Mercury retrograde 2008

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.2% of 2008. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

21 days · retreats 15.56°

28 January → 19 February 2008 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde 28 Jan 2008, 20:25 UTC at 23.76° Aquarius
Stations direct 19 Feb 2008, 02:48 UTC at 8.2° Aquarius
Shadow opens 13 Jan 2008 (15 days before)
Shadow closes 10 Mar 2008 (20 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

24 days · retreats 8.56°

26 May → 19 June 2008 in Gemini

Stations retrograde 26 May 2008, 15:51 UTC at 21.42° Gemini
Stations direct 19 Jun 2008, 14:16 UTC at 12.86° Gemini
Shadow opens 11 May 2008 (15 days before)
Shadow closes 4 Jul 2008 (15 days after)
Full window including shadows 54 days

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

22 days · retreats 15.27°

24 September → 15 October 2008 in Libra

Stations retrograde 24 Sep 2008, 07:09 UTC at 22.72° Libra
Stations direct 15 Oct 2008, 19:59 UTC at 7.45° Libra
Shadow opens 3 Sep 2008 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 31 Oct 2008 (15 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

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