# Mercury Retrograde 1979

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 1979: from March 15 to April 7 in Aries and Pisces; from July 17 to August 11 in Leo; from November 9 to November 29 in Sagittarius and Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 1979 begins on February 26, 1980 at 21°30' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/1979

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 1979-03-15 01:19 UTC at 8°31' Aries | 1979-04-07 05:21 UTC at 25°43' Pisces | Aries, Pisces | 1979-03-01 to 1979-04-26 |
| Mercury | 1979-07-17 22:35 UTC at 14°27' Leo | 1979-08-11 01:35 UTC at 3°09' Leo | Leo | 1979-06-30 to 1979-08-25 |
| Mercury | 1979-11-09 13:48 UTC at 5°48' Sagittarius | 1979-11-29 12:43 UTC at 19°39' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 1979-10-21 to 1979-12-16 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 1979?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 1979: from March 15 to April 7 in Aries and Pisces; from July 17 to August 11 in Leo; from November 9 to November 29 in Sagittarius and Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 1979 begins on February 26, 1980 at 21°30' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 1979?

For the retrograde that begins March 15, 1979, the pre-retrograde shadow starts March 1, 1979 and the post-retrograde shadow ends April 26, 1979. For the retrograde that begins July 17, 1979, the pre-retrograde shadow starts June 30, 1979 and the post-retrograde shadow ends August 25, 1979. For the retrograde that begins November 9, 1979, the pre-retrograde shadow starts October 21, 1979 and the post-retrograde shadow ends December 16, 1979.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 1979?

From March 15, 1979, Mercury turns retrograde at 8°31' Aries and turns direct at 25°43' Pisces. From July 17, 1979, Mercury turns retrograde at 14°27' Leo and turns direct at 3°09' Leo. From November 9, 1979, Mercury turns retrograde at 5°48' Sagittarius and turns direct at 19°39' Scorpio.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 1979?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 1979 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/1979). Free to cite with a link to the source page.