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Mercury stations retrograde

18°11′ Capricorn · 9:47 am ET

Full Moon in Gemini · 99% lit

Daily WeatherGemini · waxing 99%

Saturday, December 23, 1950

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Moon in Gemini · waxing 99% · Mercury ℞ in Capricorn · three planets retrograde

9:47 am ET · 18°11′ Capricorn

Mercury stations retrograde

From Earth's vantage the planet stands still at 18°11′ Capricorn, opening a retrograde that runs until January 12.

  • applying☉ □ ♄exact Sun 5:30 am ET
  • applying☉ ⚹ ♃exact Mon 6:03 pm ET
  • applying☿ ☌ ♀exact Wed 6:50 pm ET
  • applying☉ ☍ ♅exact Fri 12:44 pm ET
  • applying♀ □ ♆exact Sat 5:28 am ET

A day of turning — you may notice long-running questions asking to be revisited rather than resolved.

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Positions

  • Sun1°17′ Capricorn
  • Moon23°07′ Gemini
  • Mercury℞︎18°11′ Capricorn
  • Venus10°55′ Capricorn
  • Mars6°31′ Aquarius
  • Jupiter3°13′ Pisces
  • Saturn2°01′ Libra
  • Uranus℞︎7°43′ Cancer
  • Neptune19°18′ Libra
  • Pluto℞︎19°37′ Leo
  • North Node22°53′ Pisces

Mercury, Uranus & Pluto retrograde

Active aspects

  • Neptune sextile Pluto0.3° orb
  • Sun square Saturn0.7° orb
  • Mercury square Neptune1.1° orb
  • Sun sextile Jupiter1.9° orb
  • Venus opposition Uranus3.2° orb
  • Moon sextile Pluto3.5° orb
  • Moon trine Neptune3.8° orb
  • Mars trine Saturn4.5° orb
  • Jupiter trine Uranus4.5° orb

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