Next station retrograde
Enters the pre-shadow in 905 days 6 hours
- Station retrograde:
- Station direct:
Stations
- Station retrograde
- 26°40′20″ Taurus
- Station direct
- 17°33′39″ Taurus
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: (17°33′39″ Taurus)
- Post-shadow ends: (26°40′20″ Taurus)
Sign(s) of this retrograde
Taurus
How this station is often read
From 1 May 2029 at 23:04 UTC to 25 May 2029 at 19:22 UTC, Mercury stationed retrograde at 26°40′20″ Taurus and stationed direct at 17°33′39″ Taurus.
In Taurus
Mercury in Taurus is associated with pace and what can be kept. A retrograde in this sign is often framed as reviewing value and wording that was meant to last.
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.