# Mercury Retrograde 2013

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2013: from February 23 to March 17 in Pisces; from June 26 to July 20 in Cancer; from October 21 to November 10 in Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2013 begins on February 6, 2014 at 3°20' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2013

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2013-02-23 09:39 UTC at 19°52' Pisces | 2013-03-17 20:05 UTC at 5°37' Pisces | Pisces | 2013-02-08 to 2013-04-06 |
| Mercury | 2013-06-26 13:12 UTC at 23°06' Cancer | 2013-07-20 18:16 UTC at 13°21' Cancer | Cancer | 2013-06-10 to 2013-08-03 |
| Mercury | 2013-10-21 10:26 UTC at 18°23' Scorpio | 2013-11-10 21:11 UTC at 2°29' Scorpio | Scorpio | 2013-10-01 to 2013-11-27 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2013?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2013: from February 23 to March 17 in Pisces; from June 26 to July 20 in Cancer; from October 21 to November 10 in Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2013 begins on February 6, 2014 at 3°20' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2013?

For the retrograde that begins February 23, 2013, the pre-retrograde shadow starts February 8, 2013 and the post-retrograde shadow ends April 6, 2013. For the retrograde that begins June 26, 2013, the pre-retrograde shadow starts June 10, 2013 and the post-retrograde shadow ends August 3, 2013. For the retrograde that begins October 21, 2013, the pre-retrograde shadow starts October 1, 2013 and the post-retrograde shadow ends November 27, 2013.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2013?

From February 23, 2013, Mercury turns retrograde at 19°52' Pisces and turns direct at 5°37' Pisces. From June 26, 2013, Mercury turns retrograde at 23°06' Cancer and turns direct at 13°21' Cancer. From October 21, 2013, Mercury turns retrograde at 18°23' Scorpio and turns direct at 2°29' Scorpio.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2013?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 2013 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/2013). Free to cite with a link to the source page.