Mercury retrograde 2003

4 periods, 81 days inside the year — 22.3% of 2003. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

20 days · retreats 16.17°

2 January → 23 January 2003 in Capricorn

Stations retrograde 2 Jan 2003, 18:05 UTC at 28.43° Capricorn

Stations direct 23 Jan 2003, 01:06 UTC at 12.26° Capricorn

Shadow opens 17 Dec 2002 (17 days before)

Shadow closes 11 Feb 2003 (20 days after)

Full window including shadows 57 days

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

24 days · retreats 9.43°

Stations retrograde 26 Apr 2003, 11:54 UTC at 20.51° Taurus

Stations direct 20 May 2003, 07:25 UTC at 11.08° Taurus

Shadow opens 12 Apr 2003 (14 days before)

Shadow closes 5 Jun 2003 (16 days after)

Full window including shadows 54 days

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

23 days · retreats 14.12°

Stations retrograde 28 Aug 2003, 13:26 UTC at 26.28° Virgo

Stations direct 20 Sep 2003, 08:51 UTC at 12.16° Virgo

Shadow opens 8 Aug 2003 (20 days before)

Shadow closes 4 Oct 2003 (14 days after)

Full window including shadows 57 days

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

20 days · retreats 16.3° · crosses the year boundary

Stations retrograde 17 Dec 2003, 15:53 UTC at 12.52° Capricorn

Stations direct 6 Jan 2004, 13:40 UTC at 26.22° Sagittarius

Shadow opens 30 Nov 2003 (18 days before)

Shadow closes 25 Jan 2004 (19 days after)

Full window including shadows 57 days

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