Station to station
Mercury retrograde, 2023.
Computed in America/New York (Eastern Time); every time prints its UTC offset.
The station times below are calculated to the minute from JPL ephemeris data. In electional astrology, Mercury retrograde is associated with revising messages and agreements. Orrery includes it as one scoring factor; it does not predict delays or mistakes.
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct |
|---|---|
| Thu, Dec 29, 4:31 AM EST | Wed, Jan 18, 8:13 AM EST |
| Fri, Apr 21, 4:34 AM EDT | Sun, May 14, 11:17 PM EDT |
| Wed, Aug 23, 3:59 PM EDT | Fri, Sep 15, 4:21 PM EDT |
| Wed, Dec 13, 2:08 AM EST | Mon, Jan 1, 10:08 PM EST |
What the retrograde touches
Orrery weighs Mercury retrograde most heavily for words and commitments: see sending a pitch, signing a contract, and the hard conversation — each month page shows the retrograde inside the days it drags on. The full rulebook is in Method.
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Engine 0.6.1 · config v3 · JPL de440s.bsp · tzdata 2026.3. Station times are computed, not copied — check any row against a published ephemeris.