# Mercury Retrograde 2005

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2005: from March 20 to April 12 in Aries; from July 23 to August 16 in Leo; from November 14 to December 4 in Sagittarius and Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2005 begins on March 2, 2006 at 26°55' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2005

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2005-03-20 00:19 UTC at 14°06' Aries | 2005-04-12 07:44 UTC at 1°44' Aries | Aries | 2005-03-06 to 2005-04-30 |
| Mercury | 2005-07-23 02:57 UTC at 20°28' Leo | 2005-08-16 03:50 UTC at 8°45' Leo | Leo | 2005-07-04 to 2005-08-30 |
| Mercury | 2005-11-14 05:37 UTC at 10°56' Sagittarius | 2005-12-04 02:29 UTC at 24°44' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 2005-10-26 to 2005-12-21 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2005?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2005: from March 20 to April 12 in Aries; from July 23 to August 16 in Leo; from November 14 to December 4 in Sagittarius and Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2005 begins on March 2, 2006 at 26°55' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2005?

For the retrograde that begins March 20, 2005, the pre-retrograde shadow starts March 6, 2005 and the post-retrograde shadow ends April 30, 2005. For the retrograde that begins July 23, 2005, the pre-retrograde shadow starts July 4, 2005 and the post-retrograde shadow ends August 30, 2005. For the retrograde that begins November 14, 2005, the pre-retrograde shadow starts October 26, 2005 and the post-retrograde shadow ends December 21, 2005.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2005?

From March 20, 2005, Mercury turns retrograde at 14°06' Aries and turns direct at 1°44' Aries. From July 23, 2005, Mercury turns retrograde at 20°28' Leo and turns direct at 8°45' Leo. From November 14, 2005, Mercury turns retrograde at 10°56' Sagittarius and turns direct at 24°44' Scorpio.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2005?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 2005 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/2005). Free to cite with a link to the source page.