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Mercury's Ingress and Retrograde Astrological Information 2018 - 2020

Updated August 1, 2019 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 2019 transit information.

Today is August 25, 2019 7:28 pm UTC

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Mercury

23°

3'

Mercury is currently transiting direct motion.
Mercury begins retrograde motion in 2 months 5 days

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Planet	Date & Time (GMT)	Sign & Event
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
Mercury	Jan 05, 2019 03:39	Capricorn   - I
Mercury	Jan 24, 2019 05:48	Aquarius   - I
Mercury	Feb 10, 2019 10:50	Pisces   - I
Mercury	Mar 05, 2019 18:19	Pisces   - S/R
Mercury	Mar 28, 2019 13:58	Pisces   - S/D
Mercury	Apr 17, 2019 05:56	Aries   - I
Mercury	May 06, 2019 18:22	Taurus   - I
Mercury	May 21, 2019 10:51	Gemini   - I
Mercury	Jun 04, 2019 20:06	Cancer   - I
Mercury	Jun 27, 2019 00:19	Leo   - I
Mercury	Jul 07, 2019 23:14	Leo   - S/R
Mercury	Jul 19, 2019 07:03	Cancer   - R
Mercury	Aug 01, 2019 03:57	Cancer   - S/D
Mercury	Aug 11, 2019 19:36	Leo   - I
Mercury	Aug 29, 2019 07:48	Virgo   - I
Mercury	Sep 14, 2019 07:16	Libra   - I
Mercury	Oct 03, 2019 08:16	Scorpio   - I
Mercury	Oct 31, 2019 15:41	Scorpio   - S/R
Mercury	Nov 20, 2019 19:11	Scorpio   - S/D
Mercury	Dec 09, 2019 09:39	Sagittarius   - I
Mercury	Dec 29, 2019 04:54	Capricorn   - I
Mercury	Jan 16, 2020 18:30	Aquarius   - I
Mercury	Feb 03, 2020 11:42	Pisces   - I
Mercury	Feb 17, 2020 00:54	Pisces   - S/R
Mercury	Mar 04, 2020 11:37	Aquarius   - R
Mercury	Mar 10, 2020 03:48	Aquarius   - S/D
Mercury	Mar 16, 2020 07:23	Pisces   - I
Mercury	Apr 11, 2020 04:46	Aries   - I
Mercury	Apr 27, 2020 19:51	Taurus   - I
Mercury	May 11, 2020 21:58	Gemini   - I
Mercury	May 28, 2020 18:14	Cancer   - I
Mercury	Jun 18, 2020 04:58	Cancer   - S/R
Mercury	Jul 12, 2020 08:26	Cancer   - S/D
Mercury	Aug 05, 2020 03:30	Leo   - I
Mercury	Aug 20, 2020 01:30	Virgo   - I
Mercury	Sep 05, 2020 19:47	Libra   - I
Mercury	Sep 27, 2020 07:45	Scorpio   - I
Mercury	Oct 14, 2020 01:04	Scorpio   - S/R
Mercury	Oct 28, 2020 01:36	Libra   - R
Mercury	Nov 03, 2020 17:49	Libra   - S/D
Mercury	Nov 10, 2020 21:50	Scorpio   - I
Mercury	Dec 01, 2020 19:51	Sagittarius   - I
Mercury	Dec 20, 2020 23:07	Capricorn   - 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