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Mercury retrograde 1968: exact dates and times

Station instants computed with Swiss Ephemeris to the minute, in UTC. Mercury is retrograde about 3.3 times a year for 19–24 days.

Mercury is retrograde 3 times in 1968: from Feb 6, 1968, 16:40 UTC at 2°17′ Pisces until Feb 28, 1968, 08:36 UTC at 17°06′ Aquarius; from Jun 6, 1968, 05:17 UTC at 2°02′ Cancer until Jun 30, 1968, 06:09 UTC at 23°15′ Gemini; from Oct 3, 1968, 11:40 UTC at 1°15′ Scorpio until Oct 24, 1968, 14:17 UTC at 15°43′ Libra.

Mercury retrograde periods in 1968

All instants UTC. Arc = degrees travelled backwards between the two stations.

Stations retrograde	At	Stations direct	At	Days	Arc	Pre-shadow from	Post-shadow to
Feb 6, 1968, 16:40 UTC	2°17′ Pisces	Feb 28, 1968, 08:36 UTC	17°06′ Aquarius	21.66	15.19°	17°06′ Aquarius	2°17′ Pisces
Jun 6, 1968, 05:17 UTC	2°02′ Cancer	Jun 30, 1968, 06:09 UTC	23°15′ Gemini	24.04	8.77°	23°15′ Gemini	2°02′ Cancer
Oct 3, 1968, 11:40 UTC	1°15′ Scorpio	Oct 24, 1968, 14:17 UTC	15°43′ Libra	21.11	15.54°	15°43′ Libra	1°15′ Scorpio

Sign changes during retrograde

Instant (UTC)	From	To
Feb 11, 1968, 18:54 UTC	Pisces	Aquarius
Jun 13, 1968, 22:32 UTC	Cancer	Gemini
Oct 7, 1968, 22:46 UTC	Scorpio	Libra

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