Mercury retrograde 2007

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.3% of 2007. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

22 days · retreats 14.82°

14 February → 8 March 2007 in Pisces

Stations retrograde 14 Feb 2007, 04:29 UTC at 10.13° Pisces
Stations direct 8 Mar 2007, 04:40 UTC at 25.31° Aquarius
Shadow opens 30 Jan 2007 (15 days before)
Shadow closes 28 Mar 2007 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 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 favours 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.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Saturn in Leo — 14 Feb to 8 Mar 2007 (22 days of overlap)

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

24 days · retreats 9.13°

15 June → 10 July 2007 in Cancer

Stations retrograde 15 Jun 2007, 23:19 UTC at 11.49° Cancer
Stations direct 10 Jul 2007, 02:16 UTC at 2.36° Cancer
Shadow opens 31 May 2007 (16 days before)
Shadow closes 24 Jul 2007 (14 days after)
Full window including shadows 54 days

Mercury retrograde in Cancer

In Cancer the retrograde turns towards 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 Gemini season and ends in Cancer season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Sagittarius — 15 Jun to 10 Jul 2007 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Aquarius — 15 Jun to 10 Jul 2007 (24 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Sagittarius — 15 Jun to 10 Jul 2007 (24 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Pisces — 23 Jun to 10 Jul 2007 (17 days of overlap)

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

21 days · retreats 15.72°

12 October → 1 November 2007 in Scorpio

Stations retrograde 12 Oct 2007, 03:44 UTC at 8.97° Scorpio
Stations direct 1 Nov 2007, 22:57 UTC at 23.25° Libra
Shadow opens 21 Sep 2007 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 17 Nov 2007 (16 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 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.

…and back into Libra

In Libra the retrograde centres on relationships, agreements and contracts. Negotiations stall or reopen, misunderstandings arise in partnerships, and people from the past reappear. It favours renegotiating terms and clarifying what was assumed rather than signing new deals.

It begins in Libra season and ends in Scorpio season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Uranus in Pisces — 12 Oct to 1 Nov 2007 (21 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Aquarius — 12 Oct to 31 Oct 2007 (20 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mercury retrogrades either side of 2007

Previous

2006 Ended 18 November 2006 after 20 days, moving back 16.02° through the zodiac.

Next

2008 Begins 28 January 2008 and runs 21 days.

Gap across 2007

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.

2007 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2007

Saturn in Leo 5 Dec 2006 – 19 Apr 2007 · 135 days
Pluto in Sagittarius 31 Mar 2007 – 7 Sep 2007 · 160 days
Jupiter in Sagittarius 6 Apr 2007 – 7 Aug 2007 · 123 days
Neptune in Aquarius 24 May 2007 – 31 Oct 2007 · 160 days
Uranus in Pisces 23 Jun 2007 – 24 Nov 2007 · 154 days
Venus in Virgo 27 Jul 2007 – 8 Sep 2007 · 43 days
Mars in Cancer 15 Nov 2007 – 30 Jan 2008 · 77 days
Saturn in Virgo 19 Dec 2007 – 9 Feb 2008 · 53 days
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