Mercury retrograde 2044

3 periods, 67 days inside the year — 18.3% of 2044. Station times below are UTC and computed to the minute.

24 days · retreats 11.67°

28 March → 20 April 2044 in Aries

Stations retrograde 28 Mar 2044, 01:21 UTC at 21.96° Aries
Stations direct 20 Apr 2044, 13:35 UTC at 10.29° Aries
Shadow opens 14 Mar 2044 (14 days before)
Shadow closes 8 May 2044 (18 days after)
Full window including shadows 55 days

Mercury retrograde in Aries

In Aries the retrograde tends to show up as hasty words and rushed decisions coming back for review. Messages sent in anger, plans launched without checking and arguments started on impulse are the classic material. The useful version is slower starts: finish the draft, reread it, then press send.

It begins in Aries season and ends in Taurus season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Mars in Libra — 28 Mar to 20 Apr 2044 (24 days of overlap)
  • Saturn in Scorpio — 28 Mar to 20 Apr 2044 (24 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Leo — 28 Mar to 20 Apr 2044 (24 days of overlap)

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

24 days · retreats 12.33°

31 July → 24 August 2044 in Leo

Stations retrograde 31 Jul 2044, 08:12 UTC at 28.74° Leo
Stations direct 24 Aug 2044, 04:13 UTC at 16.41° Leo
Shadow opens 12 Jul 2044 (19 days before)
Shadow closes 7 Sep 2044 (14 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 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.

It begins in Leo season and ends in Virgo season.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Jupiter in Aquarius — 31 Jul to 24 Aug 2044 (24 days of overlap)
  • Pluto in Pisces — 31 Jul to 24 Aug 2044 (24 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Taurus — 17 Aug to 24 Aug 2044 (7 days of overlap)

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

20 days · retreats 16.25°

21 November → 11 December 2044 in Sagittarius

Stations retrograde 21 Nov 2044, 16:38 UTC at 17.98° Sagittarius
Stations direct 11 Dec 2044, 11:32 UTC at 1.73° Sagittarius
Shadow opens 2 Nov 2044 (19 days before)
Shadow closes 29 Dec 2044 (18 days after)
Full window including shadows 57 days

Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius

In Sagittarius the retrograde affects travel, study and beliefs. Journeys are delayed, paperwork for visas or courses gets stuck, and opinions stated too confidently need walking back. It suits revisiting plans for the bigger picture before committing to them.

It begins in Sagittarius season and ends in Sagittarius season, inside a single month of the Sun's year.

Also retrograde at the same time

  • Neptune in Taurus — 21 Nov to 11 Dec 2044 (20 days of overlap)
  • Neptune in Taurus — 22 Nov to 11 Dec 2044 (19 days of overlap)
  • Uranus in Leo — 1 Dec to 11 Dec 2044 (10 days of overlap)

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

Computed from the actual motion

The nearest Mercury retrogrades either side of 2044

Previous

2043 Ended 28 December 2043 after 20 days, moving back 16.31° through the zodiac.

Next

2045 Begins 10 March 2045 and runs 23 days.

Gap across 2044

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.

Computed for 2044

Mercury through the zodiac in 2044

Every sign Mercury occupies during 2044, 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.

Mercury in Sagittarius From 1 Jan – 13 Jan
Mercury in Capricorn 13 Jan – 3 Feb
Mercury in Aquarius 3 Feb – 21 Feb
Mercury in Pisces 21 Feb – 8 Mar
Mercury in Aries 8 Mar – 15 May
Mercury in Taurus 15 May – 1 Jun
Mercury in Gemini 1 Jun – 15 Jun
Mercury in Cancer 15 Jun – 30 Jun
Mercury in Leo 30 Jun – 8 Sep
Mercury in Virgo 8 Sep – 24 Sep
Mercury in Libra 24 Sep – 12 Oct
Mercury in Scorpio 12 Oct – 1 Nov
Mercury in Sagittarius 1 Nov – 31 Dec and beyond

13 segments in 2044. Dates from JPL orbital elements, good to about a day at sign changes.

2044 at a glance

Every other retrograde in 2044

Neptune in Taurus 22 Nov 2043 – 20 Jan 2044 · 59 days
Uranus in Leo 27 Nov 2043 – 24 Apr 2044 · 149 days
Mars in Libra 31 Jan 2044 – 21 Apr 2044 · 81 days
Saturn in Scorpio 8 Mar 2044 – 27 Jul 2044 · 140 days
Venus in Gemini 6 May 2044 – 18 Jun 2044 · 43 days
Jupiter in Aquarius 24 May 2044 – 22 Sep 2044 · 121 days
Pluto in Pisces 1 Jun 2044 – 12 Nov 2044 · 164 days
Neptune in Taurus 17 Aug 2044 – 21 Jan 2045 · 157 days
Uranus in Leo 1 Dec 2044 – 9 Feb 2045 · 71 days
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