Mercury's Ingress and Retrograde Astrological Information 2016 - 2018

Updated October 1, 2017 by J McCaul

Below is a table for Mercury's Ingress & Retrograde dates, times (UTC), and zodiac signs for the next few years. Many people wonder when will Mercury be in retrograde motion. A countdown has been included for the direction change. For more information describing the color codes and abbreviations, refer to the main planet ingress page. The current Transiting Ingress and Retrograde calendars are also available (Planet Calendars in the menu to the left of this page).

Scroll down to middle of chart for current Mercury 2017 transit information.

Today is October 21, 2017 1:14 am UTC

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Mercury

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Mercury is currently transiting direct motion.
Mercury begins retrograde motion in 1 month 12 days

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Planet	Date & Time (GMT)	Sign & Event
Mercury	Jan 02, 2016 02:36	Aquarius   - I
Mercury	Jan 05, 2016 13:05	Aquarius   - S/R
Mercury	Jan 08, 2016 19:01	Capricorn   - R
Mercury	Jan 25, 2016 21:50	Capricorn   - S/D
Mercury	Feb 13, 2016 22:42	Aquarius   - I
Mercury	Mar 05, 2016 10:21	Pisces   - I
Mercury	Mar 22, 2016 00:19	Aries   - I
Mercury	Apr 05, 2016 23:09	Taurus   - I
Mercury	Apr 28, 2016 17:20	Taurus   - S/R
Mercury	May 22, 2016 13:19	Taurus   - S/D
Mercury	Jun 12, 2016 23:21	Gemini   - I
Mercury	Jun 29, 2016 23:24	Cancer   - I
Mercury	Jul 14, 2016 00:46	Leo   - I
Mercury	Jul 30, 2016 18:20	Virgo   - I
Mercury	Aug 30, 2016 13:04	Virgo   - S/R
Mercury	Sep 22, 2016 05:30	Virgo   - S/D
Mercury	Oct 07, 2016 07:52	Libra   - I
Mercury	Oct 24, 2016 20:46	Scorpio   - I
Mercury	Nov 12, 2016 14:40	Sagittarius   - I
Mercury	Dec 02, 2016 21:19	Capricorn   - I
Mercury	Dec 19, 2016 10:55	Capricorn   - S/R
Mercury	Jan 04, 2017 15:01	Sagittarius   - R
Mercury	Jan 08, 2017 09:43	Sagittarius   - S/D
Mercury	Jan 12, 2017 13:30	Capricorn   - I
Mercury	Feb 07, 2017 09:33	Aquarius   - I
Mercury	Feb 25, 2017 23:07	Pisces   - I
Mercury	Mar 13, 2017 21:07	Aries   - I
Mercury	Mar 31, 2017 17:44	Taurus   - I
Mercury	Apr 09, 2017 23:14	Taurus   - S/R
Mercury	Apr 20, 2017 17:36	Aries   - R
Mercury	May 03, 2017 16:32	Aries   - S/D
Mercury	May 16, 2017 04:00	Taurus   - I
Mercury	Jun 06, 2017 22:13	Gemini   - I
Mercury	Jun 21, 2017 09:57	Cancer   - I
Mercury	Jul 06, 2017 00:19	Leo   - I
Mercury	Jul 25, 2017 23:41	Virgo   - I
Mercury	Aug 13, 2017 01:00	Virgo   - S/R
Mercury	Aug 31, 2017 15:53	Leo   - R
Mercury	Sep 05, 2017 11:29	Leo   - S/D
Mercury	Sep 10, 2017 02:38	Virgo   - I
Mercury	Sep 30, 2017 00:42	Libra   - I
Mercury	Oct 17, 2017 07:59	Scorpio   - I
Mercury	Nov 05, 2017 19:19	Sagittarius   - I
Mercury	Dec 03, 2017 07:34	Sagittarius   - S/R
Mercury	Dec 23, 2017 01:51	Sagittarius   - S/D
Mercury	Jan 11, 2018 05:07	Capricorn   - I
Mercury	Jan 31, 2018 13:38	Aquarius   - I
Mercury	Feb 18, 2018 04:27	Pisces   - I
Mercury	Mar 06, 2018 07:38	Aries   - I
Mercury	Mar 23, 2018 00:19	Aries   - S/R
Mercury	Apr 15, 2018 09:21	Aries   - S/D
Mercury	May 13, 2018 12:36	Taurus   - I
Mercury	May 29, 2018 23:48	Gemini   - I
Mercury	Jun 12, 2018 20:00	Cancer   - I
Mercury	Jun 29, 2018 05:19	Leo   - I
Mercury	Jul 26, 2018 05:02	Leo   - S/R
Mercury	Aug 19, 2018 04:25	Leo   - S/D
Mercury	Sep 06, 2018 02:37	Virgo   - I
Mercury	Sep 22, 2018 03:40	Libra   - I
Mercury	Oct 10, 2018 00:40	Scorpio   - I
Mercury	Oct 31, 2018 04:40	Sagittarius   - I
Mercury	Nov 17, 2018 01:33	Sagittarius   - S/R
Mercury	Dec 01, 2018 11:40	Scorpio   - R
Mercury	Dec 06, 2018 21:21	Scorpio   - S/D
Mercury	Dec 12, 2018 23:42	Sagittarius   - I

Understanding Transits and Retrogrades of Mercury

As one can easily tell from the chart above, Mercury Stations Retrograde approximately three times per year, transiting in retrograde motion for about 21 days. Because of Mercury's proximity to the Sun, Mercury's transit by sign is not more than one sign from the sign the Sun is transiting at any given time. The in retrograde motion is an illusion of the planet moving backwards based on the placement of the planet in relation to the Earth and the Sun. When Mercury is done transiting in retrograde motion, it will station briefly then resume the transit in direct motion.

To adjust the times for your timezone, add or subtract the number of hours your timezone is from 0 UT. If you live in the western hemisphere (mostly the Americas) you would subtract the number of hours from the time shown on the table. Most of the eastern hemisphere will add hours to the time shown in the table.

Links are provided below for timezone calculators and retrograde information.

• What is my timezone?
• Convert GMT to America Timezones
• What is Mercury Retrograde