Mercury retrograde 2006: 3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 2006. Mercury turned retrograde at 8:29 PM UTC on March 2 at 26°55′ Pisces and turned direct at 1:42 PM UTC on March 25 at 13°10′ Pisces. The other four stations are in the table below.
Turns retrograde
Mar 2 8:29 PM UTC
Loops in 2006
3 retrograde periods
Retrograde in 2006
67 days 18.4% of the year
Signs
Pisces, Leo, Scorpio last loop retreats 16.02°
Mercury’s path through 2006, day by day
Apparent position of Mercury against the zodiac, 2006
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Mercury starts 2006 at 25°39′ Sagittarius and ends it at 6°30′ Capricorn — a full lap of the zodiac plus 10.9°: 410.9° forward, 40.1° given back. Its three loops retrace 13.74°, 10.31° and 16.02° (23, 24 and 20 days). Fastest day: May 18, 2.19° forward; fastest backward: Nov 8, 1.32°. Counting the shadows, 169 days of 2006 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Mercury retrograde 2006: exact times in your city
Mercury turned retrograde at 8:29 PM UTC on March 2, 2006 at 26°55′ Pisces — 5:29 PM in Santiago, 3:29 PM in New York, 8:29 PM in London and 5:29 AM on March 3 in Tokyo.
City
Turns retrograde · Mar 2
Turns direct · Mar 25
Turns retrograde · Jul 4
Turns direct · Jul 29
Turns retrograde · Oct 28
Turns direct · Nov 18
UTC
Thu, Mar 2 · 26°55′ Pisces
Sat, Mar 25 · 13°10′ Pisces
Tue, Jul 4 · 1°22′ Leo
Sat, Jul 29 · 21°03′ Cancer
Sat, Oct 28 · 25°04′ Scorpio
Sat, Nov 18 · 9°03′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States
10:29 AM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC−10
3:42 AM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC−10
9:33 AM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC−10
2:39 PM Fri, Jul 28 · UTC−10
9:16 AM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC−10
2:25 PM Fri, Nov 17 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
11:29 AM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC−9
4:42 AM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC−9
11:33 AM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC−8
4:39 PM Fri, Jul 28 · UTC−8
11:16 AM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC−8
3:25 PM Fri, Nov 17 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States
12:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC−8
5:42 AM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC−8
12:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC−7
5:39 PM Fri, Jul 28 · UTC−7
12:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC−7
4:25 PM Fri, Nov 17 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States
1:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC−7
6:42 AM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC−7
12:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC−7
5:39 PM Fri, Jul 28 · UTC−7
12:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC−7
5:25 PM Fri, Nov 17 · UTC−7
Denver United States
1:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC−7
6:42 AM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC−7
1:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC−6
6:39 PM Fri, Jul 28 · UTC−6
1:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC−6
5:25 PM Fri, Nov 17 · UTC−7
Chicago United States
2:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC−6
7:42 AM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC−6
2:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC−5
7:39 PM Fri, Jul 28 · UTC−5
2:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC−5
6:25 PM Fri, Nov 17 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico
2:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC−6
7:42 AM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC−6
2:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC−5
7:39 PM Fri, Jul 28 · UTC−5
2:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC−5
6:25 PM Fri, Nov 17 · UTC−6
New York United States
3:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC−5
8:42 AM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC−5
3:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC−4
8:39 PM Fri, Jul 28 · UTC−4
3:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC−4
7:25 PM Fri, Nov 17 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada
3:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC−5
8:42 AM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC−5
3:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC−4
8:39 PM Fri, Jul 28 · UTC−4
3:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC−4
7:25 PM Fri, Nov 17 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia
3:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC−5
8:42 AM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC−5
2:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC−5
7:39 PM Fri, Jul 28 · UTC−5
2:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC−5
7:25 PM Fri, Nov 17 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
3:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC−5
8:42 AM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC−5
2:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC−5
7:39 PM Fri, Jul 28 · UTC−5
2:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC−5
7:25 PM Fri, Nov 17 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
4:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC−4
9:42 AM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC−4
3:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC−4
8:39 PM Fri, Jul 28 · UTC−4
3:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC−4
8:25 PM Fri, Nov 17 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile
5:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC−3
9:42 AM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC−4
3:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC−4
8:39 PM Fri, Jul 28 · UTC−4
4:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC−3
9:25 PM Fri, Nov 17 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina
5:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC−3
10:42 AM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC−3
4:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC−3
9:39 PM Fri, Jul 28 · UTC−3
4:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC−3
9:25 PM Fri, Nov 17 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
5:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC−3
10:42 AM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC−3
4:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC−3
9:39 PM Fri, Jul 28 · UTC−3
4:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC−3
10:25 PM Fri, Nov 17 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland
8:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC
1:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC
7:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC
12:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC
7:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC
12:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC
London United Kingdom
8:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC
1:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC
8:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC+1
1:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+1
8:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC+1
12:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria
9:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC+1
2:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+1
8:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC+1
1:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+1
8:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC+1
1:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+1
Paris France
9:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC+1
2:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+1
9:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC+2
2:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+2
9:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC+2
1:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany
9:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC+1
2:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+1
9:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC+2
2:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+2
9:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC+2
1:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa
10:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC+2
3:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+2
9:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC+2
2:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+2
9:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC+2
2:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
10:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC+2
3:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+2
10:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC+3
3:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+3
9:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC+2
2:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
10:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC+2
3:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+2
10:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC+3
3:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+3
10:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC+3
2:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey
10:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC+2
3:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+2
10:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC+3
3:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+3
10:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC+3
2:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia
11:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC+3
4:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+3
11:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC+4
4:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+4
11:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC+4
3:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
11:29 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC+3
4:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+3
10:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC+3
3:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+3
10:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC+3
3:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
11:59 PM Thu, Mar 2 · UTC+3:30
5:12 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+3:30
11:03 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC+3:30
4:09 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+3:30
10:46 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC+3:30
3:55 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
12:29 AM Fri, Mar 3 · UTC+4
5:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+4
11:33 PM Tue, Jul 4 · UTC+4
4:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+4
11:16 PM Sat, Oct 28 · UTC+4
4:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
1:29 AM Fri, Mar 3 · UTC+5
6:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+5
12:33 AM Wed, Jul 5 · UTC+5
5:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+5
12:16 AM Sun, Oct 29 · UTC+5
5:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
1:59 AM Fri, Mar 3 · UTC+5:30
7:12 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+5:30
1:03 AM Wed, Jul 5 · UTC+5:30
6:09 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+5:30
12:46 AM Sun, Oct 29 · UTC+5:30
5:55 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
2:14 AM Fri, Mar 3 · UTC+5:45
7:27 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+5:45
1:18 AM Wed, Jul 5 · UTC+5:45
6:24 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+5:45
1:01 AM Sun, Oct 29 · UTC+5:45
6:10 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh
2:29 AM Fri, Mar 3 · UTC+6
7:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+6
1:33 AM Wed, Jul 5 · UTC+6
6:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+6
1:16 AM Sun, Oct 29 · UTC+6
6:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
3:29 AM Fri, Mar 3 · UTC+7
8:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+7
2:33 AM Wed, Jul 5 · UTC+7
7:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+7
2:16 AM Sun, Oct 29 · UTC+7
7:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
3:29 AM Fri, Mar 3 · UTC+7
8:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+7
2:33 AM Wed, Jul 5 · UTC+7
7:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+7
2:16 AM Sun, Oct 29 · UTC+7
7:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+7
Singapore
4:29 AM Fri, Mar 3 · UTC+8
9:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+8
3:33 AM Wed, Jul 5 · UTC+8
8:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+8
3:16 AM Sun, Oct 29 · UTC+8
8:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+8
Beijing China
4:29 AM Fri, Mar 3 · UTC+8
9:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+8
3:33 AM Wed, Jul 5 · UTC+8
8:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+8
3:16 AM Sun, Oct 29 · UTC+8
8:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
4:29 AM Fri, Mar 3 · UTC+8
9:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+8
3:33 AM Wed, Jul 5 · UTC+8
8:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+8
3:16 AM Sun, Oct 29 · UTC+8
8:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
4:29 AM Fri, Mar 3 · UTC+8
9:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+8
3:33 AM Wed, Jul 5 · UTC+8
8:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+8
3:16 AM Sun, Oct 29 · UTC+8
8:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
5:29 AM Fri, Mar 3 · UTC+9
10:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+9
4:33 AM Wed, Jul 5 · UTC+9
9:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+9
4:16 AM Sun, Oct 29 · UTC+9
9:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
5:29 AM Fri, Mar 3 · UTC+9
10:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+9
4:33 AM Wed, Jul 5 · UTC+9
9:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+9
4:16 AM Sun, Oct 29 · UTC+9
9:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
6:59 AM Fri, Mar 3 · UTC+10:30
12:12 AM Sun, Mar 26 · UTC+10:30
5:03 AM Wed, Jul 5 · UTC+9:30
10:09 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+9:30
5:46 AM Sun, Oct 29 · UTC+10:30
10:55 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia
6:29 AM Fri, Mar 3 · UTC+10
11:42 PM Sat, Mar 25 · UTC+10
5:33 AM Wed, Jul 5 · UTC+10
10:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+10
5:16 AM Sun, Oct 29 · UTC+10
10:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
7:29 AM Fri, Mar 3 · UTC+11
12:42 AM Sun, Mar 26 · UTC+11
5:33 AM Wed, Jul 5 · UTC+10
10:39 AM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+10
6:16 AM Sun, Oct 29 · UTC+11
11:25 AM Sat, Nov 18 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand
9:29 AM Fri, Mar 3 · UTC+13
1:42 AM Sun, Mar 26 · UTC+12
7:33 AM Wed, Jul 5 · UTC+12
12:39 PM Sat, Jul 29 · UTC+12
8:16 AM Sun, Oct 29 · UTC+13
1:25 PM Sat, Nov 18 · 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.
23 days · retreats 13.74°
March 2 → March 25, 2006 in Pisces
Stations retrograde
Mar 2, 2006, 8:29 PM UTC at
26°55′ Pisces
Stations direct
Mar 25, 2006, 1:42 PM UTC at
13°10′ Pisces
Shadow opens
Feb 16, 2006, 2:56 PM UTC
(14 days before)
Shadow closes
Apr 14, 2006, 1:31 AM UTC
(19 days after)
Full window including shadows56 days
The March loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 13.74° between 13°10′ Pisces and 26°55′ Pisces 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 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
Saturn
in Leo —
Mar 2 to Mar 25, 2006 (23 days of overlap)
Jupiter
in Scorpio —
Mar 4 to Mar 25, 2006 (21 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Jul 4, 2006, 7:33 PM UTC at
1°22′ Leo
Stations direct
Jul 29, 2006, 12:39 AM UTC at
21°03′ Cancer
Shadow opens
Jun 17, 2006, 6:12 PM UTC
(17 days before)
Shadow closes
Aug 12, 2006, 4:07 AM UTC
(14 days after)
Full window including shadows55 days
The July loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 10.31° between 21°03′ Cancer and 1°22′ Leo three times: forward in the pre-shadow (17 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
Jupiter
in Scorpio —
Jul 4 to Jul 6, 2006 (1 day of overlap)
Uranus
in Pisces —
Jul 4 to Jul 29, 2006 (24 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Aquarius —
Jul 4 to Jul 29, 2006 (24 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Sagittarius —
Jul 4 to Jul 29, 2006 (24 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Oct 28, 2006, 7:16 PM UTC at
25°04′ Scorpio
Stations direct
Nov 18, 2006, 12:25 AM UTC at
9°03′ Scorpio
Shadow opens
Oct 9, 2006, 12:29 AM UTC
(20 days before)
Shadow closes
Dec 4, 2006, 8:16 PM UTC
(17 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The October loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 16.02° between 9°03′ Scorpio and 25°04′ Scorpio 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 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 and ends within Scorpio season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Uranus
in Pisces —
Oct 28 to Nov 18, 2006 (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 2006
Mercury through the zodiac in 2006
Every sign Mercury occupies during 2006, 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.
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