# Mercury Retrograde 2001

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2001: from February 4 to February 25 in Pisces and Aquarius; from June 4 to June 28 in Gemini; from October 1 to October 23 in Libra. The next Mercury retrograde after 2001 begins on January 18, 2002 at 14°29' Aquarius. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2001

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2001-02-04 01:55 UTC at 0°41' Pisces | 2001-02-25 15:45 UTC at 15°24' Aquarius | Pisces, Aquarius | 2001-01-19 to 2001-03-17 |
| Mercury | 2001-06-04 05:18 UTC at 29°57' Gemini | 2001-06-28 05:51 UTC at 21°15' Gemini | Gemini | 2001-05-20 to 2001-07-12 |
| Mercury | 2001-10-01 19:20 UTC at 29°41' Libra | 2001-10-23 00:23 UTC at 14°12' Libra | Libra | 2001-09-11 to 2001-11-07 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2001?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2001: from February 4 to February 25 in Pisces and Aquarius; from June 4 to June 28 in Gemini; from October 1 to October 23 in Libra. The next Mercury retrograde after 2001 begins on January 18, 2002 at 14°29' Aquarius. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2001?

For the retrograde that begins February 4, 2001, the pre-retrograde shadow starts January 19, 2001 and the post-retrograde shadow ends March 17, 2001. For the retrograde that begins June 4, 2001, the pre-retrograde shadow starts May 20, 2001 and the post-retrograde shadow ends July 12, 2001. For the retrograde that begins October 1, 2001, the pre-retrograde shadow starts September 11, 2001 and the post-retrograde shadow ends November 7, 2001.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2001?

From February 4, 2001, Mercury turns retrograde at 0°41' Pisces and turns direct at 15°24' Aquarius. From June 4, 2001, Mercury turns retrograde at 29°57' Gemini and turns direct at 21°15' Gemini. From October 1, 2001, Mercury turns retrograde at 29°41' Libra and turns direct at 14°12' Libra.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2001?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 2001 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/2001). Free to cite with a link to the source page.