# Mercury Retrograde 2046

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2046: from February 21 to March 16 in Pisces; from June 24 to July 18 in Cancer; from October 19 to November 9 in Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2046 begins on February 5, 2047 at 1°45' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2046

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2046-02-21 17:58 UTC at 18°14' Pisces | 2046-03-16 02:15 UTC at 3°51' Pisces | Pisces | 2046-02-07 to 2046-04-04 |
| Mercury | 2046-06-24 15:02 UTC at 21°06' Cancer | 2046-07-18 19:43 UTC at 11°30' Cancer | Cancer | 2046-06-08 to 2046-08-02 |
| Mercury | 2046-10-19 18:53 UTC at 16°51' Scorpio | 2046-11-09 07:26 UTC at 0°59' Scorpio | Scorpio | 2046-09-29 to 2046-11-25 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2046?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2046: from February 21 to March 16 in Pisces; from June 24 to July 18 in Cancer; from October 19 to November 9 in Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2046 begins on February 5, 2047 at 1°45' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2046?

For the retrograde that begins February 21, 2046, the pre-retrograde shadow starts February 7, 2046 and the post-retrograde shadow ends April 4, 2046. For the retrograde that begins June 24, 2046, the pre-retrograde shadow starts June 8, 2046 and the post-retrograde shadow ends August 2, 2046. For the retrograde that begins October 19, 2046, the pre-retrograde shadow starts September 29, 2046 and the post-retrograde shadow ends November 25, 2046.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2046?

From February 21, 2046, Mercury turns retrograde at 18°14' Pisces and turns direct at 3°51' Pisces. From June 24, 2046, Mercury turns retrograde at 21°06' Cancer and turns direct at 11°30' Cancer. From October 19, 2046, Mercury turns retrograde at 16°51' Scorpio and turns direct at 0°59' Scorpio.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2046?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 2046 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/2046). Free to cite with a link to the source page.