# Mercury Retrograde 2003

> Mercury is retrograde four times in 2003: from January 2 to January 23 in Capricorn; from April 26 to May 20 in Taurus; from August 28 to September 20 in Virgo; from December 17 to January 6, 2004 in Capricorn and Sagittarius. The next Mercury retrograde after 2003 begins on April 6, 2004 at 1°55' Taurus. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2003

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2003-01-02 18:16 UTC at 28°27' Capricorn | 2003-01-23 01:08 UTC at 12°17' Capricorn | Capricorn | 2002-12-17 to 2003-02-11 |
| Mercury | 2003-04-26 12:01 UTC at 20°33' Taurus | 2003-05-20 07:34 UTC at 11°07' Taurus | Taurus | 2003-04-12 to 2003-06-05 |
| Mercury | 2003-08-28 13:39 UTC at 26°19' Virgo | 2003-09-20 08:53 UTC at 12°12' Virgo | Virgo | 2003-08-08 to 2003-10-04 |
| Mercury | 2003-12-17 15:59 UTC at 12°33' Capricorn | 2004-01-06 13:49 UTC at 26°16' Sagittarius | Capricorn, Sagittarius | 2003-11-30 to 2004-01-25 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2003?

Mercury is retrograde four times in 2003: from January 2 to January 23 in Capricorn; from April 26 to May 20 in Taurus; from August 28 to September 20 in Virgo; from December 17 to January 6, 2004 in Capricorn and Sagittarius. The next Mercury retrograde after 2003 begins on April 6, 2004 at 1°55' Taurus. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2003?

For the retrograde that begins January 2, 2003, the pre-retrograde shadow starts December 17, 2002 and the post-retrograde shadow ends February 11, 2003. For the retrograde that begins April 26, 2003, the pre-retrograde shadow starts April 12, 2003 and the post-retrograde shadow ends June 5, 2003. For the retrograde that begins August 28, 2003, the pre-retrograde shadow starts August 8, 2003 and the post-retrograde shadow ends October 4, 2003. For the retrograde that begins December 17, 2003, the pre-retrograde shadow starts November 30, 2003 and the post-retrograde shadow ends January 25, 2004.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2003?

From January 2, 2003, Mercury turns retrograde at 28°27' Capricorn and turns direct at 12°17' Capricorn. From April 26, 2003, Mercury turns retrograde at 20°33' Taurus and turns direct at 11°07' Taurus. From August 28, 2003, Mercury turns retrograde at 26°19' Virgo and turns direct at 12°12' Virgo. From December 17, 2003, Mercury turns retrograde at 12°33' Capricorn and turns direct at 26°16' Sagittarius.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2003?

Mercury spends about 81 days of 2003 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/2003). Free to cite with a link to the source page.