# Mercury Retrograde 2006

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2006: from March 2 to March 25 in Pisces; from July 4 to July 29 in Leo and Cancer; from October 28 to November 18 in Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2006 begins on February 14, 2007 at 10°13' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2006

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2006-03-02 20:29 UTC at 26°55' Pisces | 2006-03-25 13:44 UTC at 13°10' Pisces | Pisces | 2006-02-16 to 2006-04-14 |
| Mercury | 2006-07-04 19:29 UTC at 1°22' Leo | 2006-07-29 00:39 UTC at 21°03' Cancer | Leo, Cancer | 2006-06-17 to 2006-08-12 |
| Mercury | 2006-10-28 19:12 UTC at 25°04' Scorpio | 2006-11-18 00:26 UTC at 9°03' Scorpio | Scorpio | 2006-10-09 to 2006-12-04 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2006?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2006: from March 2 to March 25 in Pisces; from July 4 to July 29 in Leo and Cancer; from October 28 to November 18 in Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2006 begins on February 14, 2007 at 10°13' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2006?

For the retrograde that begins March 2, 2006, the pre-retrograde shadow starts February 16, 2006 and the post-retrograde shadow ends April 14, 2006. For the retrograde that begins July 4, 2006, the pre-retrograde shadow starts June 17, 2006 and the post-retrograde shadow ends August 12, 2006. For the retrograde that begins October 28, 2006, the pre-retrograde shadow starts October 9, 2006 and the post-retrograde shadow ends December 4, 2006.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2006?

From March 2, 2006, Mercury turns retrograde at 26°55' Pisces and turns direct at 13°10' Pisces. From July 4, 2006, Mercury turns retrograde at 1°22' Leo and turns direct at 21°03' Cancer. From October 28, 2006, Mercury turns retrograde at 25°04' Scorpio and turns direct at 9°03' Scorpio.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2006?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 2006 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/2006). Free to cite with a link to the source page.