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Mercury stations retrograde

8°53′ Gemini · 8:12 am ET

Waxing Crescent in Cancer · 22% lit

Daily WeatherCancer · waxing 22%

Monday, May 14, 1956

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Moon in Cancer · waxing 22% · Mercury ℞ in Gemini · three planets retrograde

8:12 am ET · 8°53′ Gemini

Mercury stations retrograde

From Earth's vantage the planet stands still at 8°53′ Gemini, opening a retrograde that runs until June 7.

  • applying☉ □ ♇exact Wed 9:25 pm ET
  • applying☉ ⚹ ♅exact Sat 11:19 pm ET
  • applying☉ ☍ ♄exact Sun 10:16 am ET
  • separating☉ □ ♃exact Sun 2:52 am ET

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

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Positions

  • Sun23°50′ Taurus
  • Moon20°09′ Cancer
  • Mercury℞︎8°52′ Gemini
  • Venus4°02′ Cancer
  • Mars18°33′ Aquarius
  • Jupiter22°35′ Leo
  • Saturn℞︎29°58′ Scorpio
  • Uranus28°53′ Cancer
  • Neptune℞︎28°23′ Libra
  • Pluto26°07′ Leo
  • North Node8°11′ Sagittarius

Mercury, Saturn & Neptune retrograde

Active aspects

  • Uranus square Neptune0.5° orb
  • Saturn trine Uranus1.1° orb
  • Sun square Jupiter1.2° orb
  • Sun square Pluto2.3° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto2.3° orb
  • Jupiter conjunction Pluto3.5° orb
  • Sun sextile Moon3.7° orb
  • Saturn square Pluto3.9° orb
  • Mars opposition Jupiter4.0° orb

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