# Mercury Retrograde 2019

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2019: from March 5 to March 28 in Pisces; from July 7 to August 1 in Leo and Cancer; from October 31 to November 20 in Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2019 begins on February 17, 2020 at 12°53' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2019

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2019-03-05 18:21 UTC at 29°38' Pisces | 2019-03-28 14:01 UTC at 16°05' Pisces | Pisces | 2019-02-19 to 2019-04-16 |
| Mercury | 2019-07-07 23:09 UTC at 4°27' Leo | 2019-08-01 04:01 UTC at 23°56' Cancer | Leo, Cancer | 2019-06-20 to 2019-08-15 |
| Mercury | 2019-10-31 15:37 UTC at 27°38' Scorpio | 2019-11-20 19:13 UTC at 11°35' Scorpio | Scorpio | 2019-10-11 to 2019-12-07 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2019?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2019: from March 5 to March 28 in Pisces; from July 7 to August 1 in Leo and Cancer; from October 31 to November 20 in Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2019 begins on February 17, 2020 at 12°53' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2019?

For the retrograde that begins March 5, 2019, the pre-retrograde shadow starts February 19, 2019 and the post-retrograde shadow ends April 16, 2019. For the retrograde that begins July 7, 2019, the pre-retrograde shadow starts June 20, 2019 and the post-retrograde shadow ends August 15, 2019. For the retrograde that begins October 31, 2019, the pre-retrograde shadow starts October 11, 2019 and the post-retrograde shadow ends December 7, 2019.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2019?

From March 5, 2019, Mercury turns retrograde at 29°38' Pisces and turns direct at 16°05' Pisces. From July 7, 2019, Mercury turns retrograde at 4°27' Leo and turns direct at 23°56' Cancer. From October 31, 2019, Mercury turns retrograde at 27°38' Scorpio and turns direct at 11°35' Scorpio.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2019?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 2019 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/2019). Free to cite with a link to the source page.