Mercury retrograde 1999: 3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 1999. Mercury turned retrograde at 9:11 AM UTC on March 10 at 4°03′ Aries and turned direct at 9:19 AM UTC on April 2 at 20°52′ Pisces. The other four stations are in the table below.
Turns retrograde
Mar 10 9:11 AM UTC
Loops in 1999
3 retrograde periods
Retrograde in 1999
67 days 18.4% of the year
Signs
Aries, Leo, Sagittarius last loop retreats 16.1°
Mercury’s path through 1999, day by day
Apparent position of Mercury against the zodiac, 1999
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Mercury starts 1999 at 21°16′ Sagittarius and ends it at 1°06′ Capricorn — a full lap of the zodiac plus 9.8°: 410° forward, 40.2° given back. Its three loops retrace 13.18°, 10.91° and 16.1° (23, 24 and 20 days). Fastest day: May 26, 2.2° forward; fastest backward: Nov 15, 1.34°. Counting the shadows, 169 days of 1999 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Mercury retrograde 1999: exact times in your city
Mercury turned retrograde at 9:11 AM UTC on March 10, 1999 at 4°03′ Aries — 6:11 AM in Santiago, 4:11 AM in New York, 9:11 AM in London and 6:11 PM in Tokyo.
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 13.18°
March 10 → April 2, 1999 in Aries
Stations retrograde
Mar 10, 1999, 9:11 AM UTC at
4°03′ Aries
Stations direct
Apr 2, 1999, 9:19 AM UTC at
20°52′ Pisces
Shadow opens
Feb 24, 1999, 7:53 AM UTC
(14 days before)
Shadow closes
Apr 21, 1999, 12:51 PM UTC
(19 days after)
Full window including shadows56 days
The March loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 13.18° between 20°52′ Pisces and 4°03′ Aries 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 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.
…and back into 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
Pluto
in Sagittarius —
Mar 13 to Apr 2, 1999 (19 days of overlap)
Mars
in Scorpio —
Mar 18 to Apr 2, 1999 (15 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Jul 12, 1999, 11:33 PM UTC at
9°29′ Leo
Stations direct
Aug 6, 1999, 3:27 AM UTC at
28°34′ Cancer
Shadow opens
Jun 25, 1999, 9:02 AM UTC
(18 days before)
Shadow closes
Aug 20, 1999, 5:21 AM UTC
(14 days after)
Full window including shadows56 days
The July loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 10.91° between 28°34′ Cancer and 9°29′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (18 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
Uranus
in Aquarius —
Jul 12 to Aug 6, 1999 (24 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Aquarius —
Jul 12 to Aug 6, 1999 (24 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Sagittarius —
Jul 12 to Aug 6, 1999 (24 days of overlap)
Venus
in Virgo —
Jul 30 to Aug 6, 1999 (7 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Nov 5, 1999, 2:59 AM UTC at
1°43′ Sagittarius
Stations direct
Nov 25, 1999, 3:55 AM UTC at
15°37′ Scorpio
Shadow opens
Oct 16, 1999, 2:16 PM UTC
(20 days before)
Shadow closes
Dec 12, 1999, 8:06 AM UTC
(17 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The November loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 16.1° between 15°37′ Scorpio and 1°43′ Sagittarius 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 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.
…and back into 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 in Scorpio season and ends in
Sagittarius season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Jupiter
in Taurus —
Nov 5 to Nov 25, 1999 (20 days of overlap)
Saturn
in Taurus —
Nov 5 to Nov 25, 1999 (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 1999
Mercury through the zodiac in 1999
Every sign Mercury occupies during 1999, 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 1999 Dates: Mar 10, Jul 12, Nov 5.” Accessed October 31, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mercury/1999/
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