Mercury retrograde 2012

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 2012. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

23 days · retreats 12.98°

12 March → 4 April 2012 in Aries

Stations retrograde 12 Mar 2012, 07:50 UTC at 6.65° Aries
Stations direct 4 Apr 2012, 09:59 UTC at 23.68° Pisces
Shadow opens 27 Feb 2012 (14 days before)
Shadow closes 23 Apr 2012 (19 days after)
Full window including shadows 56 days

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

24 days · retreats 11.12°

15 July → 8 August 2012 in Leo

Stations retrograde 15 Jul 2012, 02:06 UTC at 12.37° Leo
Stations direct 8 Aug 2012, 05:34 UTC at 1.25° Leo
Shadow opens 27 Jun 2012 (18 days before)
Shadow closes 22 Aug 2012 (14 days after)
Full window including shadows 56 days

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

20 days · retreats 16.13°

6 November → 26 November 2012 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde 6 Nov 2012, 22:54 UTC at 4.12° Sagittarius
Stations direct 26 Nov 2012, 22:41 UTC at 17.99° Scorpio
Shadow opens 18 Oct 2012 (19 days before)
Shadow closes 14 Dec 2012 (17 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

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