old friends and rethinking long-range ideas.

It begins in Aquarius season and ends in Pisces season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Scorpio — 28 Feb to 5 Mar 1994 (5 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Scorpio — 1 Mar to 5 Mar 1994 (4 days of overlap)

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

24 days · retreats 8.99°

12 June → 6 July 1994 in Cancer

Stations retrograde 12 Jun 1994, 17:32 UTC at 8.49° Cancer
Stations direct 6 Jul 1994, 19:50 UTC at 29.49° Gemini
Shadow opens 28 May 1994 (16 days before)
Shadow closes 21 Jul 1994 (14 days after)
Full window including shadows 54 days

Mercury retrograde in Cancer

In Cancer the retrograde turns towards 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.

…and back into Gemini

In Gemini, one of Mercury's own signs, the retrograde is at its most talkative and scattered: crossed wires, double-booked diaries, lost chargers and conversations that go round in circles. It rewards editing, rereading and catching up with people you lost touch with.

It begins in Gemini season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Scorpio — 12 Jun to 2 Jul 1994 (19 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Capricorn — 12 Jun to 6 Jul 1994 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Capricorn — 12 Jun to 6 Jul 1994 (24 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Scorpio — 12 Jun to 6 Jul 1994 (24 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Pisces — 22 Jun to 6 Jul 1994 (14 days of overlap)

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

21 days · retreats 15.67°

9 October → 30 October 1994 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde 9 Oct 1994, 06:28 UTC at 6.55° Scorpio
Stations direct 30 Oct 1994, 04:05 UTC at 20.88° Libra
Shadow opens 19 Sep 1994 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 15 Nov 1994 (16 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 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.

…and back into Libra

In Libra the retrograde centres on relationships, agreements and contracts. Negotiations stall or reopen, misunderstandings arise in partnerships, and people from the past reappear. It favours renegotiating terms and clarifying what was assumed rather than signing new deals.

It begins in Libra season and ends in Scorpio season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Pisces — 9 Oct to 30 Oct 1994 (21 days of overlap)
  • Venus in Scorpio — 13 Oct to 30 Oct 1994 (17 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mercury retrogrades either side of 1994

Previous

1993 Ended 15 November 1993 after 20 days, moving back 15.98° through the zodiac.

Next

1995 Begins 26 January 1995 and runs 21 days.

Gap across 1994

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.

Computed for 1994

Mercury through the zodiac in 1994

Every sign Mercury occupies during 1994, 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.

Mercury in Capricorn From 1 Jan – 13 Jan
Mercury in Aquarius 13 Jan – 1 Feb
Mercury in Pisces 1 Feb – 21 Feb
Mercury in Aquarius 21 Feb – 18 Mar
Mercury in Pisces 18 Mar – 9 Apr
Mercury in Aries 9 Apr – 25 Apr
Mercury in Taurus 25 Apr – 9 May
Mercury in Gemini 9 May – 28 May
Mercury in Cancer 28 May – 3 Jul
Mercury in Gemini 3 Jul – 10 Jul
Mercury in Cancer 10 Jul – 3 Aug
Mercury in Leo 3 Aug – 18 Aug
Mercury in Virgo 18 Aug – 4 Sep
Mercury in Libra 4 Sep – 27 Sep
Mercury in Scorpio 27 Sep – 19 Oct
Mercury in Libra 19 Oct – 10 Nov
Mercury in Scorpio 10 Nov – 30 Nov
Mercury in Sagittarius 30 Nov – 19 Dec
Mercury in Capricorn 19 Dec – 31 Dec and beyond

19 segments in 1994. Dates from JPL orbital elements, good to about a day at sign changes.

1994 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1994

Jupiter in Scorpio 28 Feb 1994 – 2 Jul 1994 · 124 days
Pluto in Scorpio 1 Mar 1994 – 5 Aug 1994 · 157 days
Neptune in Capricorn 25 Apr 1994 – 2 Oct 1994 · 160 days
Uranus in Capricorn 30 Apr 1994 – 1 Oct 1994 · 154 days
Saturn in Pisces 22 Jun 1994 – 9 Nov 1994 · 139 days
Venus in Scorpio 13 Oct 1994 – 23 Nov 1994 · 41 days
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