Mercury retrograde 2028

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.2% of 2028. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

21 days · retreats 15.71°

24 January → 14 February 2028 in Aquarius

Stations retrograde 24 Jan 2028, 10:53 UTC at 19.31° Aquarius
Stations direct 14 Feb 2028, 12:36 UTC at 3.59° Aquarius
Shadow opens 8 Jan 2028 (16 days before)
Shadow closes 5 Mar 2028 (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°

21 May → 14 June 2028 in Gemini

Stations retrograde 21 May 2028, 08:35 UTC at 15.92° Gemini
Stations direct 14 Jun 2028, 06:04 UTC at 7.36° Gemini
Shadow opens 6 May 2028 (15 days before)
Shadow closes 29 Jun 2028 (15 days after)
Full window including shadows 54 days

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

22 days · retreats 15.11°

19 September → 11 October 2028 in Libra

Stations retrograde 19 Sep 2028, 16:17 UTC at 18.19° Libra
Stations direct 11 Oct 2028, 10:25 UTC at 3.08° Libra
Shadow opens 30 Aug 2028 (20 days before)
Shadow closes 26 Oct 2028 (15 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mercury retrogrades either side of 2028

Previous

2027 Ended 28 October 2027 after 21 days, moving back 15.61° through the zodiac.

Next

2029 Begins 7 January 2029 and runs 20 days.

Gap across 2028

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.

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