# Mercury Retrograde 2056

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2056: from April 18 to May 12 in Taurus; from August 21 to September 13 in Virgo; from December 10 to December 30 in Capricorn and Sagittarius. Mercury also begins 2056 retrograde, continuing the period that started on December 27, 2055, and turns direct on January 16, 2056. The next Mercury retrograde after 2056 begins on March 31, 2057 at 25°25' Aries. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2056

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2055-12-27 19:35 UTC at 22°50' Capricorn | 2056-01-16 22:03 UTC at 6°35' Capricorn | Capricorn | 2055-12-10 to 2056-02-05 |
| Mercury | 2056-04-18 10:22 UTC at 13°43' Taurus | 2056-05-12 04:53 UTC at 3°47' Taurus | Taurus | 2056-04-04 to 2056-05-29 |
| Mercury | 2056-08-21 01:43 UTC at 20°07' Virgo | 2056-09-13 04:24 UTC at 6°24' Virgo | Virgo | 2056-08-01 to 2056-09-27 |
| Mercury | 2056-12-10 16:59 UTC at 6°58' Capricorn | 2056-12-30 12:30 UTC at 20°39' Sagittarius | Capricorn, Sagittarius | 2056-11-22 to 2057-01-18 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2056?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2056: from April 18 to May 12 in Taurus; from August 21 to September 13 in Virgo; from December 10 to December 30 in Capricorn and Sagittarius. Mercury also begins 2056 retrograde, continuing the period that started on December 27, 2055, and turns direct on January 16, 2056. The next Mercury retrograde after 2056 begins on March 31, 2057 at 25°25' Aries. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2056?

For the retrograde that begins April 18, 2056, the pre-retrograde shadow starts April 4, 2056 and the post-retrograde shadow ends May 29, 2056. For the retrograde that begins August 21, 2056, the pre-retrograde shadow starts August 1, 2056 and the post-retrograde shadow ends September 27, 2056. For the retrograde that begins December 10, 2056, the pre-retrograde shadow starts November 22, 2056 and the post-retrograde shadow ends January 18, 2057.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2056?

From April 18, 2056, Mercury turns retrograde at 13°43' Taurus and turns direct at 3°47' Taurus. From August 21, 2056, Mercury turns retrograde at 20°07' Virgo and turns direct at 6°24' Virgo. From December 10, 2056, Mercury turns retrograde at 6°58' Capricorn and turns direct at 20°39' Sagittarius.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2056?

Mercury spends about 83 days of 2056 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/2056). Free to cite with a link to the source page.