Mercury retrograde 1998

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 1998. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

24 days · retreats 11.7°

27 March → 20 April 1998 in Aries

Stations retrograde 27 Mar 1998, 19:32 UTC at 21.52° Aries
Stations direct 20 Apr 1998, 07:35 UTC at 9.82° Aries
Shadow opens 14 Mar 1998 (14 days before)
Shadow closes 8 May 1998 (18 days after)
Full window including shadows 55 days

Mercury retrograde in Aries

In Aries the retrograde tends to show up as hasty words and rushed decisions coming back for review. Messages sent in anger, plans launched without checking and arguments started on impulse are the classic material. The useful version is slower starts: finish the draft, reread it, then press send.

It begins in Aries season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Pluto in Sagittarius — 27 Mar to 20 Apr 1998 (24 days of overlap)

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

24 days · retreats 12.31°

31 July → 23 August 1998 in Leo

Stations retrograde 31 Jul 1998, 02:17 UTC at 28.28° Leo
Stations direct 23 Aug 1998, 22:33 UTC at 15.98° Leo
Shadow opens 12 Jul 1998 (19 days before)
Shadow closes 7 Sep 1998 (14 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 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.

It begins in Leo season and ends in Virgo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Pisces — 31 Jul to 23 Aug 1998 (24 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Aquarius — 31 Jul to 23 Aug 1998 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Aquarius — 31 Jul to 23 Aug 1998 (24 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Sagittarius — 31 Jul to 16 Aug 1998 (16 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Taurus — 15 Aug to 23 Aug 1998 (8 days of overlap)

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

20 days · retreats 16.25°

21 November → 11 December 1998 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde 21 Nov 1998, 11:33 UTC at 17.58° Sagittarius
Stations direct 11 Dec 1998, 06:31 UTC at 1.33° Sagittarius
Shadow opens 2 Nov 1998 (19 days before)
Shadow closes 29 Dec 1998 (18 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius

In Sagittarius the retrograde affects travel, study and beliefs. Journeys are delayed, paperwork for visas or courses gets stuck, and opinions stated too confidently need walking back. It suits revisiting plans for the bigger picture before committing to them.

It begins in Scorpio season and ends in Sagittarius season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Taurus — 21 Nov to 11 Dec 1998 (20 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mercury retrogrades either side of 1998

Previous

1997 Ended 27 December 1997 after 20 days, moving back 16.31° through the zodiac.

Next

1999 Begins 10 March 1999 and runs 23 days.

Gap across 1998

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.

1998 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 1998

Venus in Aquarius 26 Dec 1997 – 5 Feb 1998 · 41 days
Pluto in Sagittarius 11 Mar 1998 – 16 Aug 1998 · 158 days
Neptune in Aquarius 4 May 1998 – 11 Oct 1998 · 160 days
Uranus in Aquarius 17 May 1998 – 18 Oct 1998 · 154 days
Jupiter in Pisces 18 Jul 1998 – 13 Nov 1998 · 118 days
Saturn in Taurus 15 Aug 1998 – 29 Dec 1998 · 136 days
← 1997 Mercury retrograde in 1997. All Mercury retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 1999 → Mercury retrograde in 1999.