# Mercury Retrograde 2020

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2020: from February 17 to March 10 in Pisces and Aquarius; from June 18 to July 12 in Cancer; from October 14 to November 3 in Scorpio and Libra. The next Mercury retrograde after 2020 begins on January 30, 2021 at 26°29' Aquarius. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2020

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2020-02-17 00:52 UTC at 12°53' Pisces | 2020-03-10 03:53 UTC at 28°12' Aquarius | Pisces, Aquarius | 2020-02-02 to 2020-03-30 |
| Mercury | 2020-06-18 05:09 UTC at 14°45' Cancer | 2020-07-12 08:19 UTC at 5°29' Cancer | Cancer | 2020-06-02 to 2020-07-26 |
| Mercury | 2020-10-14 01:03 UTC at 11°40' Scorpio | 2020-11-03 17:50 UTC at 25°53' Libra | Scorpio, Libra | 2020-09-23 to 2020-11-19 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2020?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2020: from February 17 to March 10 in Pisces and Aquarius; from June 18 to July 12 in Cancer; from October 14 to November 3 in Scorpio and Libra. The next Mercury retrograde after 2020 begins on January 30, 2021 at 26°29' Aquarius. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2020?

For the retrograde that begins February 17, 2020, the pre-retrograde shadow starts February 2, 2020 and the post-retrograde shadow ends March 30, 2020. For the retrograde that begins June 18, 2020, the pre-retrograde shadow starts June 2, 2020 and the post-retrograde shadow ends July 26, 2020. For the retrograde that begins October 14, 2020, the pre-retrograde shadow starts September 23, 2020 and the post-retrograde shadow ends November 19, 2020.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2020?

From February 17, 2020, Mercury turns retrograde at 12°53' Pisces and turns direct at 28°12' Aquarius. From June 18, 2020, Mercury turns retrograde at 14°45' Cancer and turns direct at 5°29' Cancer. From October 14, 2020, Mercury turns retrograde at 11°40' Scorpio and turns direct at 25°53' Libra.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2020?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 2020 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/2020). Free to cite with a link to the source page.