Mercury retrograde 2019: 3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.4% of 2019. Mercury turned retrograde at 6:19 PM UTC on March 5 at 29°38′ Pisces and turned direct at 1:59 PM UTC on March 28 at 16°06′ Pisces. The other four stations are in the table below.
Turns retrograde
Mar 5 6:19 PM UTC
Loops in 2019
3 retrograde periods
Retrograde in 2019
67 days 18.4% of the year
Signs
Pisces, Leo, Scorpio last loop retreats 16.05°
Mercury’s path through 2019, day by day
Apparent position of Mercury against the zodiac, 2019
RetrogradeShadowR — stations retrograde · D — stations direct
Mercury starts 2019 at 23°51′ Sagittarius and ends it at 4°22′ Capricorn — a full lap of the zodiac plus 10.5°: 410.6° forward, 40.1° given back. Its three loops retrace 13.55°, 10.52° and 16.05° (23, 24 and 20 days). Fastest day: May 23, 2.2° forward; fastest backward: Nov 11, 1.33°. Counting the shadows, 169 days of 2019 sit inside a retrograde window.
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Mercury retrograde 2019: exact times in your city
Mercury turned retrograde at 6:19 PM UTC on March 5, 2019 at 29°38′ Pisces — 3:19 PM in Santiago, 1:19 PM in New York, 6:19 PM in London and 3:19 AM on March 6 in Tokyo.
City
Turns retrograde · Mar 5
Turns direct · Mar 28
Turns retrograde · Jul 7
Turns direct · Aug 1
Turns retrograde · Oct 31
Turns direct · Nov 20
UTC
Tue, Mar 5 · 29°38′ Pisces
Thu, Mar 28 · 16°06′ Pisces
Sun, Jul 7 · 4°28′ Leo
Thu, Aug 1 · 23°56′ Cancer
Thu, Oct 31 · 27°38′ Scorpio
Wed, Nov 20 · 11°35′ Scorpio
Honolulu United States
8:19 AM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−10
3:59 AM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC−10
1:14 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−10
5:58 PM Wed, Jul 31 · UTC−10
5:41 AM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC−10
9:12 AM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC−10
Anchorage United States
9:19 AM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−9
5:59 AM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC−8
3:14 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−8
7:58 PM Wed, Jul 31 · UTC−8
7:41 AM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC−8
10:12 AM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC−9
Los Angeles United States
10:19 AM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−8
6:59 AM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC−7
4:14 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−7
8:58 PM Wed, Jul 31 · UTC−7
8:41 AM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC−7
11:12 AM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC−8
Phoenix United States
11:19 AM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−7
6:59 AM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC−7
4:14 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−7
8:58 PM Wed, Jul 31 · UTC−7
8:41 AM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC−7
12:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC−7
Denver United States
11:19 AM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−7
7:59 AM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC−6
5:14 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−6
9:58 PM Wed, Jul 31 · UTC−6
9:41 AM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC−6
12:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC−7
Chicago United States
12:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−6
8:59 AM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC−5
6:14 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−5
10:58 PM Wed, Jul 31 · UTC−5
10:41 AM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC−5
1:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC−6
Mexico City Mexico
12:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−6
7:59 AM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC−6
6:14 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−5
10:58 PM Wed, Jul 31 · UTC−5
9:41 AM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC−6
1:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC−6
New York United States
1:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−5
9:59 AM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC−4
7:14 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−4
11:58 PM Wed, Jul 31 · UTC−4
11:41 AM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC−4
2:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC−5
Toronto Canada
1:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−5
9:59 AM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC−4
7:14 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−4
11:58 PM Wed, Jul 31 · UTC−4
11:41 AM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC−4
2:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC−5
Bogotá Colombia
1:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−5
8:59 AM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC−5
6:14 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−5
10:58 PM Wed, Jul 31 · UTC−5
10:41 AM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC−5
2:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC−5
Lima Peru
1:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−5
8:59 AM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC−5
6:14 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−5
10:58 PM Wed, Jul 31 · UTC−5
10:41 AM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC−5
2:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC−5
Caracas Venezuela
2:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−4
9:59 AM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC−4
7:14 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−4
11:58 PM Wed, Jul 31 · UTC−4
11:41 AM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC−4
3:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC−4
Santiago Chile
3:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−3
10:59 AM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC−3
7:14 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−4
11:58 PM Wed, Jul 31 · UTC−4
12:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC−3
4:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC−3
Buenos Aires Argentina
3:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−3
10:59 AM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC−3
8:14 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−3
12:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC−3
12:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC−3
4:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC−3
São Paulo Brazil
3:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC−3
10:59 AM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC−3
8:14 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC−3
12:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC−3
12:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC−3
4:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC−3
Reykjavík Iceland
6:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC
1:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC
11:14 PM Sun, Jul 7 · UTC
3:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC
3:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC
7:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC
London United Kingdom
6:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC
1:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC
12:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+1
4:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+1
3:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC
7:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC
Lagos Nigeria
7:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+1
2:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+1
12:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+1
4:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+1
4:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+1
8:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC+1
Paris France
7:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+1
2:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+1
1:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+2
5:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+2
4:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+1
8:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC+1
Berlin Germany
7:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+1
2:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+1
1:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+2
5:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+2
4:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+1
8:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC+1
Johannesburg South Africa
8:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+2
3:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+2
1:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+2
5:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+2
5:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+2
9:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC+2
Cairo Egypt
8:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+2
3:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+2
1:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+2
5:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+2
5:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+2
9:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC+2
Athens Greece
8:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+2
3:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+2
2:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+3
6:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+3
5:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+2
9:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC+2
Istanbul Turkey
9:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+3
4:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+3
2:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+3
6:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+3
6:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+3
10:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC+3
Moscow Russia
9:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+3
4:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+3
2:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+3
6:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+3
6:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+3
10:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC+3
Nairobi Kenya
9:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+3
4:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+3
2:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+3
6:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+3
6:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+3
10:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC+3
Tehran Iran
9:49 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+3:30
6:29 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+4:30
3:44 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+4:30
8:28 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+4:30
7:11 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+3:30
10:42 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC+3:30
Dubai United Arab Emirates
10:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+4
5:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+4
3:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+4
7:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+4
7:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+4
11:12 PM Wed, Nov 20 · UTC+4
Karachi Pakistan
11:19 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+5
6:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+5
4:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+5
8:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+5
8:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+5
12:12 AM Thu, Nov 21 · UTC+5
New Delhi India
11:49 PM Tue, Mar 5 · UTC+5:30
7:29 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+5:30
4:44 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+5:30
9:28 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+5:30
9:11 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+5:30
12:42 AM Thu, Nov 21 · UTC+5:30
Kathmandu Nepal
12:04 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+5:45
7:44 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+5:45
4:59 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+5:45
9:43 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+5:45
9:26 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+5:45
12:57 AM Thu, Nov 21 · UTC+5:45
Dhaka Bangladesh
12:19 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+6
7:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+6
5:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+6
9:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+6
9:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+6
1:12 AM Thu, Nov 21 · UTC+6
Bangkok Thailand
1:19 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+7
8:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+7
6:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+7
10:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+7
10:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+7
2:12 AM Thu, Nov 21 · UTC+7
Jakarta Indonesia
1:19 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+7
8:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+7
6:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+7
10:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+7
10:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+7
2:12 AM Thu, Nov 21 · UTC+7
Singapore
2:19 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+8
9:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+8
7:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+8
11:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+8
11:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+8
3:12 AM Thu, Nov 21 · UTC+8
Beijing China
2:19 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+8
9:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+8
7:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+8
11:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+8
11:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+8
3:12 AM Thu, Nov 21 · UTC+8
Manila Philippines
2:19 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+8
9:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+8
7:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+8
11:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+8
11:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+8
3:12 AM Thu, Nov 21 · UTC+8
Perth Australia
2:19 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+8
9:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+8
7:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+8
11:58 AM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+8
11:41 PM Thu, Oct 31 · UTC+8
3:12 AM Thu, Nov 21 · UTC+8
Seoul South Korea
3:19 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+9
10:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+9
8:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+9
12:58 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+9
12:41 AM Fri, Nov 1 · UTC+9
4:12 AM Thu, Nov 21 · UTC+9
Tokyo Japan
3:19 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+9
10:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+9
8:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+9
12:58 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+9
12:41 AM Fri, Nov 1 · UTC+9
4:12 AM Thu, Nov 21 · UTC+9
Adelaide Australia
4:49 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+10:30
12:29 AM Fri, Mar 29 · UTC+10:30
8:44 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+9:30
1:28 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+9:30
2:11 AM Fri, Nov 1 · UTC+10:30
5:42 AM Thu, Nov 21 · UTC+10:30
Brisbane Australia
4:19 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+10
11:59 PM Thu, Mar 28 · UTC+10
9:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+10
1:58 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+10
1:41 AM Fri, Nov 1 · UTC+10
5:12 AM Thu, Nov 21 · UTC+10
Sydney Australia
5:19 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+11
12:59 AM Fri, Mar 29 · UTC+11
9:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+10
1:58 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+10
2:41 AM Fri, Nov 1 · UTC+11
6:12 AM Thu, Nov 21 · UTC+11
Auckland New Zealand
7:19 AM Wed, Mar 6 · UTC+13
2:59 AM Fri, Mar 29 · UTC+13
11:14 AM Mon, Jul 8 · UTC+12
3:58 PM Thu, Aug 1 · UTC+12
4:41 AM Fri, Nov 1 · UTC+13
8:12 AM Thu, Nov 21 · 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 13.55°
March 5 → March 28, 2019 in Pisces
Stations retrograde
Mar 5, 2019, 6:19 PM UTC at
29°38′ Pisces
Stations direct
Mar 28, 2019, 1:59 PM UTC at
16°06′ Pisces
Shadow opens
Feb 19, 2019, 2:19 PM UTC
(14 days before)
Shadow closes
Apr 16, 2019, 11:04 PM UTC
(19 days after)
Full window including shadows56 days
The March loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 13.55° between 16°06′ Pisces and 29°38′ 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.
No other planet is retrograde during this period, which is unusual.
Stations retrograde
Jul 7, 2019, 11:14 PM UTC at
4°28′ Leo
Stations direct
Aug 1, 2019, 3:58 AM UTC at
23°56′ Cancer
Shadow opens
Jun 20, 2019, 5:11 PM UTC
(17 days before)
Shadow closes
Aug 15, 2019, 6:52 AM UTC
(14 days after)
Full window including shadows56 days
The July loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 10.52° between 23°56′ Cancer and 4°28′ 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 Sagittarius —
Jul 7 to Aug 1, 2019 (24 days of overlap)
Saturn
in Capricorn —
Jul 7 to Aug 1, 2019 (24 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Pisces —
Jul 7 to Aug 1, 2019 (24 days of overlap)
Pluto
in Capricorn —
Jul 7 to Aug 1, 2019 (24 days of overlap)
Stations retrograde
Oct 31, 2019, 3:41 PM UTC at
27°38′ Scorpio
Stations direct
Nov 20, 2019, 7:12 PM UTC at
11°35′ Scorpio
Shadow opens
Oct 11, 2019, 10:51 PM UTC
(20 days before)
Shadow closes
Dec 7, 2019, 5:56 PM UTC
(17 days after)
Full window including shadows57 days
The October loop up close, shadow to shadow
Mercury crosses the 16.05° between 11°35′ Scorpio and 27°38′ 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 Taurus —
Oct 31 to Nov 20, 2019 (20 days of overlap)
Neptune
in Pisces —
Oct 31 to Nov 20, 2019 (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 2019
Mercury through the zodiac in 2019
Every sign Mercury occupies during 2019, 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 2019 Dates: Mar 5, Jul 7, Oct 31.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/retrograde/mercury/2019/
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