# Mercury Retrograde 2000

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2000: from February 21 to March 14 in Pisces; from June 23 to July 17 in Cancer; from October 18 to November 8 in Scorpio and Libra. The next Mercury retrograde after 2000 begins on February 4, 2001 at 0°41' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2000

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2000-02-21 12:45 UTC at 17°10' Pisces | 2000-03-14 20:43 UTC at 2°46' Pisces | Pisces | 2000-02-07 to 2000-04-03 |
| Mercury | 2000-06-23 08:38 UTC at 19°57' Cancer | 2000-07-17 13:13 UTC at 10°23' Cancer | Cancer | 2000-06-07 to 2000-07-31 |
| Mercury | 2000-10-18 13:38 UTC at 15°47' Scorpio | 2000-11-08 02:26 UTC at 29°56' Libra | Scorpio, Libra | 2000-09-28 to 2000-11-24 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2000?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2000: from February 21 to March 14 in Pisces; from June 23 to July 17 in Cancer; from October 18 to November 8 in Scorpio and Libra. The next Mercury retrograde after 2000 begins on February 4, 2001 at 0°41' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2000?

For the retrograde that begins February 21, 2000, the pre-retrograde shadow starts February 7, 2000 and the post-retrograde shadow ends April 3, 2000. For the retrograde that begins June 23, 2000, the pre-retrograde shadow starts June 7, 2000 and the post-retrograde shadow ends July 31, 2000. For the retrograde that begins October 18, 2000, the pre-retrograde shadow starts September 28, 2000 and the post-retrograde shadow ends November 24, 2000.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2000?

From February 21, 2000, Mercury turns retrograde at 17°10' Pisces and turns direct at 2°46' Pisces. From June 23, 2000, Mercury turns retrograde at 19°57' Cancer and turns direct at 10°23' Cancer. From October 18, 2000, Mercury turns retrograde at 15°47' Scorpio and turns direct at 29°56' Libra.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2000?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 2000 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/2000). Free to cite with a link to the source page.