Come find out what Mercury stationary means, how long it lasts, what are the periods in 2023 and what is the difference for retrogradation
What do you mean retrogradation doesn’t end when it ends? Right. Before and after any planet goes retrograde, goes through a phase where it’s basically parked in the same spot in the sky, it’s called stationary mercury.
What does it mean, how long does it last, what are the periods in 2023 and what is the difference between retrograde mercury and stationary? This is what we answer next.
What is a stationary planet?
A stationary planet is a planet that is about to begin retrograde or resume forward motion, but is not actually at its “normal” speed yet.
The period in which a planet is stationary depends on the time of its planetary cycle. The Sun and Moon are not retrograde, but you can see them duration and also the meaning of all retrograde planets here.
Stationary Mercury usually lasts for two to three days before retrogradation (called retrograde stationary) and the same hour after the end date of Mercury retrograde (called direct stationary).
Besides Mercury, we have a rough idea of ​​the stationary period of the other underlying stars. The further away from Earth, the more this average can fluctuate each year, so we’ll only include planets up to Saturn.
Mean stationary period:
- Venus: 5 days
- Mars: 10 days
- Jupiter: 18 days
- Saturn: 20 days
It is important to note that some astrologers consider the period in which the planet is in the same degree to be stationary, which can last a few days. While others consider the time when the Star is stationary in the same degree and minute of arc (an astrological measure). This second vision shortens Mercury’s stationary period, for example, to a few hours.
What does stationary Mercury mean?
If you look at the sky and see Mercury one day and then another and it’s always in the same place, it’s because it’s stationary. When he’s still, because he rules communication, the same happens with her: arguments and conversations don’t go out of place.
Therefore, a relationship discussion (the famous DR) may lead nowhere, making the same reasons for disagreement repeat themselves. Or there might be some annoying things like someone asking you the same question over and over again.
What is the difference between retrograde and stationary?
During the period of Mercury Retrograde (understand it all here)it is best to avoid signing contracts, making major purchases or sales, or making major decisions, because there is a lack of clarity and there can be confusion and rework.
Now when Mercury is stationary, it’s not that signing a contract or business transaction is going to go wrong, but that process can be irritating because the subject or questions don’t change.
It’s like your business on that planet is more concentrated or situationally focused, almost stuck. Therefore, with Mercury retrograde, subjects can become repetitive and it can be more difficult to see the bigger picture, the switchboard of a conversation or exchange.
You can see here a step by step to dealing with Mercury retrograde.
What are the recommendations for the stationary Mercury period?
No planetary transit is necessarily negative, it all depends on how you choose to experience this moment. In the case of retrograde Mercury, it’s a good time to review projects, texts and situations. When Mercury is stationary, we have other suggestions, see:
- Write down the information you acquired during the downgrade reviews: an advice is to observe in which sign and in which house the retrogradation took place in your birth chart (just look in your personalized horoscope). As in the stationary period, some questions can be repeated and if some money hasn’t fallen during the retrograde, this will be a special time to understand the clues that the universe is trying to give us.
- Tdon’t stress: if you need to repeat the information several times. If necessary, try to keep everything in writing and only go back to the information by re-reading it when necessary.
- Take the opportunity to accelerate or resume projects: although many scholars (such as the well-known astrologer Vettius Valens) see tensions and weaknesses in the stationary period, other important ancient astrologers, such as Ptolemy in the book Tetrabiblos, argue that the planet can take on special strength in the stationary period. Then, in the stationary period BEFORE the retrograde, you can advance as many communication engagements as possible, and AFTER the retrograde, get some extra breathing room to pick up on projects that strained or were going poorly during the retrograde.
Periods of stationary Mercury in 2023
As we have seen, the stationary period lasts from two to four days. Below, see the dates of Mercury stationary in each 2023 retrograde:
Mercury retrograde from April 21 to May 15:
- Retrograde stationary from 4/18 to 4/21
- Fermo direct from 15/05 to 17/05
Mercury retrograde from August 23 to September 15:
- Retrograde stationary from 8/20 to 8/23
- Fermo direct from 15/09 to 19/09
Mercury retrograde from December 13, 2023 to January 2, 2024:
- Retrograde stationary from 11/12 to 13/12
- Fermo direct from 01/02/24 to 01/05/24
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Nai Tomayno (naiaratomayno@gmail.com)
– Astrologer and holistic therapist, develops the work as a facilitator of (re)connections focused on healing, using the astral map as the main tool. She graduated in Crystal Therapy, Magnified Healing and practitioner of natural magic, she specializes in combining this knowledge and alternative therapies to the needs of the map.
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