Mercury retrograde 2001: 3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.3% of 2001. Mercury turned retrograde at 1:58 AM UTC on February 4 at 0°41′ Pisces and turned direct at 3:41 PM UTC on February 25 at 15°24′ Aquarius. The other four stations are in the table below.
Turns retrograde
Feb 4 1:58 AM UTC
Loops in 2001
3 retrograde periods
Retrograde in 2001
67 days 18.3% of the year
Signs
Pisces, Gemini, Libra last loop retreats 15.48°
Mercury’s path through 2001, day by day
Apparent position of Mercury against the zodiac, 2001
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Mercury starts 2001 at 14°16′ Capricorn and ends it at 25°34′ Capricorn — a full lap of the zodiac plus 11.3°: 410.7° forward, 39.4° given back. Its three loops retrace 15.28°, 8.7° and 15.48° (22, 24 and 21 days). Fastest day: Apr 26, 2.15° forward; fastest backward: Oct 13, 1.21°. Counting the shadows, 168 days of 2001 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Mercury retrograde 2001: exact times in your city
Mercury turned retrograde at 1:58 AM UTC on February 4, 2001 at 0°41′ Pisces — 10:58 PM on February 3 in Santiago, 8:58 PM on February 3 in New York, 1:58 AM in London and 10:58 AM in Tokyo.
City
Turns retrograde · Feb 4
Turns direct · Feb 25
Turns retrograde · Jun 4
Turns direct · Jun 28
Turns retrograde · Oct 1
Turns direct · Oct 23
UTC
Sun, Feb 4 · 0°41′ Pisces
Sun, Feb 25 · 15°24′ Aquarius
Mon, Jun 4 · 29°57′ Gemini
Thu, Jun 28 · 21°16′ Gemini
Mon, Oct 1 · 29°41′ Libra
Tue, Oct 23 · 14°12′ Libra
Honolulu United States
3:58 PM Sat, Feb 3 · UTC−10
5:41 AM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC−10
7:22 PM Sun, Jun 3 · UTC−10
7:49 PM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC−10
9:23 AM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC−10
2:23 PM Mon, Oct 22 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
4:58 PM Sat, Feb 3 · UTC−9
6:41 AM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC−9
9:22 PM Sun, Jun 3 · UTC−8
9:49 PM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC−8
11:23 AM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC−8
4:23 PM Mon, Oct 22 · UTC−8
Los Angeles United States
5:58 PM Sat, Feb 3 · UTC−8
7:41 AM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC−8
10:22 PM Sun, Jun 3 · UTC−7
10:49 PM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC−7
12:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC−7
5:23 PM Mon, Oct 22 · UTC−7
Phoenix United States
6:58 PM Sat, Feb 3 · UTC−7
8:41 AM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC−7
10:22 PM Sun, Jun 3 · UTC−7
10:49 PM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC−7
12:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC−7
5:23 PM Mon, Oct 22 · UTC−7
Denver United States
6:58 PM Sat, Feb 3 · UTC−7
8:41 AM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC−7
11:22 PM Sun, Jun 3 · UTC−6
11:49 PM Wed, Jun 27 · UTC−6
1:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC−6
6:23 PM Mon, Oct 22 · UTC−6
Chicago United States
7:58 PM Sat, Feb 3 · UTC−6
9:41 AM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC−6
12:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−5
12:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC−5
2:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC−5
7:23 PM Mon, Oct 22 · UTC−5
Mexico City Mexico
7:58 PM Sat, Feb 3 · UTC−6
9:41 AM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC−6
12:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−5
12:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC−5
1:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC−6
6:23 PM Mon, Oct 22 · UTC−6
New York United States
8:58 PM Sat, Feb 3 · UTC−5
10:41 AM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC−5
1:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−4
1:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC−4
3:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC−4
8:23 PM Mon, Oct 22 · UTC−4
Toronto Canada
8:58 PM Sat, Feb 3 · UTC−5
10:41 AM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC−5
1:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−4
1:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC−4
3:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC−4
8:23 PM Mon, Oct 22 · UTC−4
Bogotá Colombia
8:58 PM Sat, Feb 3 · UTC−5
10:41 AM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC−5
12:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−5
12:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC−5
2:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC−5
7:23 PM Mon, Oct 22 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
8:58 PM Sat, Feb 3 · UTC−5
10:41 AM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC−5
12:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−5
12:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC−5
2:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC−5
7:23 PM Mon, Oct 22 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
9:58 PM Sat, Feb 3 · UTC−4
11:41 AM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC−4
1:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−4
1:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC−4
3:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC−4
8:23 PM Mon, Oct 22 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile
10:58 PM Sat, Feb 3 · UTC−3
12:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC−3
1:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−4
1:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC−4
3:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC−4
9:23 PM Mon, Oct 22 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina
10:58 PM Sat, Feb 3 · UTC−3
12:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC−3
2:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−3
2:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC−3
4:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC−3
9:23 PM Mon, Oct 22 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
11:58 PM Sat, Feb 3 · UTC−2
12:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC−3
2:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC−3
2:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC−3
4:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC−3
10:23 PM Mon, Oct 22 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland
1:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC
3:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC
5:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC
5:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC
7:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC
12:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC
London United Kingdom
1:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC
3:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC
6:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+1
6:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+1
8:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC+1
1:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+1
Lagos Nigeria
2:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+1
4:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+1
6:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+1
6:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+1
8:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC+1
1:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+1
Paris France
2:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+1
4:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+1
7:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+2
7:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+2
9:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC+2
2:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+2
Berlin Germany
2:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+1
4:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+1
7:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+2
7:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+2
9:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC+2
2:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+2
Johannesburg South Africa
3:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+2
5:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+2
7:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+2
7:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+2
9:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC+2
2:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
3:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+2
5:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+2
8:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+3
8:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+3
9:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC+2
2:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
3:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+2
5:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+2
8:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+3
8:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+3
10:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC+3
3:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+3
Istanbul Turkey
3:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+2
5:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+2
8:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+3
8:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+3
10:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC+3
3:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia
4:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+3
6:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+3
9:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+4
9:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+4
11:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC+4
4:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya
4:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+3
6:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+3
8:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+3
8:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+3
10:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC+3
3:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
5:28 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+3:30
7:11 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+3:30
9:52 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+4:30
10:19 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+4:30
10:53 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC+3:30
3:53 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
5:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+4
7:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+4
9:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+4
9:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+4
11:23 PM Mon, Oct 1 · UTC+4
4:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
6:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+5
8:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+5
10:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+5
10:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+5
12:23 AM Tue, Oct 2 · UTC+5
5:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
7:28 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+5:30
9:11 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+5:30
10:52 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+5:30
11:19 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+5:30
12:53 AM Tue, Oct 2 · UTC+5:30
5:53 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
7:43 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+5:45
9:26 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+5:45
11:07 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+5:45
11:34 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+5:45
1:08 AM Tue, Oct 2 · UTC+5:45
6:08 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh
7:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+6
9:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+6
11:22 AM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+6
11:49 AM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+6
1:23 AM Tue, Oct 2 · UTC+6
6:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
8:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+7
10:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+7
12:22 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+7
12:49 PM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+7
2:23 AM Tue, Oct 2 · UTC+7
7:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
8:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+7
10:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+7
12:22 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+7
12:49 PM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+7
2:23 AM Tue, Oct 2 · UTC+7
7:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+7
Singapore
9:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+8
11:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+8
1:22 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+8
1:49 PM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+8
3:23 AM Tue, Oct 2 · UTC+8
8:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+8
Beijing China
9:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+8
11:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+8
1:22 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+8
1:49 PM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+8
3:23 AM Tue, Oct 2 · UTC+8
8:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
9:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+8
11:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+8
1:22 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+8
1:49 PM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+8
3:23 AM Tue, Oct 2 · UTC+8
8:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
9:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+8
11:41 PM Sun, Feb 25 · UTC+8
1:22 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+8
1:49 PM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+8
3:23 AM Tue, Oct 2 · UTC+8
8:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
10:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+9
12:41 AM Mon, Feb 26 · UTC+9
2:22 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+9
2:49 PM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+9
4:23 AM Tue, Oct 2 · UTC+9
9:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
10:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+9
12:41 AM Mon, Feb 26 · UTC+9
2:22 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+9
2:49 PM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+9
4:23 AM Tue, Oct 2 · UTC+9
9:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
12:28 PM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+10:30
2:11 AM Mon, Feb 26 · UTC+10:30
2:52 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+9:30
3:19 PM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+9:30
4:53 AM Tue, Oct 2 · UTC+9:30
9:53 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+9:30
Brisbane Australia
11:58 AM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+10
1:41 AM Mon, Feb 26 · UTC+10
3:22 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+10
3:49 PM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+10
5:23 AM Tue, Oct 2 · UTC+10
10:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
12:58 PM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+11
2:41 AM Mon, Feb 26 · UTC+11
3:22 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+10
3:49 PM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+10
5:23 AM Tue, Oct 2 · UTC+10
10:23 AM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+10
Auckland New Zealand
2:58 PM Sun, Feb 4 · UTC+13
4:41 AM Mon, Feb 26 · UTC+13
5:22 PM Mon, Jun 4 · UTC+12
5:49 PM Thu, Jun 28 · UTC+12
7:23 AM Tue, Oct 2 · UTC+12
1:23 PM Tue, Oct 23 · UTC+13
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.
22 days · retreats 15.28°
February 4 → February 25, 2001 in Pisces
Stations retrograde
Feb 4, 2001, 1:58 AM UTC at
0°41′ Pisces
Stations direct
Feb 25, 2001, 3:41 PM UTC at
15°24′ Aquarius
Shadow opens
Jan 19, 2001, 10:40 PM UTC
(15 days before)
Shadow closes
Mar 17, 2001, 7:34 PM UTC
(20 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The February loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 15.28° between 15°24′ Aquarius and 0°41′ Pisces three times: forward in the pre-shadow (15 days), back while retrograde (22 days), forward again in the post-shadow (20 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.
…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.
No other planet is retrograde during this period, which is unusual.
Stations retrograde
Jun 4, 2001, 5:22 AM UTC at
29°57′ Gemini
Stations direct
Jun 28, 2001, 5:49 AM UTC at
21°16′ Gemini
Shadow opens
May 20, 2001, 1:01 AM UTC
(15 days before)
Shadow closes
Jul 12, 2001, 10:03 PM UTC
(15 days after)
Full window including shadows54 days
The June loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 8.7° between 21°16′ Gemini and 29°57′ Gemini three times: forward in the pre-shadow (15 days), back while retrograde (24 days), forward again in the post-shadow (15 days).
Mercury retrograde in 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
Mars
in Sagittarius —
Jun 4 to Jun 28, 2001 (24 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Aquarius —
Jun 4 to Jun 28, 2001 (24 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Aquarius —
Jun 4 to Jun 28, 2001 (24 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Sagittarius —
Jun 4 to Jun 28, 2001 (24 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Oct 1, 2001, 7:23 PM UTC at
29°41′ Libra
Stations direct
Oct 23, 2001, 12:23 AM UTC at
14°12′ Libra
Shadow opens
Sep 11, 2001, 11:05 AM UTC
(20 days before)
Shadow closes
Nov 7, 2001, 2:55 PM UTC
(16 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The October loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 15.48° between 14°12′ Libra and 29°41′ Libra three times: forward in the pre-shadow (20 days), back while retrograde (21 days), forward again in the post-shadow (16 days).
Mercury retrograde in Libra
In Libra the retrograde centers on relationships, agreements and contracts. Negotiations stall or reopen, misunderstandings arise in partnerships, and people from the past reappear. It favors renegotiating terms and clarifying what was assumed rather than signing new deals.
It begins and ends within Libra season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Saturn
in Gemini —
Oct 1 to Oct 23, 2001 (21 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Aquarius —
Oct 1 to Oct 23, 2001 (21 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Aquarius —
Oct 1 to Oct 18, 2001 (16 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 2001
Mercury through the zodiac in 2001
Every sign Mercury occupies during 2001, 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 2001 Dates: Feb 4, Jun 4, Oct 1.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mercury/2001/
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