Mercury retrograde 2013: 3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 2013. Mercury turned retrograde at 9:41 AM UTC on February 23 at 19°52′ Pisces and turned direct at 8:03 PM UTC on March 17 at 5°37′ Pisces. The other four stations are in the table below.
Turns retrograde
Feb 23 9:41 AM UTC
Loops in 2013
3 retrograde periods
Retrograde in 2013
67 days 18.4% of the year
Signs
Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio last loop retreats 15.9°
Mercury’s path through 2013, day by day
Apparent position of Mercury against the zodiac, 2013
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Mercury starts 2013 at 0°38′ Capricorn and ends it at 12°04′ Capricorn — a full lap of the zodiac plus 11.4°: 411.3° forward, 39.9° given back. Its three loops retrace 14.24°, 9.75° and 15.9° (22, 24 and 20 days). Fastest day: May 12, 2.18° forward; fastest backward: Nov 1, 1.3°. Counting the shadows, 168 days of 2013 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Exact times
Mercury retrograde 2013: exact times in your city
Mercury turned retrograde at 9:41 AM UTC on February 23, 2013 at 19°52′ Pisces — 6:41 AM in Santiago, 4:41 AM in New York, 9:41 AM in London and 6:41 PM in Tokyo.
City
Turns retrograde · Feb 23
Turns direct · Mar 17
Turns retrograde · Jun 26
Turns direct · Jul 20
Turns retrograde · Oct 21
Turns direct · Nov 10
UTC
Sat, Feb 23 · 19°52′ Pisces
Sun, Mar 17 · 5°37′ Pisces
Wed, Jun 26 · 23°06′ Cancer
Sat, Jul 20 · 13°21′ Cancer
Mon, Oct 21 · 18°23′ Scorpio
Sun, Nov 10 · 2°29′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States
11:41 PM Fri, Feb 22 · UTC−10
10:03 AM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC−10
3:08 AM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC−10
8:22 AM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC−10
12:29 AM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC−10
11:12 AM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
12:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC−9
12:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC−8
5:08 AM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC−8
10:22 AM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC−8
2:29 AM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC−8
12:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States
1:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC−8
1:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC−7
6:08 AM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC−7
11:22 AM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC−7
3:29 AM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC−7
1:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States
2:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC−7
1:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC−7
6:08 AM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC−7
11:22 AM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC−7
3:29 AM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC−7
2:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC−7
Denver United States
2:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC−7
2:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC−6
7:08 AM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC−6
12:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC−6
4:29 AM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC−6
2:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC−7
Chicago United States
3:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC−6
3:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC−5
8:08 AM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC−5
1:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC−5
5:29 AM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC−5
3:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico
3:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC−6
2:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC−6
8:08 AM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC−5
1:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC−5
5:29 AM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC−5
3:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC−6
New York United States
4:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC−5
4:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC−4
9:08 AM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC−4
2:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC−4
6:29 AM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC−4
4:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada
4:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC−5
4:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC−4
9:08 AM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC−4
2:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC−4
6:29 AM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC−4
4:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia
4:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC−5
3:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC−5
8:08 AM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC−5
1:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC−5
5:29 AM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC−5
4:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
4:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC−5
3:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC−5
8:08 AM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC−5
1:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC−5
5:29 AM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC−5
4:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
5:11 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC−4:30
3:33 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC−4:30
8:38 AM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC−4:30
1:52 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC−4:30
5:59 AM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC−4:30
4:42 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC−4:30
Santiago Chile
6:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC−3
5:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC−3
9:08 AM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC−4
2:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC−4
7:29 AM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC−3
6:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina
6:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC−3
5:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC−3
10:08 AM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC−3
3:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC−3
7:29 AM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC−3
6:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
6:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC−3
5:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC−3
10:08 AM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC−3
3:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC−3
8:29 AM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC−2
7:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC−2
Reykjavík Iceland
9:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC
8:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC
1:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC
6:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC
10:29 AM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC
9:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC
London United Kingdom
9:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC
8:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC
2:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+1
7:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC+1
11:29 AM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+1
9:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria
10:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+1
9:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC+1
2:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+1
7:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC+1
11:29 AM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+1
10:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC+1
Paris France
10:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+1
9:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC+1
3:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+2
8:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC+2
12:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+2
10:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany
10:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+1
9:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC+1
3:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+2
8:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC+2
12:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+2
10:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa
11:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+2
10:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC+2
3:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+2
8:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC+2
12:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+2
11:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
11:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+2
10:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC+2
3:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+2
8:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC+2
12:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+2
11:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
11:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+2
10:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC+2
4:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+3
9:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC+3
1:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+3
11:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey
11:41 AM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+2
10:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC+2
4:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+3
9:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC+3
1:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+3
11:12 PM Sun, Nov 10 · UTC+2
Moscow Russia
1:41 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+4
12:03 AM Mon, Mar 18 · UTC+4
5:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+4
10:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC+4
2:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+4
1:12 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+4
Nairobi Kenya
12:41 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+3
11:03 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC+3
4:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+3
9:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC+3
1:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+3
12:12 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
1:11 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+3:30
11:33 PM Sun, Mar 17 · UTC+3:30
5:38 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+4:30
10:52 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC+4:30
1:59 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+3:30
12:42 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
1:41 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+4
12:03 AM Mon, Mar 18 · UTC+4
5:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+4
10:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC+4
2:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+4
1:12 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
2:41 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+5
1:03 AM Mon, Mar 18 · UTC+5
6:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+5
11:22 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC+5
3:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+5
2:12 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
3:11 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+5:30
1:33 AM Mon, Mar 18 · UTC+5:30
6:38 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+5:30
11:52 PM Sat, Jul 20 · UTC+5:30
3:59 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+5:30
2:42 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
3:26 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+5:45
1:48 AM Mon, Mar 18 · UTC+5:45
6:53 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+5:45
12:07 AM Sun, Jul 21 · UTC+5:45
4:14 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+5:45
2:57 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh
3:41 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+6
2:03 AM Mon, Mar 18 · UTC+6
7:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+6
12:22 AM Sun, Jul 21 · UTC+6
4:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+6
3:12 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
4:41 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+7
3:03 AM Mon, Mar 18 · UTC+7
8:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+7
1:22 AM Sun, Jul 21 · UTC+7
5:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+7
4:12 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
4:41 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+7
3:03 AM Mon, Mar 18 · UTC+7
8:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+7
1:22 AM Sun, Jul 21 · UTC+7
5:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+7
4:12 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+7
Singapore
5:41 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+8
4:03 AM Mon, Mar 18 · UTC+8
9:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+8
2:22 AM Sun, Jul 21 · UTC+8
6:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+8
5:12 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+8
Beijing China
5:41 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+8
4:03 AM Mon, Mar 18 · UTC+8
9:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+8
2:22 AM Sun, Jul 21 · UTC+8
6:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+8
5:12 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
5:41 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+8
4:03 AM Mon, Mar 18 · UTC+8
9:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+8
2:22 AM Sun, Jul 21 · UTC+8
6:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+8
5:12 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
5:41 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+8
4:03 AM Mon, Mar 18 · UTC+8
9:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+8
2:22 AM Sun, Jul 21 · UTC+8
6:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+8
5:12 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
6:41 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+9
5:03 AM Mon, Mar 18 · UTC+9
10:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+9
3:22 AM Sun, Jul 21 · UTC+9
7:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+9
6:12 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
6:41 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+9
5:03 AM Mon, Mar 18 · UTC+9
10:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+9
3:22 AM Sun, Jul 21 · UTC+9
7:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+9
6:12 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
8:11 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+10:30
6:33 AM Mon, Mar 18 · UTC+10:30
10:38 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+9:30
3:52 AM Sun, Jul 21 · UTC+9:30
8:59 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+10:30
7:42 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia
7:41 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+10
6:03 AM Mon, Mar 18 · UTC+10
11:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+10
4:22 AM Sun, Jul 21 · UTC+10
8:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+10
7:12 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
8:41 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+11
7:03 AM Mon, Mar 18 · UTC+11
11:08 PM Wed, Jun 26 · UTC+10
4:22 AM Sun, Jul 21 · UTC+10
9:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+11
8:12 AM Mon, Nov 11 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand
10:41 PM Sat, Feb 23 · UTC+13
9:03 AM Mon, Mar 18 · UTC+13
1:08 AM Thu, Jun 27 · UTC+12
6:22 AM Sun, Jul 21 · UTC+12
11:29 PM Mon, Oct 21 · UTC+13
10:12 AM Mon, Nov 11 · 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.
22 days · retreats 14.24°
February 23 → March 17, 2013 in Pisces
Stations retrograde
Feb 23, 2013, 9:41 AM UTC at
19°52′ Pisces
Stations direct
Mar 17, 2013, 8:03 PM UTC at
5°37′ Pisces
Shadow opens
Feb 8, 2013, 11:18 PM UTC
(14 days before)
Shadow closes
Apr 6, 2013, 2:10 PM UTC
(20 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The February loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 14.24° between 5°37′ Pisces and 19°52′ Pisces three times: forward in the pre-shadow (14 days), back while retrograde (22 days), forward again in the post-shadow (20 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 and ends within Pisces season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Saturn
in Scorpio —
Feb 23 to Mar 17, 2013 (22 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Jun 26, 2013, 1:08 PM UTC at
23°06′ Cancer
Stations direct
Jul 20, 2013, 6:22 PM UTC at
13°21′ Cancer
Shadow opens
Jun 10, 2013, 12:53 AM UTC
(17 days before)
Shadow closes
Aug 3, 2013, 11:49 PM UTC
(14 days after)
Full window including shadows55 days
The June loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 9.75° between 13°21′ Cancer and 23°06′ Cancer 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 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 and ends within Cancer season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Saturn
in Scorpio —
Jun 26 to Jul 8, 2013 (12 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Pisces —
Jun 26 to Jul 20, 2013 (24 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Capricorn —
Jun 26 to Jul 20, 2013 (24 days of overlap)
Uranus
in Aries —
Jul 17 to Jul 20, 2013 (3 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Oct 21, 2013, 10:29 AM UTC at
18°23′ Scorpio
Stations direct
Nov 10, 2013, 9:12 PM UTC at
2°29′ Scorpio
Shadow opens
Oct 1, 2013, 10:45 AM UTC
(20 days before)
Shadow closes
Nov 27, 2013, 8:34 AM UTC
(16 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The October loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 15.9° between 2°29′ Scorpio and 18°23′ Scorpio three times: forward in the pre-shadow (20 days), back while retrograde (20 days), forward again in the post-shadow (16 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 in Libra season and ends in
Scorpio season.
Also retrograde at the same time
Uranus
in Aries —
Oct 21 to Nov 10, 2013 (20 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Pisces —
Oct 21 to Nov 10, 2013 (20 days of overlap)
Jupiter
in Cancer —
Nov 7 to Nov 10, 2013 (4 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 2013
Mercury through the zodiac in 2013
Every sign Mercury occupies during 2013, 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.
AstroHot. “Mercury Retrograde 2013 Dates: Feb 23, Jun 26, Oct 21.” Accessed October 30, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mercury/2013/
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