One of Thom's book publishers refuses to answer the phone or start new projects when Mercury is retrograde, so here's a table to keep track.
For about 3 weeks in every 4 months the planet Mercury appears to be moving backward through the Zodiac, when it is said to be retrograde. Some people won't initiate new projects during these periods. Here's a table of when it goes retrograde and when it goes direct again. I checked a variety of sites on the web, and they seem to differ by up to 20 minutes, so don't go too close to the wire! You'll need to convert from GMT (UTC) to your local time zone, adjusting for summer time where appropriate. For example, in Portland Oregon you'd subtract 8 hours in winter and 7 hours in summer. Please check with an astrology site before making any decisions!
Date and time (GMT)
Mercury turns ...
Position
12 October 2007 03:54 a.m.
retrograde
9° Scorpio
01 November 2007 10:53 p.m.
direct
23° Libra
28 January 2008 08:25 p.m.
retrograde
23° Aquarius
19 February 2008 02:44 a.m.
direct
8° Aquarius
26 May 2008 03:48 p.m.
retrograde
21° Gemini
19 June 2008 02:18 p.m.
direct
13° Gemini
24 September 2008 07:11 a.m.
retrograde
22° Libra
15 October 2008 08:03 p.m.
direct
7° Libra
11 January 2009 04:30 p.m.
retrograde
8° Aquarius
01 February 2009 07:04 a.m.
direct
22° Capricorn
07 May 2009 05:05 a.m.
retrograde
2° Gemini
31 May 2009 01:16 a.m.
direct
23° Taurus
07 September 2009 04:48 a.m.
retrograde
6° Libra
29 September 2009 01:11 p.m.
direct
22° Virgo
26 December 2009 02:14 p.m.
retrograde
22° Capricorn
15 January 2010 04:52 p.m.
direct
6° Capricorn
18 April 2010 03:51 a.m.
retrograde
13° Taurus
11 May 2010 10:37 p.m.
direct
3° Taurus
20 August 2010 07:56 p.m.
retrograde
19° Virgo
12 September 2010 11:09 p.m.
direct
5° Virgo
10 December 2010 11:45 a.m.
retrograde
6° Capricorn
30 December 2010 07:26 a.m.
direct
20° Sag.
Some past events, to compare against your experiences:
