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Mercury stations retrograde

9°59′ Gemini · 2:52 pm ET

Waxing Crescent in Cancer · 11% lit · enters Cancer 7:33 am ET

Daily WeatherCancer · waxing 11%

Wednesday, May 15, 2002

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Moon in Cancer · waxing 11% · Neptune ℞ in Aquarius · two planets retrograde

2:52 pm ET · 9°59′ Gemini

Mercury stations retrograde

From Earth's vantage the planet stands still at 9°59′ Gemini, opening a retrograde that runs until June 8.

  • 7:33 am ETMoon enters Cancer
  • applying♀ △ ♅exact Sun 8:24 am ET
  • applying☉ □ ♅exact Sun 6:23 pm ET

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

Computed · times ETtoday's sky →

Positions

  • Sun24°40′ Taurus
  • Moon2°41′ Cancer
  • Mercury9°59′ Gemini
  • Venus24°09′ Gemini
  • Mars21°32′ Gemini
  • Jupiter13°26′ Cancer
  • Saturn15°17′ Gemini
  • Uranus28°42′ Aquarius
  • Neptune℞︎10°59′ Aquarius
  • Pluto℞︎16°52′ Sagittarius
  • North Node17°54′ Gemini

Neptune & Pluto retrograde

Active aspects

  • Mercury trine Neptune1.0° orb
  • Saturn opposition Pluto1.6° orb
  • Venus conjunction Mars2.6° orb
  • Moon trine Uranus4.0° orb
  • Sun square Uranus4.0° orb
  • Saturn trine Neptune4.3° orb
  • Venus trine Uranus4.5° orb
  • Mars opposition Pluto4.7° orb

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