# Mercury Retrograde 2071

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2071: from March 16 to April 8 in Aries and Pisces; from July 19 to August 12 in Leo; from November 11 to November 30 in Sagittarius and Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2071 begins on February 27, 2072 at 23°37' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2071

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2071-03-16 12:22 UTC at 10°39' Aries | 2071-04-08 16:53 UTC at 27°55' Pisces | Aries, Pisces | 2071-03-02 to 2071-04-27 |
| Mercury | 2071-07-19 10:38 UTC at 16°41' Leo | 2071-08-12 13:27 UTC at 5°19' Leo | Leo | 2071-07-01 to 2071-08-26 |
| Mercury | 2071-11-11 00:02 UTC at 7°54' Sagittarius | 2071-11-30 22:40 UTC at 21°44' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 2071-10-22 to 2071-12-18 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2071?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2071: from March 16 to April 8 in Aries and Pisces; from July 19 to August 12 in Leo; from November 11 to November 30 in Sagittarius and Scorpio. The next Mercury retrograde after 2071 begins on February 27, 2072 at 23°37' Pisces. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2071?

For the retrograde that begins March 16, 2071, the pre-retrograde shadow starts March 2, 2071 and the post-retrograde shadow ends April 27, 2071. For the retrograde that begins July 19, 2071, the pre-retrograde shadow starts July 1, 2071 and the post-retrograde shadow ends August 26, 2071. For the retrograde that begins November 11, 2071, the pre-retrograde shadow starts October 22, 2071 and the post-retrograde shadow ends December 18, 2071.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2071?

From March 16, 2071, Mercury turns retrograde at 10°39' Aries and turns direct at 27°55' Pisces. From July 19, 2071, Mercury turns retrograde at 16°41' Leo and turns direct at 5°19' Leo. From November 11, 2071, Mercury turns retrograde at 7°54' Sagittarius and turns direct at 21°44' Scorpio.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2071?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 2071 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/2071). Free to cite with a link to the source page.