# Mercury Retrograde 2074

> Mercury is retrograde three times in 2074: from January 24 to February 14 in Aquarius; from May 22 to June 15 in Gemini; from September 20 to October 12 in Libra. The next Mercury retrograde after 2074 begins on January 8, 2075 at 4°40' Aquarius. Dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/mercury/retrograde/2074

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury | 2074-01-24 16:00 UTC at 20°44' Aquarius | 2074-02-14 18:02 UTC at 5°02' Aquarius | Aquarius | 2074-01-09 to 2074-03-06 |
| Mercury | 2074-05-22 15:21 UTC at 17°26' Gemini | 2074-06-15 12:50 UTC at 8°53' Gemini | Gemini | 2074-05-08 to 2074-06-30 |
| Mercury | 2074-09-20 21:56 UTC at 19°39' Libra | 2074-10-12 15:35 UTC at 4°31' Libra | Libra | 2074-08-31 to 2074-10-27 |

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

## Questions

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2074?

Mercury is retrograde three times in 2074: from January 24 to February 14 in Aquarius; from May 22 to June 15 in Gemini; from September 20 to October 12 in Libra. The next Mercury retrograde after 2074 begins on January 8, 2075 at 4°40' Aquarius. Dates are in UTC.

### When Does the Mercury Retrograde Shadow Start in 2074?

For the retrograde that begins January 24, 2074, the pre-retrograde shadow starts January 9, 2074 and the post-retrograde shadow ends March 6, 2074. For the retrograde that begins May 22, 2074, the pre-retrograde shadow starts May 8, 2074 and the post-retrograde shadow ends June 30, 2074. For the retrograde that begins September 20, 2074, the pre-retrograde shadow starts August 31, 2074 and the post-retrograde shadow ends October 27, 2074.

### What Signs Is Mercury Retrograde in During 2074?

From January 24, 2074, Mercury turns retrograde at 20°44' Aquarius and turns direct at 5°02' Aquarius. From May 22, 2074, Mercury turns retrograde at 17°26' Gemini and turns direct at 8°53' Gemini. From September 20, 2074, Mercury turns retrograde at 19°39' Libra and turns direct at 4°31' Libra.

### How Many Days Is Mercury Retrograde in 2074?

Mercury spends about 67 days of 2074 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/2074). Free to cite with a link to the source page.