# Mercury Retrograde 1972

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 1972: from March 21 to April 14 in Aries; from July 24 to August 17 in Leo; from November 15 to December 5 in Sagittarius and Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 1972 begins on March 4, 1973 at 28°35' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/1972

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 1972-03-21 18:44 UTC at 15°50' Aries | 1972-04-14 03:28 UTC at 3°41' Aries | Aries | 1972-03-07 to 1972-05-02 |
| Mercury | 1972-07-24 22:59 UTC at 22°21' Leo | 1972-08-17 22:37 UTC at 10°27' Leo | Leo | 1972-07-06 to 1972-08-31 |
| Mercury | 1972-11-15 20:20 UTC at 12°27' Sagittarius | 1972-12-05 16:26 UTC at 26°14' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 1972-10-27 to 1972-12-23 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1972?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 1972: from March 21 to April 14 in Aries; from July 24 to August 17 in Leo; from November 15 to December 5 in Sagittarius and Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 1972 begins on March 4, 1973 at 28°35' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 1972?

For the retrograde that begins March 21, 1972, the pre-retrograde shadow starts March 7, 1972 and the post-retrograde shadow ends May 2, 1972. For the retrograde that begins July 24, 1972, the pre-retrograde shadow starts July 6, 1972 and the post-retrograde shadow ends August 31, 1972. For the retrograde that begins November 15, 1972, the pre-retrograde shadow starts October 27, 1972 and the post-retrograde shadow ends December 23, 1972.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 1972?

From March 21, 1972, Mercury turns retrograde at 15°50' Aries and turns direct at 3°41' Aries. From July 24, 1972, Mercury turns retrograde at 22°21' Leo and turns direct at 10°27' Leo. From November 15, 1972, Mercury turns retrograde at 12°27' Sagittarius and turns direct at 26°14' Scorpio.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 1972?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 1972 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/1972). Free to cite with a link to the source page.