It’s Mercury Retrograde Time Again!
So, it’s time again for Mercury Retrograde September 2022. The Retrograde Station for Mercury begins at 8 degrees Libra and 55 minutes, on September 9th, at 11:38 pm EDT and 8:38 pm PDT. Mercury will be retrograde for about three weeks, starting in Libra and backing into Virgo for the last week.
Mercury is about communication on all levels, phone calls, emails, letters, zoom meetings and more, short trips, siblings and our neighborhood. In the chart for Washington, DC, Mercury is in the 5th house of fun, joy, creativity, children, and romance. Confirm and re confirm appointments, play dates, travel, get togethers, parties.
As you know, Mercury retrograde is a great time to redo, rework, review, research, finish projects, release projects you are never going to finish. Just about any word with “re” in front of it usually works. This is especially a time to think before you speak. Re read the email you just wrote before sending.
Consequently, no planet in the universe can travels retrograde (backwards). A retrograde planet is the result of an optical illusion. All the planets orbit around the Sun. Relative from our point of view on Earth. At times it appears that a planet will stop and go backwards. This is referred to as retrograde motion. At the end of the retrograde period, the planet has the appearance of stopping and then moving forward. This is called direct motion.
Chart Location: Washington, DC 11:38 pm EDT
Highlights of Mercury Retrograde
- September 9th, Mercury Retrograde 08° Libra 55′ at 11:38 pm EDT and 8:38 pm PDT
- Retrograde phase September 9 – October 2nd
- Mercury Stations Direct October 2nd 24° Virgo 22′ at 5:07 am EDT and 2:07 am PDT
- Begins Retrograde at 08° Libra 55 and backs up to 24° Virgo 22′
- Shadow Phase August 20th – October 16th
- Gemini Ascendant ruled by Mercury in the 5th house (Time to communicate with those you haven’t been in contact with for some time. Getting outside and enjoying nature. Visit with a friend. Find time for something you want to do.)
- Mercury in Libra opposite Jupiter and Chiron in Aries in the 11th house (communicating with a sick friend, sending a card to a friend, talking with someone who’s words are nurturing and healing to you. Forgive self and others for unkind words and wounds.)
- Mercury is Trine to Mars in Gemini in the 12th house (Zooming instead of meeting in person, with a friend.)
Contact Astrologer Elizabeth Liz Muschett for an Astrological Charting Consultations and find out what area Mercury goes retrograde for you personally.
Best Uses of Mercury Retrograde
- Redo, renew, rework, rethink, reorganize, review, research
- If you sign a contract, read, reread, and read again. Consult an attorney to read contract. Have a friend you trust read the contract. Know what you are signing
- Confirm appointments, reconfirm travel plans and reservations
- Improve your neighborhood
- Call or have lunch with a sibling
- Work on communication skills
Pay Attention: Mercury Retrograde September 2022
- Over committing, block out personal and or fun time
- Impulse buying, potential for buyers remorse
- Communication snafus, confirm you understand and are understood
- Delays (allow plenty of time), missed appointments and connections
- Possibility of cancelations, rescheduling and showing up at wrong time or date
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