# Mercury Retrograde 2023

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2023: from April 21 to May 15 in Taurus; from August 23 to September 15 in Virgo; from December 13 to January 2, 2024 in Capricorn and Sagittarius. Mercury also begins 2023 retrograde, continuing the period that started on December 29, 2022, and turns direct on January 18, 2023. The next Mercury retrograde after 2023 begins on April 1, 2024 at 27°13' Aries. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2023

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2022-12-29 09:29 UTC at 24°21' Capricorn | 2023-01-18 13:13 UTC at 8°08' Capricorn | Capricorn | 2022-12-12 to 2023-02-07 |
| Mercury | 2023-04-21 08:32 UTC at 15°37' Taurus | 2023-05-15 03:19 UTC at 5°50' Taurus | Taurus | 2023-04-07 to 2023-05-31 |
| Mercury | 2023-08-23 19:58 UTC at 21°51' Virgo | 2023-09-15 20:19 UTC at 8°00' Virgo | Virgo | 2023-08-04 to 2023-09-30 |
| Mercury | 2023-12-13 07:03 UTC at 8°29' Capricorn | 2024-01-02 03:11 UTC at 22°10' Sagittarius | Capricorn, Sagittarius | 2023-11-25 to 2024-01-21 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2023?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2023: from April 21 to May 15 in Taurus; from August 23 to September 15 in Virgo; from December 13 to January 2, 2024 in Capricorn and Sagittarius. Mercury also begins 2023 retrograde, continuing the period that started on December 29, 2022, and turns direct on January 18, 2023. The next Mercury retrograde after 2023 begins on April 1, 2024 at 27°13' Aries. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2023?

For the retrograde that begins April 21, 2023, the pre-retrograde shadow starts April 7, 2023 and the post-retrograde shadow ends May 31, 2023. For the retrograde that begins August 23, 2023, the pre-retrograde shadow starts August 4, 2023 and the post-retrograde shadow ends September 30, 2023. For the retrograde that begins December 13, 2023, the pre-retrograde shadow starts November 25, 2023 and the post-retrograde shadow ends January 21, 2024.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2023?

From April 21, 2023, Mercury turns retrograde at 15°37' Taurus and turns direct at 5°50' Taurus. From August 23, 2023, Mercury turns retrograde at 21°51' Virgo and turns direct at 8°00' Virgo. From December 13, 2023, Mercury turns retrograde at 8°29' Capricorn and turns direct at 22°10' Sagittarius.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2023?

Mercury spends about 83 days of 2023 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/2023). Free to cite with a link to the source page.