# Mercury Retrograde 1931

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 1931: from April 19 to May 13 in Taurus; from August 22 to September 14 in Virgo; from December 11 to December 31 in Capricorn and Sagittarius. Mercury also begins 1931 retrograde, continuing the period that started on December 27, 1930, and turns direct on January 17, 1931. The next Mercury retrograde after 1931 begins on March 31, 1932 at 25°02' Aries. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/1931

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 1930-12-27 23:36 UTC at 22°16' Capricorn | 1931-01-17 02:55 UTC at 6°03' Capricorn | Capricorn | 1930-12-11 to 1931-02-05 |
| Mercury | 1931-04-19 19:49 UTC at 13°24' Taurus | 1931-05-13 14:38 UTC at 3°34' Taurus | Taurus | 1931-04-05 to 1931-05-30 |
| Mercury | 1931-08-22 08:32 UTC at 19°41' Virgo | 1931-09-14 09:43 UTC at 5°53' Virgo | Virgo | 1931-08-02 to 1931-09-28 |
| Mercury | 1931-12-11 21:06 UTC at 6°24' Capricorn | 1931-12-31 17:00 UTC at 20°05' Sagittarius | Capricorn, Sagittarius | 1931-11-24 to 1932-01-19 |

Mercury retrograde is traditionally associated with reviewing plans, conversations, contracts, devices, and travel arrangements.

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1931?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 1931: from April 19 to May 13 in Taurus; from August 22 to September 14 in Virgo; from December 11 to December 31 in Capricorn and Sagittarius. Mercury also begins 1931 retrograde, continuing the period that started on December 27, 1930, and turns direct on January 17, 1931. The next Mercury retrograde after 1931 begins on March 31, 1932 at 25°02' Aries. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 1931?

For the retrograde that begins April 19, 1931, the pre-retrograde shadow starts April 5, 1931 and the post-retrograde shadow ends May 30, 1931. For the retrograde that begins August 22, 1931, the pre-retrograde shadow starts August 2, 1931 and the post-retrograde shadow ends September 28, 1931. For the retrograde that begins December 11, 1931, the pre-retrograde shadow starts November 24, 1931 and the post-retrograde shadow ends January 19, 1932.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 1931?

From April 19, 1931, Mercury turns retrograde at 13°24' Taurus and turns direct at 3°34' Taurus. From August 22, 1931, Mercury turns retrograde at 19°41' Virgo and turns direct at 5°53' Virgo. From December 11, 1931, Mercury turns retrograde at 6°24' Capricorn and turns direct at 20°05' Sagittarius.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 1931?

Mercury spends about 83 days of 1931 retrograde.

### What Is Mercury Retrograde Known For?

Mercury retrograde is traditionally associated with reviewing plans, conversations, contracts, devices, and travel arrangements. Astrologers read it as a time to review rather than launch.

### Why Do Some Sites List a Different Retrograde Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

## Method

Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time.

Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/1931). Free to cite with a link to the source page.