# Mercury Retrograde 2011

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2011: from March 30 to April 23 in Aries; from August 3 to August 26 in Virgo and Leo; from November 24 to December 14 in Sagittarius. The next Mercury retrograde after 2011 begins on March 12, 2012 at 6°49' Aries. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2011

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2011-03-30 20:50 UTC at 24°21' Aries | 2011-04-23 10:03 UTC at 12°53' Aries | Aries | 2011-03-17 to 2011-05-11 |
| Mercury | 2011-08-03 03:52 UTC at 1°12' Virgo | 2011-08-26 21:57 UTC at 18°41' Leo | Virgo, Leo | 2011-07-15 to 2011-09-10 |
| Mercury | 2011-11-24 07:11 UTC at 20°07' Sagittarius | 2011-12-14 01:48 UTC at 3°51' Sagittarius | Sagittarius | 2011-11-05 to 2012-01-01 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2011?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2011: from March 30 to April 23 in Aries; from August 3 to August 26 in Virgo and Leo; from November 24 to December 14 in Sagittarius. The next Mercury retrograde after 2011 begins on March 12, 2012 at 6°49' Aries. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2011?

For the retrograde that begins March 30, 2011, the pre-retrograde shadow starts March 17, 2011 and the post-retrograde shadow ends May 11, 2011. For the retrograde that begins August 3, 2011, the pre-retrograde shadow starts July 15, 2011 and the post-retrograde shadow ends September 10, 2011. For the retrograde that begins November 24, 2011, the pre-retrograde shadow starts November 5, 2011 and the post-retrograde shadow ends January 1, 2012.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2011?

From March 30, 2011, Mercury turns retrograde at 24°21' Aries and turns direct at 12°53' Aries. From August 3, 2011, Mercury turns retrograde at 1°12' Virgo and turns direct at 18°41' Leo. From November 24, 2011, Mercury turns retrograde at 20°07' Sagittarius and turns direct at 3°51' Sagittarius.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2011?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 2011 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/2011). Free to cite with a link to the source page.