Next station retrograde
Enters the pre-shadow in 559 days 2 hours
- Station retrograde:
- Station direct:
Stations
- Station retrograde
- 16°18′53″ Gemini
- Station direct
- 7°45′25″ Gemini
Shadow periods
The pre-shadow begins when Mercury first reaches the degree where it will later station direct. The post-shadow ends when Mercury, now direct, recrosses the degree of the retrograde station.
- Pre-shadow begins: (7°45′25″ Gemini)
- Post-shadow ends: (16°18′53″ Gemini)
Sign(s) of this retrograde
Gemini
How this station is often read
From 21 May 2028 at 08:42 UTC to 14 June 2028 at 06:06 UTC, Mercury stationed retrograde at 16°18′53″ Gemini and stationed direct at 7°45′25″ Gemini.
In Gemini
Mercury is at home in Gemini. Retrograde here is classically about the second look: messages, siblings, the split attention of two tabs. Curiosity stays; certainty can wait.
What “retrograde” means here
From Earth, Mercury’s apparent motion along the ecliptic sometimes slows, stops, and runs backward for about three weeks. The engine calls a station the instant that apparent longitude speed crosses zero. This is an astronomical fact. It is not a verdict on your week.