# Mercury Retrograde 2051

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2051: from March 21 to April 13 in Aries; from July 24 to August 17 in Leo; from November 15 to December 5 in Sagittarius and Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2051 begins on March 3, 2052 at 27°59' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2051

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2051-03-21 06:00 UTC at 15°11' Aries | 2051-04-13 13:36 UTC at 2°51' Aries | Aries | 2051-03-07 to 2051-05-02 |
| Mercury | 2051-07-24 08:58 UTC at 21°35' Leo | 2051-08-17 09:40 UTC at 9°50' Leo | Leo | 2051-07-06 to 2051-08-31 |
| Mercury | 2051-11-15 10:42 UTC at 11°59' Sagittarius | 2051-12-05 07:27 UTC at 25°46' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 2051-10-27 to 2051-12-22 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2051?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2051: from March 21 to April 13 in Aries; from July 24 to August 17 in Leo; from November 15 to December 5 in Sagittarius and Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2051 begins on March 3, 2052 at 27°59' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2051?

For the retrograde that begins March 21, 2051, the pre-retrograde shadow starts March 7, 2051 and the post-retrograde shadow ends May 2, 2051. For the retrograde that begins July 24, 2051, the pre-retrograde shadow starts July 6, 2051 and the post-retrograde shadow ends August 31, 2051. For the retrograde that begins November 15, 2051, the pre-retrograde shadow starts October 27, 2051 and the post-retrograde shadow ends December 22, 2051.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2051?

From March 21, 2051, Mercury turns retrograde at 15°11' Aries and turns direct at 2°51' Aries. From July 24, 2051, Mercury turns retrograde at 21°35' Leo and turns direct at 9°50' Leo. From November 15, 2051, Mercury turns retrograde at 11°59' Sagittarius and turns direct at 25°46' Scorpio.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2051?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 2051 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/2051). Free to cite with a link to the source page.