Mercury retrograde 2005

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 2005. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

23 days · retreats 12.36°

20 March → 12 April 2005 in Aries

Stations retrograde 20 Mar 2005, 00:11 UTC at 14.03° Aries
Stations direct 12 Apr 2005, 07:47 UTC at 1.67° Aries
Shadow opens 6 Mar 2005 (14 days before)
Shadow closes 30 Apr 2005 (19 days after)
Full window including shadows 56 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 Pisces season and ends in Aries season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Libra — 20 Mar to 12 Apr 2005 (23 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Cancer — 20 Mar to 21 Mar 2005 (2 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Sagittarius — 26 Mar to 12 Apr 2005 (16 days of overlap)

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

24 days · retreats 11.72°

23 July → 16 August 2005 in Leo

Stations retrograde 23 Jul 2005, 03:08 UTC at 20.4° Leo
Stations direct 16 Aug 2005, 03:41 UTC at 8.68° Leo
Shadow opens 4 Jul 2005 (18 days before)
Shadow closes 30 Aug 2005 (14 days after)
Full window including shadows 56 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 Leo season, inside a single month of the Sun's year.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Pisces — 23 Jul to 16 Aug 2005 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Aquarius — 23 Jul to 16 Aug 2005 (24 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Sagittarius — 23 Jul to 16 Aug 2005 (24 days of overlap)

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

20 days · retreats 16.2°

14 November → 4 December 2005 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde 14 Nov 2005, 05:35 UTC at 10.85° Sagittarius
Stations direct 4 Dec 2005, 02:25 UTC at 24.65° Scorpio
Shadow opens 26 Oct 2005 (19 days before)
Shadow closes 21 Dec 2005 (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.

…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

  • Mars in Taurus — 14 Nov to 4 Dec 2005 (20 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Pisces — 14 Nov to 15 Nov 2005 (2 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Leo — 22 Nov to 4 Dec 2005 (12 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 2005

Previous

2004 Ended 20 December 2004 after 20 days, moving back 16.3° through the zodiac.

Next

2006 Begins 2 March 2006 and runs 23 days.

Gap across 2005

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.

2005 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2005

Saturn in Cancer 22 Nov 2004 – 21 Mar 2005 · 120 days
Jupiter in Libra 2 Feb 2005 – 5 Jun 2005 · 123 days
Pluto in Sagittarius 26 Mar 2005 – 2 Sep 2005 · 159 days
Neptune in Aquarius 19 May 2005 – 26 Oct 2005 · 160 days
Uranus in Pisces 14 Jun 2005 – 15 Nov 2005 · 154 days
Mars in Taurus 1 Oct 2005 – 10 Dec 2005 · 69 days
Saturn in Leo 22 Nov 2005 – 9 Feb 2006 · 80 days
Venus in Aquarius 24 Dec 2005 – 3 Feb 2006 · 41 days
← 2004 Mercury retrograde in 2004. All Mercury retrogrades Averages, shadow periods and the sign distribution over fifty years. 2006 → Mercury retrograde in 2006.