# Mercury Retrograde 2015

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2015: from January 21 to February 11 in Aquarius; from May 19 to June 11 in Gemini; from September 17 to October 9 in Libra. The next Mercury retrograde after 2015 begins on January 5, 2016 at 1°02' Aquarius. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2015

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2015-01-21 15:53 UTC at 17°05' Aquarius | 2015-02-11 15:00 UTC at 1°18' Aquarius | Aquarius | 2015-01-05 to 2015-03-03 |
| Mercury | 2015-05-19 01:50 UTC at 13°08' Gemini | 2015-06-11 22:32 UTC at 4°33' Gemini | Gemini | 2015-05-04 to 2015-06-27 |
| Mercury | 2015-09-17 18:05 UTC at 15°55' Libra | 2015-10-09 15:02 UTC at 0°53' Libra | Libra | 2015-08-28 to 2015-10-24 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2015?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2015: from January 21 to February 11 in Aquarius; from May 19 to June 11 in Gemini; from September 17 to October 9 in Libra. The next Mercury retrograde after 2015 begins on January 5, 2016 at 1°02' Aquarius. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2015?

For the retrograde that begins January 21, 2015, the pre-retrograde shadow starts January 5, 2015 and the post-retrograde shadow ends March 3, 2015. For the retrograde that begins May 19, 2015, the pre-retrograde shadow starts May 4, 2015 and the post-retrograde shadow ends June 27, 2015. For the retrograde that begins September 17, 2015, the pre-retrograde shadow starts August 28, 2015 and the post-retrograde shadow ends October 24, 2015.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2015?

From January 21, 2015, Mercury turns retrograde at 17°05' Aquarius and turns direct at 1°18' Aquarius. From May 19, 2015, Mercury turns retrograde at 13°08' Gemini and turns direct at 4°33' Gemini. From September 17, 2015, Mercury turns retrograde at 15°55' Libra and turns direct at 0°53' Libra.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2015?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 2015 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/2015). Free to cite with a link to the source page.