Mercury retrograde 2004

4 periods, 73 days inside the year — 19.8% of 2004. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

20 days · retreats 16.3° · crosses the year boundary

17 December → 6 January 2004 in Capricorn

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.

24 days · retreats 10.81°

6 April → 30 April 2004 in Taurus

Stations retrograde 6 Apr 2004, 20:32 UTC at 1.87° Taurus
Stations direct 30 Apr 2004, 12:51 UTC at 21.06° Aries
Shadow opens 24 Mar 2004 (14 days before)
Shadow closes 18 May 2004 (18 days after)
Full window including shadows 55 days

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

24 days · retreats 13.04°

10 August → 2 September 2004 in Virgo

Stations retrograde 10 Aug 2004, 00:28 UTC at 8.72° Virgo
Stations direct 2 Sep 2004, 13:02 UTC at 25.68° Leo
Shadow opens 21 Jul 2004 (19 days before)
Shadow closes 16 Sep 2004 (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°

30 November → 20 December 2004 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde 30 Nov 2004, 12:11 UTC at 26.68° Sagittarius
Stations direct 20 Dec 2004, 06:25 UTC at 10.38° Sagittarius
Shadow opens 12 Nov 2004 (18 days before)
Shadow closes 7 Jan 2005 (18 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

← 2003 Mercury retrograde in 2003. All Mercury retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2005 → Mercury retrograde in 2005.