# Mercury Retrograde 2002

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2002: from January 18 to February 8 in Aquarius and Capricorn; from May 15 to June 8 in Gemini; from September 14 to October 6 in Libra and Virgo. The next Mercury retrograde after 2002 begins on January 2, 2003 at 28°27' Capricorn. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2002

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2002-01-18 20:48 UTC at 14°29' Aquarius | 2002-02-08 17:30 UTC at 28°37' Capricorn | Aquarius, Capricorn | 2002-01-02 to 2002-02-28 |
| Mercury | 2002-05-15 18:53 UTC at 9°59' Gemini | 2002-06-08 15:05 UTC at 1°21' Gemini | Gemini | 2002-05-01 to 2002-06-24 |
| Mercury | 2002-09-14 19:33 UTC at 13°14' Libra | 2002-10-06 19:29 UTC at 28°19' Virgo | Libra, Virgo | 2002-08-25 to 2002-10-21 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2002?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2002: from January 18 to February 8 in Aquarius and Capricorn; from May 15 to June 8 in Gemini; from September 14 to October 6 in Libra and Virgo. The next Mercury retrograde after 2002 begins on January 2, 2003 at 28°27' Capricorn. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2002?

For the retrograde that begins January 18, 2002, the pre-retrograde shadow starts January 2, 2002 and the post-retrograde shadow ends February 28, 2002. For the retrograde that begins May 15, 2002, the pre-retrograde shadow starts May 1, 2002 and the post-retrograde shadow ends June 24, 2002. For the retrograde that begins September 14, 2002, the pre-retrograde shadow starts August 25, 2002 and the post-retrograde shadow ends October 21, 2002.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2002?

From January 18, 2002, Mercury turns retrograde at 14°29' Aquarius and turns direct at 28°37' Capricorn. From May 15, 2002, Mercury turns retrograde at 9°59' Gemini and turns direct at 1°21' Gemini. From September 14, 2002, Mercury turns retrograde at 13°14' Libra and turns direct at 28°19' Virgo.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2002?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 2002 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/2002). Free to cite with a link to the source page.